CityTownInfo.com — info on people, housing, transportation, mortgages/real estate, crime, commuting, jobs & more for thousands of towns and cities across the U.S.
Country Profiles – BBC News — instant guides to countries’ histories, politics, economic backgrounds, including their territories and key institutions. Includes audio and video clips from BBC archives
Country Studies/Area Handbooks — for country-by-country data on politics, economics, education, health, environment, and population
Sperling’s Best Places — demographics on thousands of U.S. cities. Find the best place to live based on cost of living, schools, crime rates and other factors
U.S. Gazetteer — downloadable files for congressional districts, places, counties, county subdivisions, census tracts, American Indian areas, school districts, state legislative districts, urban areas, and ZIP Code tabulation areas (ZCTAs)
World Factbook — regional, world, and country maps; flags of the world; guide to country comparisons; and country data compiled by the CIA