CIA World Factbook:U.S. government profiles of countries and territories around the world. Information on geography, people, government, transportation, economy, communications, military, and transnational issues.
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.
CitySearch.com: Find in-depth local information for major cities around the world.
Eldis Country Profiles: Search for information on economic, political and environmental issues in countries throughout the world. Eldis makes a qualitative selection of materials and structures it for easy access.
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 a resource for elected and municipal officials. The site hosts a chat facility and a bulletin board (web forum). Tenders, policies, bylaws and job postings can be listed here.
Nations Online: Comprehensive portal to sites in various countries throughout the world.
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.
