Website by the CIA. Info about states & countries. Yeah - you can trust it.
Official site of the US government. Search state name for the link to that state's website.
Description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.
(need password if you are off-campus)
Find out which countries are the largest in the world, have the lowest inflation, the highest life expectancy, and more.
American FactFinder provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. The data in American FactFinder come from several censuses and surveys.