Regional

Web Sites

CIA World Factbook
internet info - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-fact ...
U.S. government profiles of countries and territories around the world. Information on geography, people, government, transportation, economy, communications, military, and transnational issues.

BBC Country Profiles
internet info - 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.

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

Eldis Country and Region Profiles
internet info - http://www.eldis.org/country/
Search for information on economic, political and environmental issues in countries throughout the world.

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

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

Munisource
internet info - 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.

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

National Geographic: Travel & Cultures
internet info - http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/
Includes photos, maps, videos, flags and facts, all indexed by continent and country.

Nations Online
internet info - http://www.nationsonline.org/
A comprehensive portal to sites in various countries throughout the world.

UNdata
internet info - http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx
Statistical profiles of countries compiled by the United Nations; with economic, social and environmental indicators.

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

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