Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives... 

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Find facts, photos, information and history, travel videos, flags, and maps of countries and cities of the world from National Geographic... 

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The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities... 

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NationMaster is a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. Using the form above, you can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease... 

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A list of sovereign states giving an overview of states around the world with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty... 

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A 12 minute YouTube video which comprises of a slideshow of pictures from almost all countries of the world, starting from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe... 

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