CIA World Factbook
Gives country background, information on the people, economy, geography, government, communications, tranportation, military.
Background Notes
from the U.S. Department of State Lengthy information on the official name of the country, geography, people, government, economy, the people, history, foreign relations and more. In addition, each country has a "country page" containing additional information about the country.
Country Studies
Library of Congress
Presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world and examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
CountryReports.org
Country's economy, defense, geography, government, history, people, national anthem, map and other realted links. Popular with students and tourists.
Portals to the World
Library of Congress
Contains selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area with the links for each sorted into a wide range of broad categories such as business, economy, culture, education, geography, genealogy, government, law, health, recreation & travel, religion & philosophy among others.
State of World Population UNFPA helps governments, at their request, to formulate policies and strategies
to reduce poverty and support sustainable development. The Fund also assists
countries to collect and analyse population data that can help them understand
population trends. See this and reports from past years.
NationMaster.com
This large numerical database is used as a basis for interactively generating charts and maps that rank countries in a number of topic areas.
50 States.com
Fast facts about each state, also links to U.S. newspapers, world countries, flags, famous people in each state, state tax forms and more.
CityTownInfo.com Find statistics and indexes on thousands of cities, towns and villages across
the United States.
United States
InfoPlease.com
Information on each state's capital, population, age, elected officials, history, economy, state motto, symbols, nickname, land area & rank. Also maps, flats, state trivia and much more. Also additional information on world facts, biographies, sports and more.
Statistical Abstract of the United States (U.S. Census Bureau)
Includes USA Statistics in brief, state rankings, state and county profilesstrong.
Country Reports and State Reports
ClassBrain.com
Country reports include geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation and miliary of each country. State Reports include official state web sites, history and statistics, symbols and emblems, state maps.
Fast Facts: Almanacs, Factbooks, Statistical Reports and Related Reference Tools
Gary Price, MLIS
Information compiled by subject, a lengthy list, also includes census information and economy at a glance, economic indicators and more.
MapQuest.com
U.S. maps, world atlas and more.
Weather from Accuweather
Contains forecasts for U.S., Canada, World with satellite, radar, severe weather links. Another popular weather resource is the Weather Channel.
Utah Center for Climate and Weather
Get local forecasts by city or by zip, long-range outlook, history of tornadoes, flash floods and lightning in Utah, photographs of seasonal and severe weather, ski resort info, current on-line cameras for Utah areas.
World Clock
Current local times around the world, heat index & wind chill charts, weather symbols description, convert celsuis to fahrenheit.
Universal Currency Converter
Convert an amount of currency into another type of currency.
World Flag Database
Current-use flags, historical flags, history of flags, flag organizations, books, where to buy flats, related links.