A portal site for information on the sustainable development of the oceans. Covers history, biology, maps, statistics and research, climatology and ecology; economic uses of the oceans; and issues from food security and climate change to governance and human health. View record page

This site contains basic information on individual countries, including formal name, capital city, area, population, currency, languages, and religions. The flags include the national and state flags, ensigns, and sub-national flags. Where countries have changed their flags in the last few years the old flag is also shown. View record page