"With 50,000 entries, the Gazetteer covers every incorporated place and county in the U.S., along with several thousand unincorporated places, special-purpose sites, and physical features, as well as Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean." 
 

CountryReports.org :  http://www.countryreports.org

Provides information about the countries of the world, including maps, flags, national anthems, government, history, people, economy, geography, and defense. 
 

GEOnet Names Server :  http://gnswww.nga.mil/geonames/GNS/index.jsp

Provides access to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's (NIMA) database of foreign geographic feature names.  (The United States and Antarctica are not included. )  Searchable by place name, country, or specialized features such as volcanos, lakes, airports, railroads, and dams.  Also includes undersea geographic features.  Provides latitude and longitude. 
 

Library of Congress Country Studies :  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs

Contains the online version of the popular series of books.  Includes information on history, society, government, economy, geography, and more.  This database focuses on lesser known areas of the world, and is not all inclusive. 
 

Maporama :  http://www.maporama.com/share

Provides worldwide road maps and driving directions for any country, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.  Entering a city name is mandatory. 
 

MapQuest :  http://www.mapquest.com

This interactive atlas provides street maps, topographic maps, driving directions,  and live traffic reports.
 

Maps On Us: A Map, Route, and Yellow Pages Service :  http://www.MapsOnUs.com

This site provides detailed maps and turn-by-turn driving directions for locations in the United States.  Provided by Switchboard.com 
 

National Atlas of the United States of America : http://www-atlas.usgs.gov

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) provides the maps for this site.  Click on "Atlas Maps" to begin using the interactive atlas.  Click on "National Atlas Online, Interactive Map Browser" to explore the many interactive map options. 
 

National Geographic Maps and Geography Online:  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/

Includes maps, facts, flags, and profiles for specific countries.  Also includes political, physical, and historical maps.  Provided by National Geographic.
 

Nation Master:  http://www.nationmaster.com

Create your own graphs comparing the statistics of different nations.  Statistics range from number of library books, to forested land, Internet users, airports, population, poverty, and hundreds more.  The site also has links to national profiles, which include the available statistics for each country, and images of the country's flag and a political map.
 

States and Their Capitals :  http://www.50states.com

Find the state capital, song, flower, bird, and similar information for every state in the union. 
 

TopoZone : http://www.topozone.com

TopoZone provides topographic maps of the United States from the USGS, searchable by place name, latitude, and longitude. 
 

US Gazetteer :  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer

Search by place name and state to find population information, location, and zip codes.  Then click on the "map" link to get to the interactive part of this site. Here you can redraw the map to include census tracts, streets, water bodies, counties, congressional districts, Indian reservations, and more. 
 

USGS Geographic Names Information System :  http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic

Retrieves information about specific places or points of interest (even schools, hospitals, and parks) in the United States.  Includes: elevation, population, description, history notes, and variant names.  Searchable by feature name, county, or state, or feature type. 
 

World Flag Database :  http://www.flags.ndirect.co.uk/mainindex.htm

The World Flag Database has over 260 pages on countries and international organizations.  Each page contains the basic information on the country, including its formal name, capital city, area, population, currency, languages, and religions.  The flags include the national and state flags, ensigns, sub-national flags, and historical flags. 
 

Your Nation :  http://www.your-nation.com

This database provides data from the CIA Factbook and other sources.  You can compare any data element of two countries, find the top five countries for any data element, or look at all data elements for a particular country.