Internet Quick Reference Shelf: Countries Cities and States : Countries : Worldwide Resources
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- Background Notes - Background Notes from the US Department of State gives basic information for each country of the world
- Columbia Gazetteer of the World - Revised and updated web version of: The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World. Available to IU Bloomington authorized users (on or off campus).
- Countries and Regions - Brief descriptions of economic conditions and detailed tables of key economic indicators for each country. By the World Bank Group.
- Country Reports - Profiles countries of the world. View maps, flags, world weather or listen to national anthems.
- Embassy World - Search by host or guest country using drop-down menus or scroll through a list of embassies and consulates of the world, embassies of other nations in the United States, U.S. embassies worldwide, and United Nations permanent missions. Provides contact information and links to Web pages, when available.
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names - A unified source for geographic name information around the globe; the nearly 900,000 places in the TGN are arranged in a hierarchical structure representing all nations of the modern world. This hierarchy is arranged from broader to narrower context (e.g., continents, nations, states, provinces, cities etc.). The TGN provides vernacular and English names of places, variant names in other languages, and whenever possible, historical names. The record for a place may also contain geographical coordinates, dates, and notes.
- Governments on the World Wide Web - More than 11,000 entries from 215 countries and territories. It includes parliaments, ministries, offices, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations, central banks, multi-national organisations and political parties. Regional governments of Australia, Canada, and the United States are not covered.
- Library of Congress Country Studies - A continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. Each book provides a country profile, basic history, a description of the peoples and languages, and much more.
- Orientation.com - Regional search directories focusing on Africa, Asia, Central/Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Latin America/Caribbean. It covers more than 200 countries and is multilingual.
- Penn World Tables - Data for 179 countries and 29 subjects from 1950-2000. Topics include population, GDP, exchange rates, standard of living index, etc.
- U.S. Embassies and Consulates - List of U.S. Embassies and Consulates' websites arranged by geographic region. Produced by the United States Department of State, International Information Programs.
- Washington Post: World - Part of the World section of the Washington Post. Search or browse for country information, including news, weather and currency exchange rates. Free registration is required.
- World Factbook - Published by the CIA. General information about all countries, including maps and flags.
- World Flag Database - Flags of all the nations; also various state and regional flags, specific ensigns and other standards.
- World InfoZone - Basic information on a number of countries, with links to interesting sites
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