Sponsored by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, this site provides information on the political system, economy, country, society and culture, people and history.

The Goethe Institute is the cultural institute of global German-speaking peoples.

An online culture magazine for German-speaking Europe

Gateway to literary resources including digital texts.

A variety of historical, political, and industry maps of Germany.

Current book reviews and literary criticism.

A digital library of works by German-speaking women.

Over 16,000 digital books - many relating to Austria - free in PDF format.

From the BBC, "full profiles... to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions." Also, some audio and video from the BBC archives

Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.