A+ Country Reports CountryReports.org. provides statistical information as well as cultural information on country's around the globe.
Africa South of the Sahara Leland Stanford Junior University's guide to Africa-related internet sources.
aneki.com Country information, regional and world rankings.
ArabNet Resources on the Arab world, primarily dealing with countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
BBC News - Country Profiles Guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.
Center for Middle Eastern Studies University of Texas at Austin's comprehensive resource on the Arab world, primarily dealing with countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
CIA World Factbook Entries include information about the geography, demographics, economy, and government of individual countries. Also included at the site are comparison charts that show country rankings in over forty categories.
Country Briefings From the Economist.com - news, country profiles, forecasts, statistics and more from around the world.
Eldis - Country Profiles Offers materials from databases arranged by country, plus quick links to country briefing services on other websites.
NationMaster Profiles include demographic and economic statistics, geographic and brief historical information, maps, and flags.
Portal to Asian Internet Sources Based at the libraries of the University of Wisconsin, the University of Minnesota, and Ohio State University. More than six thousand professionally selected, cataloged and annotated online resources within 25 different subtopic areas.
Portals to the World Library of Congress's links to electronic resources from around the world.
U.S. Dept. of State's Country Background Notes Provides information on every nation in the world, including the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations. Each country entry has a link to more in-depth information.