International 

Forms of Government

 

Country Information 
Background Notes -- From the U.S. State Department
CIA World Factbook -- Country information from the CIA
Country Studies -- From the Library of Congress
Ethnologue -- Information on languages spoken worldwide
GeographyIQ -- "An online world atlas packed with geographic, economic, political, historical and cultural information." 
World Flag Database

Government Sites 
Chiefs of State -- Lists rulers and heads of states, ambassadors to the U.S. 
Governments on the WWW 

International Statistics 
CIA World Factbook -- Country information from the CIA
Population Reference Bureau -- Numerous reports available