One of my students, Ben, discovered NationMaster.com while looking up statistics for corn production as part of his small group’s work on seeds of change. It seems to be a wonderful source for economic and geographic statistics. From their site:
[NationMaster is] a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations … a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. Using the form above, you can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease.
Interesting fact: China is the second largest producer of corn in the world.