Actually, since we're talking Nikon (you mentioned VR on a lens you wanted - that's Nikon) - try www.nikon.com and pick your area of the world.
Or www.canon.com if Canon is your brand of camera.

Pretty much any brand of camera you're interested (Olympus, Pentax, etc.) - just their name (www.camerabrand.com) will bring up the main "from anywhere in the world" site where you pick your country and then you are redirected to THAT particular site.

Also, go into a camera shop (not a large retail place like an electronics store - those are better if you KNOW what you want - their knowledge tends to not be as indepth) and talk to the people behind the counter. Have them SHOW you what things mean - the cameras and lenses and flashes on the counter are demo equipment that you are allowed to hold, and they can go over the differences between brands and what their abbreviations mean (because yes, there are a TON of them!).

Good luck-
-Lew ;-)