The American Memory Project covers US culture and history, world cultures, legislative information, special exhibitions, and archives.

Provides country specific geopolitical intelligence on each of the 192 countries of the world.

Covers many events in history, especially "this day in history." Searchable by keyword.

Explores 100 milestone documents of American history from 1776 to 1965.

Contains links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country.

Legislative information covering the activities of congress including bill status, Congressional record, and House and Senate committees.

Covers information from census results on the topics of people, business, geography etc. Includes a quick statistical report by state.

Background Notes contains facts on the country's land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, its relations with other countries and the United States.

The World Factbook 2004 printed version provides a "snapshot" of the world as of 1 January, 2004. The online Factbook is updated periodically throughout the year.