The world's top Regional websites

<a href="http://officialcitysites.org/">Official City Sites</a> Directory of official city, county, state and country sites from Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Also includes chamber of commerce and visitor bureau sites. http://officialcitysites.org/ <a href="http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/">CIA World Factbook</a> U.S. government profiles of countries and territories around the world. Information on geography, people, government, transportation, economy, communications, military, and transnational issues. http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm">BBC Country Profiles</a> Provides guide to history, politics and economic background of numerous countries. Also includes audio and video clips from the BBC archives. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm <a href="http://islands.unep.ch/isldir.htm">Island Directory</a> Basic environmental and geographic information on the significant islands of the world. http://islands.unep.ch/isldir.htm <a href="http://www.munisource.org/">Munisource</a> A world-wide directory of municipal, town and city web sites, and a resource for elected and municipal officials. The site hosts a chat facility and a bulletin board (web forum). Tenders, policies, bylaws and job postings can be listed here. http://www.munisource.org/ <a href="http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=20724">Commonwealth Secretariat</a> Includes profiles for member countries as well as links to their official websites. http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=20724 <a href="http://DMO.info/">DMO</a> Interactive map featuring links to official sites of select cities. http://DMO.info/ <a href="http://www.islandstudies.org/">International Center for Island Studies</a> Links related to islands throughout the world, and a magazine about islands. http://www.islandstudies.org/ <a href="http://globaltower.com/">GlobalTower.com</a> Links to news, business, and travel information, for western hemisphere countries. http://globaltower.com/ <a href="http://www.nationsonline.org/">Nations Online</a> Comprehensive portal to sites in various countries throughout the world. http://www.nationsonline.org/ <a href="http://www.eldis.org/country/">Eldis Country Profiles</a> Search for information on economic, political and environmental issues in countries throughout the world. Eldis makes a qualitative selection of materials and structures it for easy access. http://www.eldis.org/country/ <a href="http://www.worldstats.org/">Worldstatistics</a> Provides various statistics and profiles for countries, major world cities, continents and the earth itself. http://www.worldstats.org/ <a href="http://www.wcities.com/">Wcities.com</a> Guide to tourist information, shopping, sports, dining and events in selected major cities of the United States, Europe and worldwide, tailored towards delivery on WAP devices such as cellphones. http://www.wcities.com/ <a href="http://burns.dcb.du.edu/">Global Real Estate Project</a> Reference information on countries of the world intended for use in international real estate research. Review business, government, and socioeconomic data for specific countries, or compare statistics for several selected countries. http://burns.dcb.du.edu/ <a href="http://www.worldinformation.com">World Information</a> Key facts, indicators, country profiles, news, weather, currencies and comments on every country and territory. http://www.worldinformation.com <a href="http://www.citysearch.com/">CitySearch.com</a> Find in-depth local information for major cities around the world. http://www.citysearch.com/ <a href="http://www.cities.onlinehome.de/">City Population</a> Statistical tables and maps for the principal cities and agglomerations of the world. http://www.cities.onlinehome.de/ .