Political Science Subject Guide

Statistical information on each country includes land and water area, boundaries, elevations, population, birth & death rates, life expectancy, ethnic groups, GDP, inflation rate, unemployment rate, exports, imports, transportation, the military and more.

A list, compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau of its counterparts in various countries around the world.

It has brief general profile and map of each country. There's a wiki-ness to this database, so use with caution. Verify info found here.

Gateway to UK national statistics

Searchable data from the UN. A very simple interface
official statistics produced by countries and compiled by United Nations data system, as well as estimates and projections.

Provides a global centre for data on international trade, national accounts, energy, industry, environment and demographic and social statistics gathered from national and international sources

From a branch of the United Nations.

Data relating to food and agriculture for some 200 countries.