see also: Governments and Political Systems
- Altapedia
"Atlapedia Online contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world."
- BBC News: Country Profiles
"Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries." They also include audio and video clips from the BBC archives.
- The British Museum: Explore World Culture
Displays of art and artifacts from around the world and throughout history.
- CIA World Factbook
Well-organized annual publication of information about the world's countries.
- Council on Foreign Relations
"A resource for its members ... and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries."
- Cultural Profiles Project
From Citizenship and Immigration Canada, a guide to life and culture in different countries.
- DK Online World Desk Reference
"Online World Desk Reference explores topics in physical and human geography for every country in the world...." (Require free signup.)
- Encyclopedia of the Nations
"A complete source for detailed information about one hundred ninety three countries in the world, information about the United Nations and the associated agencies, and World Leaders."
- Library of Congress: Country Studies
"The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world."
- Library of Congress: Portals to the World
"Portals to the World "contain selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world."
- NationMaster
"NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. Using the form ... you can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease."
- United Nations CyberSchoolbus
Country data, news, demographic information, and ability to choose countries and statistics to create comparative charts.
- World Civilizations: An Internet Classroom and Anthology
From Washington State University, "World Cultures ... combines the reading and course materials of two World Cultures courses taught using web-based materials..." Includes links, glossaries, anthologies, maps, learning modules, and more.
- YourCountries.com
Countries of the world grouped by geographical area.
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