General Reference

From the U.S. Department of State.

Source for statistical data for 201 countries around the world.

An online directory of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments from the CIA.

From the U.S. Department of State

Intelligence and data of various countries.

Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.

From the U.S. Department of State.

U.S. Department of State - Office of the Historian

A comprehensive database with annual numbers of GDP, population, employment, hours and productivity for about 125 countries in the world.

Provides links to individual indicators (such as GDP and CPI) for each country, as well as a detailed description of the data.

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.

To find GNI (formerly GNP)