What kind of data can be found in the World Gazetteer?
The main part of the World Gazetteer consists of current and some historical population data for all countries and territories, their administrative divisions, cities and towns. “Historical” in this context means the last or last two censuses or estimates after the last census. There are no older data Furthermore it contains the national flags for all countries and territories and some administrative divisions, some summary statistics (such as a list of the largest cities or a complete list of countries with their population) and further information such as a pronunciation table for a number of languages.