Country, City, Geographical Information

Anthems and Flags of the World

BBC Country Profiles  

CIA World Factbook: facts and statistics on more than 250 countries

Country Briefings (The Economist)

Country Studies (Library of Congress Area Handbooks)

FAO Statistical Databases: international statistics, over 1 million time-series records on agriculture, fisheries, food, forestry, land use, population, production, trade etc.

Flags of the World

Historical Country Names: formerly used names, e.g. Persia=Iran

INCORE Country Guides: conflict zones around the world

JGuide: Stanford guide to Japan information

Map Resources at CNC: library information sheet

Maporama: search by place, zip/postal code, etc. and get map

MapQuest: interactive atlas

NationMaster: fascinating stats and facts, compare different countries

One World: Nations Online: information about 190 countries, world population, population by continent

Population Statistics: historical population growth for all countries

Poverty: Trends, Data, Research (World Bank)

Poverty Reduction Strategies: by Country (World Bank)

Research It! with geographical tools for maps

UN Data: easy search interface for United Nations data

Yearbook of the United Nations 1946-2005- : complete contents, searchable by keyword 

BC

• BC Government
• BC Base Mapping and Geomatic Services Branch
• see also Government pages - Statistics

Canada

• Canadian Government
• Canadian Government Information on the Internet
• Atlas of Canada
• Canadian Geographic: Mapping
• Canadian Centre for Topographic Information: topographic and aerial maps
• Vital Signs, Canada: surveys on vitality of communities, quality of life 
• see also Government pages - Statistics

United States

US Government Portal Site: with quick search feature
US Government Manual
• US Bureau of Justice Statistics
• US National Atlas
• US National Criminal Justice Reference Service: abstracts, full-text, statistics
• Gazetteer
• Labour Statistics
• Census - Current and historical data; US Statistical Abstracts available in PDF 1995-[2000]-