Country Information
- Library of Congress Area Studies/Country Handbooks Search
This website contains the on-line versions of books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army. - U.S. Department of State Country Background Notes
Background Notes provide information on geographic entities and international organizations and are updated periodically. - CIA's The World Factbook
The online factbook contains the most recent research of country information from the CIA - Maps, University of Texas Library Online Collection
- Maps, University of Texas links on Other Websites
- Forest Maps/Info Worldwide
- Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet is passionate about bringing people together, about understanding our world, and about people sharing experiences that enrich everyone's lives. We aim to inspire people to explore, have fun, and travel often. And we strive to provide travellers everywhere with reliable, comprehensive and independent travel information. - Africa South of the Sahara
A collection of resources from Leland Stanford Junior University