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The official source for Canadian social and economic statistics offers searching of CANSIM, the key socioeconomic database, updated daily. Data on Canadas census, government, trade, cultural resources, and other statistical programs is available.
Published since 1935, this reference source provides relevant, accurate and timely information about the states and territories. Topic areas include intergovernmental relations, elections, state finance, state management, selected state policies and programs, and information about the three branches of government.
Links to state constitutions and other government and legal information. Part of the Guide to Law Online, an annotated compendium compiled by the Law Library of Congress
First place to look for contemporary or recent U.S. and non-U.S. maps. World-wide coverage, arranged geographically. Notable for CIA maps and topographic maps of non-U.S. locations.