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Nations Online A 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/ World Information Key facts, indicators, country profiles, news, weather, currencies and comments on every country and territory. http://www.worldinformation.com GlobalTower.com Links to news, business, and travel information, for western hemisphere countries. http://globaltower.com/ BBC News: Country Profiles Overview of every country in the world with information on current political leaders and national media. Also includes brief historical backgrounds on each nation. 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. Includes chat and a forum. Tenders, policies, bylaws and job postings can be listed here. http://www.munisource.org/ Webteka Directory of countries with flags, basic information and links to country directories and government sites. http://www.webteka.com/ City Population Statistics and maps about the major population clusters of the world. Also information about the capitals and principal cities of many countries. In English and German. http://www.citypopulation.de/ National Geographic: People and Places Includes photos, maps, videos, flags and facts, all indexed by continent and country. http://www.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/ |