Quick Fact Sources  

Produced by the CIA, this site provides information and statistics on countries and territories around the world.

Contains statistical information for countries thoughout the world.

Subjects: Current events and environment
Contains: Facts, statistics, short encyclopedia articles, brief biographies
Coverage: 1998 to present

Single-search access to encyclopedia articles, dictionaries, directories.

Subject: English Language
Contains: Full text historical dictionary of the English language. Definitions, pronunciations, entomology, historical examples, etc.
Coverage: Current edition of the dictionary

Subject: Biography, chiefly American, some international
Contains: Basic biographical information for people in all fields of endeavor
Coverage: 1607 to present. Limited Users

Subject: Local and International News
Contains: Links to news websites around the world, local and national. Searchable only within each news site using that site's search options.

Contains current U.S. population, housing, economic and geographic data.

An extensive compilation of current U.S. economic statistics, including prices, wages, production, credit, money and finance.

This annual report contains overviews of the nation’s economic conditions using text and extensive data appendices.

Contains statistical information for countries thoughout the world.

Contains statistical information from over 100 U.S. Federal Government agencies. Subjects covered include economic and population trends, education, health care costs, aviation safety, foreign trade, energy use, farm production, and more.

This economic time series contains data on banking, business, finance, and prices for the U.S. as well as regions of the country.

Subjects: U.S. Company Data for approximately 15,000 NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ companies.
Contains: Full text information.
Coverage: Current

Contains facts about people, business, and geography for specific counties or states.

Contains statistics focused on American social and economic condition. Also includes some international data.

Subjects: Economics, development, social statistics
Contains: Statistics on a wide variety of development indicators for countries

Contains CIA-collected demographic, political, and economic information for countries throughout the world.

This compilation links to international economics statistics, research articles, financial data and other useful resources.

Contains CIA-collected demographic, political, and economic information for countries throughout the world.