Provides guide to history, politics and economic background of numerous countries. Also includes audio and video clips from the BBC archives.
Category: Top/Regional
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/country_profiles/html/
U.S. government profiles of countries and territories around the world. Information on geography, people, government, transportation, economy, communications, military, and transnational issues.
Category: Top/Regional
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Statistical tables and maps for the principal cities and agglomerations of the world.
Category: Top/Regional
http://www.cities.onlinehome.de/
Find in-depth local information for major cities around the world.
Category: Top/Regional
http://www.citysearch.com/
Includes profiles for member countries as well as links to their official websites.
Category: Top/Regional
http://www.thecommonwealth.org/dynamic/Country.asp
Interactive map featuring links to official sites of select cities.
Category: Top/Regional
http://DMO.info/
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.
Category: Top/Regional
http://www.eldis.org/country/
Reference information on countries of the world intended for use in international real estate research. Review business, government, and socioeconomic data for specific countries, or compare statistics for several selected countries.
Category: Top/Regional
http://burns.dcb.du.edu/
Links to news, business, and travel information, for western hemisphere countries.
Category: Top/Regional
http://globaltower.com/
Links related to islands throughout the world, and a magazine about islands.
Category: Top/Regional
http://www.islandstudies.org/
Basic environmental and geographic information on the significant islands of the world.
Category: Top/Regional
http://www.unep.ch/islands/isldir.htm
A comprehensive portal to sites in various countries throughout the world.
Category: Top/Regional
http://www.nationsonline.org/
Directory of official city, county, state and country sites from Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Also includes chamber of commerce and visitor bureau sites.
Category: Top/Regional
http://officialcitysites.org/
Guide to tourist information, shopping, sports, dining, and events in selected major cities in the US, Europe, and worldwide, tailored towards delivery on WAP devices such as cellphones.
Category: Top/Regional
http://www.wcities.com/
Key facts, indicators, country profiles, news, weather, currencies and comments on every country and territory.
Category: Top/Regional
http://www.worldinformation.com
Provides various statistics and profiles for countries, major world cities, continents and the earth itself.
Category: Top/Regional
http://www.worldstats.org/
