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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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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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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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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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City Population - http://www.citypopulation.de/
Statistical tables and maps for the principal cities and agglomerations of the world. |
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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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Nations Online - http://www.nationsonline.org/
A comprehensive portal to sites in various countries throughout the world. |
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Eldis Country and Region Profiles - http://www.eldis.org/country/
Search for information on economic, political and environmental issues in countries throughout the world. |
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Webteka - http://www.webteka.com/
Directory of countries with flags, basic information and links to country directories and government sites. |
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Island Directory - http://islands.unep.ch/isldir.htm
Basic environmental and geographic information on the significant islands of the world. |