The CIA World Facts Book (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html)
Lots of info on countries, their economies, geography, political system, and on and on.
Like the location of those WMD's?
Another handy link
http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php (http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php)
A bit of a pain in the butt to learn how to use, some good info though.
sparks