Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: Guide to Country Comparisons
Reference material for students and teachers provides a way to compare a wealth of country statistical data on a variety of topics.
Other
Nation Master: Country Profiles
Profiles of most of the countries in the world today. Each profile is full of facts, statistics, and rankings against other countries in many different categories.
BBC
Bbc News: Country Profiles
Find full profiles of countries around the globe including history, politics, economic background, and more. Audio and video clips are also available.
Other
Flags of All Countries
A comprehensive collection of images of flags of all countries searchable by country name, by continent, by organizations, or by currency. Click on the picture of the flag for further details about the country including a map showing the...
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Map of the 7 Continents of the World Game
A quick game where students drag and drop the name of each continent onto the correct location on an interactive world map.
Other
Nation Master: Country Groups
An interesting site that has sorted countries into groups based on such things as religion, economic factors, common colonial history, or location. They were then compared on the basis of different categories, such as agriculture, crime,...
World Geography Games
World Geography Games: Continents
A simple game where one must identify each continent on a world map as its name is presented.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Maldives: Climate
This discussion of the climate of Maldives from the Country Studies of the Library of Congress explains the effect of the monsoons on the country.
Read Works
Read Works: North America the Continent of North America
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the continent of North America and the countries it contains. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Science Struck
Science Struck: A Complete List of Landlocked Countries in the World
Lists all the countries in the world that are landlocked. Gives area, population, capital, and bordering countries, as well as a map for each of the largest countries. This is followed by a list of other landlocked countries and their...
Made From Media
Made From History: 5 Small Countries With Crazy Histories
Read about five tiny countries who keep reinventing their histories as time goes on.
Science Struck
Science Struck: List of Country Abbreviations
Presents a list of the two-letter abbreviations for the many countries of the world.
Science Struck
Science Struck: What Are the 7 Continents
Provides short descriptions of the characteristics of each of the seven continents, along with maps.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Online Version of a Book Published by the Library of Congress
This collection provides online versions of printed books from the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. These material were created as part of the Country Studies/Area Handbook Series sponsored by the U.S. Department of...
BBC
Bbc News: Country Profile Australia
A comprehensive country profile focusing on the continent of Australia. Topics include basic facts, early history, colonization and settlement, politics, and economy. A map and links to related topics are included.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Geography for Kids: African Countries and the Continent of Africa
Learn about the geography and the countries of Africa. Facts like flags, maps, exports, natural resources, people, and languages are on this website.
Lin and Don Donn
Lin and Don Donn: Countries and Continents
This resource provides links to ideas and for teaching about the Arctic Circle and about the Antarctic. There are also links to additional sites.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Name the Continents
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart will allow students to label the continents and the oceans on a world map.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Continents of the World
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is devoted to identifying, locating, and learning facts about the 7 continents. It contains interactive maps, facts, and a short video at the end.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Guess the Country From the Clues
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides a number of pages on each of which you are invited to guess the countries from the five clues offered. You can click on the buttons to reveal the clues and also see the flag of...
Nations Online Project
Nations Online
This portal site offers quick access to a wide range of information about each country, continent and region of the world.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: South America Interactive Map
This interactive map explores the continent and countries of South America. Through political, physical, population, and climate map layers and individual country views, learn about the boundaries that define the continent's 12 sovereign...
Geographyiq
Geography Iq
Detailed geographical information on any country is available at this site. Within the World Map section, you can get facts and figures about each country's geography, demographics, government, political system, flags, historical and...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: My Wonderful World
Interactive map of the world in which students select a continent and begin exploring using online resources from the Smithsonian Institute.