| 1. BBC Country Profiles |
| Provides guide to history, politics and economic background of numerous countries. Also includes audio and video clips from the BBC archives. |
| http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/d... |
| 2. 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. |
| https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-... |
| 3. City Population |
| Statistical tables and maps for the principal cities and agglomerations of the world. |
| http://www.citypopulation.de/ |
| 4. Eldis Country and Region Profiles |
| Search for information on economic, political and environmental issues in countries throughout the world. |
| http://www.eldis.org/country/ |
| 5. GlobalTower.com |
| Links to news, business, and travel information, for western hemisphere countries. |
| http://globaltower.com/ |
| 6. Island Directory |
| Basic environmental and geographic information on the significant islands of the world. |
| http://islands.unep.ch/isldir.htm |
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| 7. 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. |
| http://www.munisource.org/ |
| 8. NationMaster.com |
| Provides country and regional graphs and descriptive statistics based on geography, military, economy, crime, education, and transportation. |
| http://www.nationmaster.com/ |
| 9. National Geographic: Travel & Cultures |
| Includes photos, maps, videos, flags and facts, all indexed by continent and country. |
| http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/ |
| 10. Nations Online |
| A comprehensive portal to sites in various countries throughout the world. |
| http://www.nationsonline.org/ |
| 11. Webteka |
| Directory of countries with flags, basic information and links to country directories and government sites. |
| http://www.webteka.com/ |
| 12. World Information |
| Key facts, indicators, country profiles, news, weather, currencies and comments on every country and territory. |
| http://www.worldinformation.com |
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