The definition of the term Gazetteer, when used in a geographical sense, is a "geographical index or dictionary." When used in atlases or map indexes, gazetteers are assemblages of alphabetically ordered listings of places or physical/cultural features.
This database contains a wealth of information produced by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), especially reports and publications on countries, including non-OECD members.
The online version of Statesman's Year Book, a statistical and historical annual publication. Includes information on all countries plus states and dependencies. The Yearbook covers key historical events, population, history, economics, trade, and infrastructure.
- Information on international organizations
- Comparison tool for comparing two or more countries
- Browseable archive dating back to 1864
Stratfor provides strategic forecasting, intelligence analysis, and forecasting of existing or potential competitive and security threats in specific markets or regions, or by particular countries
Includes maps of cities and regions, world statistics and provides details on numerous topics of geographic significance, such as climate change, biodiversity, energy, and landforms.
Explores how maps are being rethought, made and used, and what these changes mean for working cartographers, applied mapping research, and cartographic scholarship.