Countries Page

• Atlapedia Online
• Atlapedia Online contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world
• CIA - The World Factbook
• The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. The Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.
• Countries in the Yahoo! Directory
• Learn about country profiles, capitals of the world, maps, independent states, regional flags, and find historic, economic, and political guides for all the countries in the world.
• Countries of the World from Infoplease.com
• Each Country Profile provides information on: Geography · Maps · Flag · History · Current ruler · Area · Population · Capital · Largest cities · Languages · Ethnicity/race · Religion · Literacy rate · Economy · Government.
• Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of Congress
• 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.
• Global Statistics
• Global Statistics is a collection of tables and graphs providing a statistical look at countries, their population, area, capital, main cities, etc.
• National Geographic
• National Geographic provides free maps, photos, videos and daily news stories, as well as articles and features about animals, the environment, cultures, history, world music and travel.
• U.S. Department of State
• The mission of the State Department is to create a more secure, democratic, and prosperous world for the benefit of the American people and the international community. It alos issues passports.
• World Gazetteer
• World Gazetteer: population statistics for cities, towns and places and more country information.