Almanacs & Atlases

Almanacs

CIA World Fact Book (http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
Country profiles including information on geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and trans-national issues. Good map collection.

Information Please(http://www.infoplease.com/)
Compendium of almanacs, atlases, dictionaries and encyclopedias to offer a one-stop source for facts and figures on topics concerning the arts, business, entertainment, society and culture, American and world history, health and science, and sports.

Atlases

Maps.com(http://www.maps.com/maps.aspx?nav=RM)
Provides range of thematic, historical, physical and political maps.

University of Texas at Austin Map Collection(http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/map_sites.html)
Organized by region or continent of the world.