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BBC Country Profiles - Provides guide to history, politics and economic background of numerous countries. Also includes audio and video clips from the BBC archives.
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City Population - Statistical tables and maps for the principal cities and agglomerations of the world.
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Eldis Country and Region Profiles - Search for information on economic, political and environmental issues in countries throughout the world.
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GlobalTower.com - Links to news, business, and travel information, for western hemisphere countries.
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Island Directory - Basic environmental and geographic information on the significant islands of the world.
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Munisource - 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.
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National Geographic: Travel & Cultures - Includes photos, maps, videos, flags and facts, all indexed by continent and country.
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NationMaster.com - Provides country and regional graphs and descriptive statistics based on geography, military, economy, crime, education, and transportation.
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Nations Online - A comprehensive portal to sites in various countries throughout the world.
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UNdata - Statistical profiles of countries compiled by the United Nations; with economic, social and environmental indicators.
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Webteka - Directory of countries with flags, basic information and links to country directories and government sites.
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World Information - Key facts, indicators, country profiles, news, weather, currencies and comments on every country and territory.
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