FedStats, which has been available to the public since 1997, provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government without having to know in advance which Federal agency produces which particular statistic.
The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. Data.gov includes searchable catalogs that provide access to "raw" datasets and various tools.
Topics include: Population demographics and diversity, housing opportunities, education, health, residential integration and neighborhood characteristics, economic opportunities, crime, and physical environment. Data can be downloaded in PDF or Excel format.
Links to international and national web-based data sources. Developed to provide links to contextual data for the European social survey.
A nice listing of worldwide national statistical agency websites, as well as international organizations that produce statistics.
The Online Data Archive is a group of datasets that DISC has selected to provide for direct online download.
A list of country rankings based on indicators that try to measure different characteristics of countries around the world. Most of these rankings are ongoing and recurring. Be careful when using these indexes because they often measure qualities that are difficult to quantify.
The CANSIM archive hosted by CHASS at the University of Toronto provides access to Statistics Canada's various socioeconomic time-series data products, accessible through a multidimensional interface. Historical versions of the CANSIM database are also available through this link.
CANSIM is Statistics Canada's key socioeconomic database. Updated daily, CANSIM provides fast and easy access to a large range of the latest time series statistics available in Canada.