| Austrade |
Information
about overseas markets and Australia trading partners. Links
to other government bodies and useful trade links. |
| Altapedia
Online |
Contains
full colour physical and political maps as well as key facts
and statistics on countries of the world. |
| Australian
Bureau of Statistics |
Features
a list of data from the Federal Bureau. Contains key national
indicators, numerical profile of the country, and census information. |
| BBC
Country Profiles |
Full
profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and
economic background of countries. They also include audio
and video clips from the BBC archives. |
| CIA
World Factbook |
By
the Central Intelligence Agency with detailed information
on each country in the world. Includes geography, people,
government, economy, communications, transportation, and military. |
| Country
Information |
From
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade home
page. Includes information on economics, trade, country profiles,
structures. |
| IMF country information |
Includes country financial reports and publications by the International Monetary Fund |
| US
State Department Background Notes |
Provides
information on geographic entities and international organizations
and are updated periodically. |
| World
Bank Statistics |
Contains
detailed statistics and information about more than 210 countries. |
| World
Gazeteer |
Includes
current population figures for cities, towns and administrative
divisions of all countries, largest cities of the world and
images of national flags. |
| World
Wide Gazeteer |
A
geographical dictionary with links to Web resources related
to each country. Each entry links to resources in the following
categories: brief overviews, research about the country, newspapers,
business, politics and economics, health and wealth, language,
and travel |
| World
Population Information |
The
latest published compendium and analysis of data on population,
fertility, mortality, contraceptive use and related demographic
topics by the U.S. Census Bureau. |
