County and City Data Book
http://www.census.gov/stat_abstract/ccdb.html
"Find the latest official statistics for 1,078 cities, all 3,141 U.S. counties, and 11,097 places of 2,500 or more inhabitants in the latest County and City Data Book."

FedStats
http://www.fedstats.gov/
Easy access to statistics collected by more than 70 agencies of the United States Federal Government.

Justice Information Center : A Service of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service
https://www.ncjrs.gov/
The Justice Information Center is a very well-organized, comprehensive site offering access to information about crime, law enforcement, and criminal justice in the United States. (Some links to international data are offered, also.) Documents (in ascii and PDF), links to web sits, and information about listservs are presented.

Penn World Data : Gross Domestic Product..
http://bizednet.bris.ac.uk:8080/dataserv/penn.htm
A grouping of economics datasets for numerous countries, both developed and developing, focusing on gross domestic product (GDP), among other measures.

Rulers
http://rulers.org
Rulers lists heads of state (kings, prime ministers, presidents, governors-general, chairmen, etc.) for the existing countries and territories of the world. In many cases heads of state are listed from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. Also included are the subdivisions of some countries (the links are at the bottom of the country entries), as well as some international organizations."

Statistical Abstract of the United States
http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/statab.html
The Statistical Abstract of the United States web site contains selected statistical tables from the print version of the Statistical Abstract and tables from USA Statistics in Brief, State rankings (for population, health, education, employment, public aid, social security, income, crime, energy, business, federal funds, motor vehicles), state and county statistical profiles, and tables of economic statistics for the United States are included. Check the separate Infomine Government Information section for comprehensive coverage of government-produced statistics and reports.

World Factbook : CIA
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.htm
Brief political, economic, demographic, and geographic information for each country; basic maps of each country are included. The Factbook is compiled annually by the Central Intelligence Agency.

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