Background
Notes from the U.S. State Department
- Background Notes provide information on
geographic entities and international organizations
and are updated periodically. Background
Notes for some countries are currently unavailable. CIA
World Factbook - The year 2000 marked
the 57th year of continuous basic intelligence
support about various countries to the US
Government by The World Factbook. DeskRef's
Country links - Many links to country
studies web sites. Also includes flags,
leaders and capital cities. Library
of Congress Country Studies
