This has nothing to do with the midwest...

But I thought I might point people toward the CIA written World Fact Book which is actually a very intersting overview of every country in the world, which they update every year. So the next time you want to know the elevation extremes of Serbia or the ruling government of Zambia head on over to the world fact book.

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/hu.html