Regional

Countries

Africa(17,695)     Asia(48,367)     Caribbean(5,689)     Central America(4,078)     Europe(293,683)     Middle East(11,092)     North America(668,537)     Oceania(53,089)     Polar Regions(273)     South America(4,222)

BBC Country Profiles
Provides guide to history, politics and economic background of numerous countries. Also includes audio and video clips from the BBC archives.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

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

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

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

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

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.
http://www.munisource.org/

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

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

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

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

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

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