The U.S. Department of State produces this series of reports, each of which describes the people, history, foreign relations, and economy of countries worldwide.
CIAO publishes a range of scholarship that includes working papers from university research institutes, foundation-funded research, proceedings from conferences, journals and policy briefs
Based upon the 1998 print edition of The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, which had 163,000 entries, this revised online edition adds some 7,000 new ones, with many revisions to existing entries
Global Road Warrior provides comprehensive business travel, telecommunications, and business culture reference information on 175 countries. Provides the following for each country: country facts; climate; society & culture; business culture; demographics; money and banking; travel essentials; points of interest; health & medicine; transportation; communications; technical/internet; electrical; embassies/consulates; the businesswoman; essential terms; maps; photo gallery; and country flags.
Information for each country comes from a variety of sources, including the publisher of Global Road Warrior, World Trade Press, governement data and reports, and selected publications
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities