What does it do for me?
Click your way through to data in a snap of a second that would otherwise cost you hours to find on the Internet or in a book. Whether you are just curious or need the information fast, you will find it in this user-friendly look-up tool. Look up zip and area codes, sorted by any column, with a quick search finder. Expand acronyms by entering just the first letters. Use a unit converter that shows all other units immediately as soon as you enter a digit. That is what we call "information at your fingertips".

You have access to information about all countries worldwide, like per capita income, population, or calling code. Impress your chat partner with translations of common phrases into seven languages. It's a highly accessible source of information and comes with a list of hand-picked links to more detailed websites for each category.

What can I look up?
* Zip and area codes for 30,000 US cities
* U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and EU members, with capital, head of government, population, area, year of membership, zip range, and time zones
* International countries and territories, standard abbreviation, dialing codes, capital, GNI PPP, population, area, ethnicity, major religions and languages
* Translations of common phrases into seven languages
* 700 acronyms around computers, Internet, and chatting
* Unit converter with 55 units in six categories, precision up to 15 digits
* A related list of links to the best known Web sites for each category
* Help has a list of members of organizations like UN, NATO, EU, Commonwealth, etc., a table of prefixes and bytes, and translations for travelers.