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| 1. | CIA World Factbook - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-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. |
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| 2. | BBC Country Profiles - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm |
| Provides guide to history, politics and economic background of numerous countries. Also includes audio and video clips from the BBC archives. |
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| 3. | NationMaster.com - http://www.nationmaster.com/ |
| Provides country and regional graphs and descriptive statistics based on geography, military, economy, crime, education, and transportation. |
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| 4. | National Geographic: Travel & Cultures - http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/ |
| Includes photos, maps, videos, flags and facts, all indexed by continent and country. |
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| 5. | UNdata - http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx |
| Statistical profiles of countries compiled by the United Nations; with economic, social and environmental indicators. |
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| 6. | City Population - http://www.citypopulation.de/ |
| Statistical tables and maps for the principal cities and agglomerations of the world. |
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| 7. | Munisource - http://www.munisource.org/ |
| 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. |
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| 8. | Nations Online - http://www.nationsonline.org/ |
| A comprehensive portal to sites in various countries throughout the world. |
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| 9. | World Information - http://www.worldinformation.com |
| Key facts, indicators, country profiles, news, weather, currencies and comments on every country and territory. |
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| 10. | Island Directory - http://islands.unep.ch/isldir.htm |
| Basic environmental and geographic information on the significant islands of the world. |
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