Alumni Lifelong Learning Resources: Open Access Maps/Data/Statistics

maintained by the History Channel

The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Reference tabs include: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, a World Oceans map, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.

Generate data or maps on the fly using numerous tools that run against huge sets of census data. International statistics are also available.

"Here you will find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more."

U.S. Maps

Recognized as one of the best map aggregation sites