CIA World Factbook*Cool Site* - 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.
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. Includes chat and a forum. Tenders, policies, bylaws and job postings can be listed here.
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.
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.
