Online geography web sites include: Aboriginal Mapping Network <http://www.nativemaps.org/news/GlobalizationMap.html>

Atlapedia <http://www.atlapedia.com/index.html>

National Geographic <http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/>

Cultural Profiles Project <http://www.settlement.org/cp/english/index.html>
This extraordinary effort by the Canadian Citizenship and Immigration department provides information about the various cultures and homelands of immigrants to Canada, with guidelines and support for other Canadians to understand immigrant cultures and help immigrants acclimate to Canada.

United Nations <http://www.un.org/english/>

Historical Atlas of the 20th Century <http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm>
Includes timelines and interactive maps.

Middle East Maps <http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east.html>
From the Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin.

U.S. Census Bureau International Data Base <http://www.census.gov/ ipc/www/idbnew.html>
Demographic and socio-economic data for more than 200 countries and regions worldwide.