Countries

Culture Grams--excellent source for country information!
username = athens
password = jaguar
http://online.culturegrams.com

CIA World Fact Book
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Infoplease Almanac--brief information about countries.
http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html

Portals to the World
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html