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BBC Country Profiles - Provides guide to history, politics and economic background of numerous countries. Also includes audio and video clips from the BBC archives.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

City Population - Statistical tables and maps for the principal cities and agglomerations of the world.
www.citypopulation.de/

Eldis Country Profiles - 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.
www.eldis.org/country/

GlobalTower.com - Links to news, business, and travel information, for western hemisphere countries.
globaltower.com/

Island Directory - Basic environmental and geographic information on the significant islands of the world.
islands.unep.ch/isldir.htm

Munisource - A world-wide 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.
www.munisource.org/

National Geographic: People and Places - Includes photos, maps, videos, flags and facts, all indexed by continent and country.
www.nationalgeographic.com/places/

NationMaster.com - Provides country and regional graphs and descriptive statistics based on geography, military, economy, crime, education, and transportation.
www.nationmaster.com/

Nations Online - Comprehensive portal to sites in various countries throughout the world.
www.nationsonline.org/

Webteka - Directory of countries with flags, basic information and links to country directories and government sites.
www.webteka.com/

World Information - Key facts, indicators, country profiles, news, weather, currencies and comments on every country and territory.
www.worldinformation.com