Map Machine at National Geographic
The National Atlas of the United States
     "The National Atlas is being designed to serve the  interests and needs of a
     diverse populace in many ways; as an essential reference; as a framework
      for information discovery; as an instrument of education; as an aid in
       research; and as an accurate and reliable source for scientific information."
US State Department - Services - Background Notes
    Information on geographic entities (mostly countries) and international
    organizations.  Provided by the U.S. Department of State.
CIA--The World FactBook 1999
    Published by the U.S. Government, the Factbook provides information on
    countries of the world including a map and picture of the flag..  Information
    is provided on people, government, economy, communications, transportation
    and military.
Geography World
    Find links to everything Geography.  Includes Geography games, homework help,
    News & Quizzes, Maps & Globes, Mapping Skills, Plate Tectonics, Volcanos,
    Earthquakes, Land or Water Erosion, Weather, Ecosystems, World Population,
    World Culture, Time & Calendars, Flags and much more.
Atlapedia Online
    "Contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and
    statistics on countries of the world.
MapQuest
    Provides driving directions from one address to another.
Online Outline Maps
    This site offers a selection of outline maps for use in the classroom or
    at home. Feel free to print or download any of these maps for your
    personal use in activities,  reports, or stories.
Area Accurate Map / The Peters Projection
    "If a picture is worth a thousand words, a map of the world is worth a
    thousand pictures. Maps help create our world view. They tell us who we
    are in relation to the other peoples of the earth. In trying to understand
    the world we live in, it's important that we use a map whose purpose is
    to give us a geographically accurate image of the world. The Peters
    Projection was created in 1974 by Arno Peters to address some of
    the problems of existing maps, without reproducing existing distortions
    and biases of other maps. The importance the of Peters Map goes beyond
    its portrayal of sizes and proportions, it leads us to a new view of the
    world. " --Source
Earth Viewer
    With Earth viewer you can view either a map of the Earth showing the day
    and night regions at this moment, or view the Earth from the Sun, the Moon,
    the night side of the  Earth, above any location on the planet specified by
    latitude, longitude and altitude, or from a satellite in Earth orbit. Images can
    be generated based on a topographical map of the Earth, up-to-date weather
    satellite imagery, or a composite image of cloud cover superimposed on a
    map of the Earth.
Currency Around the World
    "No matter the denomination nor the unit, currency plays an important role in
    the economies of nations worldwide.  We have listed below the monetary
    unit of currency traded and utilized on every continent in the world." --Source
    Includes Foreign Exchange Rates
Gestures Around the World
    "Body gestures have different meanings according to the country in which
    they are expressed. We shall seek to examine the proper body etiquette in
    the nations of the world on a per continent basis." --Source