Area Handbook/Countries Studies
from the Library of Congress. Information on many countries is being continually updated. Check date of information.

Atlapedia
Information on countries with physical and political maps

CIA World Factbook
Country information and maps from the CIA.

CountryWatch
The CountryWatch.com service consists of two separate sources of global information, the 'Country Reviews' and the 'Country Wire'. Country Reviews are full-text reports, one on each of 191 countries around the globe, which are published on CountryWatch.com semi-annually in June and December of each year. Country Wire is an online country-by-country global news service that provides real-time news for the 191 countries from major international wire services. Country Wire is updated constantly throughout each day.

Department of State Background Notes
Information on geographic entities and international organizations.

50 States of the United States
Information on each state including maps, zip codes, colleges, and constitutions. Some information on US territories.
.
Flags of the World
View images of flags for countries around the world. Get information on vexillology. (Click here for quick access to alphabetical index of countries)

LANIC
Information on Latin America.

Orange County Department of Education
Official district web site.

Orange County Home Page
Official county web site.

Portals to the World
Part of The Library of Congress, this site lets you
virtually explore the world's countries and geographic
areas. Informational links on each area include History,
Language & Literature, Environment, Society, and more.

Web of Culture
Information on countries geared for business visitors. Includes embassies, consulates, religions, holidays and more.

Worldtime
Sunrise, sunset and times for all over the world.