U.S. government profiles of countries and territories around the world. Information on geography, people, government, transportation, economy, communications, military, and transnational issues.

url: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world....

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

url: news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

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

url: www.citypopulation.de/

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.

url: www.eldis.org/country/

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

url: globaltower.com/

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

url: islands.unep.ch/isldir.htm

A worldwide 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.

url: www.munisource.org/

Includes photos, maps, videos, flags and facts, all indexed by continent and country.

url: www.nationalgeographic.com/places/

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

url: www.nationmaster.com/

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

url: www.nationsonline.org/

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

url: www.webteka.com/

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

url: www.worldinformation.com

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