Country Profiles

Encyclopedic resources about population, climate, geography, and history.

CIA World Factbook

• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
• From their site: "The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map."

Library of Congress Country Studies

• http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
• Has very detailed information about every country's history, which is helpful since the World Factbook is lacking in historical information.

BBC News

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
• Profiles each country and has basic facts, but has helpful information about political leaders and current events.

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