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About.com
Geography
related statistics, lists and trivia. 
http://geography.about.com/od/lists/Statistics_Lists_and_Triva.htm
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Australian
Bureau of Statistics
Aussie
facts and figures.
http://www.abs.gov.au/
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Canadian
Economy Online
Measure
the pulse of Canada's economy.
http://www.canadianeconomy.gc.ca/english/economy/
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Central
Statistics Office Ireland
Website
of the Irish Central Statistics Office, the government body
responsible for compiling Irish official statistics.
http://www.cso.ie/
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Economist.com
Global
market indicators and a raft of other economic data from one
of the most respected sources in the world.
http://www.economist.com/
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ERSys.com
Statistical
facts relating to cities all over the US.
http://www.ersys.com/
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European
Commission
Euro facts
and statistics galore.
http://europa.eu.int/index_en.htm
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Eurostat
Official
gateway to European statistics.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/
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FedStats
Access
statistics from over 100 US Federal agencies.
http://www.fedstats.gov/
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FirstGov.gov
Statistics
for all things American.
http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Facts.shtml
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Geo
Hive
Population
statistics of countries, regions and cities worldwide.
http://www.geohive.com/
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Geographic.org
Countries
ranked by economic, population, military and geographic factors.
http://www.photius.com/rankings/index.html
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Governments
on the WWW
Links to
government statistical departments and resources worldwide.
http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/statistics.html
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ITA
Tourism Industries
US and
Canadian tourism statistics from the US Federal Tourism Office.
http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/research/
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National
Statistics Online
The NSO
prepares official statistics reflecting Britain's economy,
population and society at national and local level.
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/
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NationMaster.com
Compare
and contrast countries on a whole host of criteria ranging
from crime rates to wealth.
http://www.nationmaster.com/
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Pacific
Exchane Rate Service
The Purchasing
Power Parity is considered to be a more accurate measure of
a country's wealth then GDP or GNP figures. This site explains
the theory behind PPP and includes links to tables giving
PPP info for various nations.
http://pacific.commerce.ubc.ca/xr/PPP.html
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Sage
Country
comparisons on everything from appliance ownership to gender
equality.
http://sage.tamu.edu/topics/topic_resources/C/Country_Comparisons.html
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Star
UK
A source
of statistical information about the UK's travel industry.
http://www.staruk.org.uk/
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Statistics
Canada
Socioeconomic
data from an official source.
http://www.statcan.ca/
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Statistics
New Zealand
Puts New
Zealand's vital statistics on show for all to see.
http://www.stats.govt.nz/
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Statistics
South Africa
Official
source of statistical data on South Africa.
http://www.statssa.gov.za/
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TravelGIS.com
Countries
of the world ranked on everything from television ownership
to their level of external debt. The site also features country
profiles that attempt to list everything from airports to
universities, but this part of the site is a bit of a hit
and miss affair at present.
http://www.travelgis.com/
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UK
Local Area
Search
for population, health, economic, education and crime statistics
for every area of the UK.
http://www.uklocalarea.com/
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US
Census Bureau
One-stop
resource of world population statistics.
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/world.html
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US
Census Bureau
Contains
configurable thematic and reference maps of the United States
based on government census data.
http://factfinder.census.gov/
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Western
Washington University
Links to
statistics of every description for the US and worldwide.
http://www.library.wwu.edu/ref/Refhome/refstats.htm
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World
Population Clock
There's
one born every minute!
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/popclockw
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World
Tourism Organization
Register
at the site, and you can access a wealth of travel and tourism
statistics compiled by a world authority on the subject.
http://www.world-tourism.org/frameset/frame_statistics.html
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Worldometers
Global
statistics on everything from births and deaths to the number
of cars produced, updated by the second. Fascinating stuff.
http://www.worldometers.info/
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