Government: State, Federal, International

Country Information

• Background Notes -- From the U.S. State Department
• CIA World Factbook -- Country information from the CIA 
• Country Studies -- From the Library of Congress
• Ethnologue -- Information on languages spoken worldwide
• ExecutivePlanet.com -- Guide to business etiquette & culture in many countries
• Foreign Government Resources on the Web -- From the Univ. of Michigan
• Foreign Information by Country -- Rich source of links to country information
• GeographyIQ -- "An online world atlas packed with geographic, economic, political, historical and cultural information."

International Statistics

• CIA World Factbook -- Country information from the CIA
• Global Statistics -- Country-by-Country statistical data, from GeoHive
• Infonation -- Statistical data for countries in the United Nations
• International Statistical Agencies -- From the U.S. Census Bureau
• NationMaster -- Statistical website providing the ability to compare data across countries
• Population Reference Bureau -- Numerous reports available
• World Gazetteer -- Information on cities, town, & places of all countries

International Agency Profiles from BBC World News

• African Union
• Arab League
  
• ASEAN
• The Commonwealth
• European Union
• The G8
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• IMF World Bank
• Mercosur Common Market of the South
  
• Non-Aligned Movement
• NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  
• OAS Organization of American States