World facts
Want to look up some facts about a particular country? Like to know the annual cotton production for Argentina? Or the median age of the population of Bulgaria? If used properly, standard seach engines like Google or Yahoo are pretty good for finding that kind of information but there are some sources that specialize in world facts. An old standby is the World FactBook from the CIA (yes, that CIA). Now there is an additional source for world information called NationMaster. The site gives this decription:
Welcome to NationMaster, 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.
The same company has a site for information about the various states of the US called StateMaster. It is described:
Welcome to StateMaster, a unique statistical database which allows you to research and compare a multitude of different data on US states. We have compiled information from various primary sources such as the US Census Bureau, the FBI, and the National Center for Educational Statistics. More than just a mere collection of various data, StateMaster goes beyond the numbers to provide you with visualization technology like pie charts, maps, graphs and scatterplots. We also have thousands of map and flag images, state profiles, and correlations.
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