- BBC News: Country profiles

- countries of focus

- provides country facts and cultural information on countries of the world from a Canadian perspective

- select a country profile from the option on the left sidebar (view the resulting menu for specific information)

- "For each country there is a profile with facts and figures, about the country's geography, its flag, statistics, maps, images, and links to sources that will provide you with more information about a nation..."

- users can "research and compare a multitude of different data on US states"
- compiled from various primary sources e.g. US Census Bureau, the FBI, and the National Center for Educational Statistics