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

Eldis Country Profiles  
   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.
   http://www.eldis.org/country/

Worldstatistics  
   Provides various statistics and profiles for countries, major world cities, continents and the earth itself.
   http://www.worldstats.org/

Wcities.com  
   Guide to tourist information, shopping, sports, dining and events in selected major cities of the United States, Europe and worldwide, tailored towards delivery on WAP devices such as cellphones.
   http://www.wcities.com/

Global Real Estate Project  
   Reference information on countries of the world intended for use in international real estate research. Review business, government, and socioeconomic data for specific countries, or compare statistics for several selected countries.
   http://burns.dcb.du.edu/

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

CitySearch.com  
   Find in-depth local information for major cities around the world.
   http://www.citysearch.com/

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

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

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

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 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.
   http://www.munisource.org/

Commonwealth Secretariat  
   Includes profiles for member countries as well as links to their official websites.
   http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=20724

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

Economist.com: Country Briefings  
   Provides country briefings, which include articles, background profiles, forecasts and statistics and information about economy, politics and history on numerous countries.
   http://www.economist.com/countries/