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BBC Country Profiles - 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. |
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CitySearch.com - http://www.citysearch.com/
Find in-depth local information for major cities around the world. |
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CIA World Factbook - http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
U.S. government profiles of countries and territories around the world. Information on geography, people, government, transportation, economy, communications, military, and transnational issues. |
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Eldis Country Profiles - http://www.eldis.org/country/
Search for information on economic, political and environmental issues in countries throughout the world. Eldis makes a qualitative selection of materials and structures it for easy access. |
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Munisource - http://www.munisource.org/
A world-wide directory of municipal, town and city web sites, and a resource for elected and municipal officials. The site hosts a chat facility and a bulletin board (web forum). Tenders, policies, bylaws and job postings can be listed here. |
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Island Directory - http://islands.unep.ch/isldir.htm
Basic environmental and geographic information on the significant islands of the world. |
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Official City Sites - http://officialcitysites.org/
Directory of official city, county, state and country sites from Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Also includes chamber of commerce and visitor bureau sites. |
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Nations Online - http://www.nationsonline.org/
Comprehensive portal to sites in various countries throughout the world. |
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World Information - http://www.worldinformation.com
Key facts, indicators, country profiles, news, weather, currencies and comments on every country and territory. |
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Worldstatistics - http://www.worldstats.org/
Provides various statistics and profiles for countries, major world cities, continents and the earth itself. |