CIA World Factbook -  .

BBC Country Profiles - - Provides guide to history, politics and economic background of numerous countries. Also includes audio and video clips from the BBC archives.

City Population - - Statistical tables and maps for the principal cities and agglomerations of the world.

Eldis Country and Region Profiles - - Search for information on economic, political and environmental issues in countries throughout the world.

GlobalTower.com - - Links to news, business, and travel information, for western hemisphere countries.

Island Directory - - Basic environmental and geographic information on the significant islands of the world.

Munisource - - A world-wide directory of municipal, town and city web sites, and resource for elected and municipal officials. Includes chat and a forum. Tenders, policies, bylaws and job postings can be listed here.

National Geographic: Travel & Cultures - - Includes photos, maps, videos, flags and facts, all indexed by continent and country.

NationMaster.com - - Provides country and regional graphs and descriptive statistics based on geography, military, economy, crime, education, and transportation.

Nations Online - - A comprehensive portal to sites in various countries throughout the world.

UNdata - - Statistical profiles of countries compiled by the United Nations; with economic, social and environmental indicators.

Webteka - - Directory of countries with flags, basic information and links to country directories and government sites.

World Information - - Key facts, indicators, country profiles, news, weather, currencies and comments on every country and territory.