Provides thorough information on the major aspects of each country's government and political party system. As a convenient, one-volume print source for global political information, each edition features country profiles.
Released in 2006, it is organized into the following sections: Environment, Peoples and Society, Economy, History, Climate Change, Freshwater, Health, Reference Maps, and Topographic maps.
Online gazetter with worldwide geographical features with Google map functionality. Information on continents, countries, geographical coordinates and national flags. Distinctively, it also has interactive maps, satellite images and user generated content.
Good online source for early maps, -pre 1800. Frequently updates, it contains not only links to maps, but to map collections, societies, relevant books and journals, etc...
Keyword searchable database over over 50 million records from the United Nations and its agencies. Includes demographic, economic, education, health, environmental, agricultural, and technology indicators
WDI Online is a comprehensive database on development data covering more than 575 indicators, 225 countries, and 18 regional and income groups. The extensive collection of development data includes population, income, social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators for more than forty years.
Information from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office, an independent agency which reports on programs, operations and policies of the federal government.