Government resource provides detailed information on countries and non-self-governing territories around the world.

Provides information about the people, history, culture, natural terrain, and tourist attractions in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

Offers a large selection of maps, virtual expedition and museum, forums, and lesson plans.

Contains games, contests, articles, experiments, jokes, and activities.

Contains quizzes on maps of continents, countries, and states.

Statistics and maps about the major population clusters of the world. Also information about the capitals and principal cities of many countries. In English and German.

Variety of games, competitions, and homework help for children about mapping and geography.

Includes information on people, products, history, maps, symbols, places of interest, state capitols and tourism.

Part of the University of Texas online library, this is a large collection of public domain maps presented as gif or jpeg files.

Stories, games, coloring activities, questions, and an online story to help kids learn about the world.

Climate information for cities and countries all over the world

Features maps and facts of countries around the world.

Collection of 34 web games about the fifty states. Designed to teach capitals, abbreviations, locations, and trivia.

A man who installs and repairs weather stations in the frozen region tells what it`s like to be there. Site also includes timeline, trivia, and links to the sites of other past residents.

Large collection of information and pictures of each country in the world. Also features historical flags.

Explore the geography of the United States in this interactive game created for students.

Provides population figures for cities, towns, and countries of the world. Also images of current national flags.

Award-winning Thinkquest site offers stories, facts, and pictures of the animals that live in this icy region.

Maps of countries plus information about their history, economies, and politics.

Gazetteer with physical features, cultural features, aerial photos and various maps. U.S. Census 2000 data can be accessed by city, town, county and zip code.

Photos, text and maps provide a virtual tour of the South Pole.