Background Notes
US Department of State - Background Notes are factual publications that contain information on all the countries of the world with which the US has relations.
BBC Country Profiles
Country background information plus audio or video clips from BBC archives.
CIA World Factbook
Provides basic facts and major economic and social indicators for all countries. The online Factbook is updated periodically throughout the year. (The printed version provides a "snapshot" of the world as of 1 January of the current year).
Country at a Glance - UN

Interactive map from UN.  Click on a country to bring up basic information: population, capital, currency, etc.

Country Profiles (LexisNexis)

Sources for this form are

  • CIA World Factbook
  • Walden Country Reports
CountryWatch
Provides geopolitical intelligence on each of the 192 countries of the world. Middlebury's premium package includes Country Review; Country Wire (news); CountryWatch Data; CountryWatch Map Collection; CountryWatch@school. Note: most data is only accessible thru the Data link at the top of the page.
InfoNation - UN

United Nations - View and compare statistical country data.

Library of Congress Country Studies (Army Area Handbooks)
Online versions of the print books published between 1988-1998. Provides the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.  Updated by shorter Country Profiles.
Official US Time
The Virtual Library: Regional Studies
The Virtual Library: Regional Studies
World Time Zones
Time Service Dept., U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington, DC
WorldAtlas.com
WorldAtlas.com
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