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Africa -
Country Fact Files |
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From the African Security Analysis Programme on
countries in Africa |
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Africa
- Country Pages |
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From the African Studies Center, Univ. of
Pennsylvania |
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Africa South of Sahara |
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Atlapedia Online - Countries A
to Z |
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An aphabetized menu of
countries around the world to browse a high-definition, detailed set
of maps and country facts. |
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Area Studies |
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Information on politics,
elections, parties and governments around the world |
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Asia
Profiles |
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A Country resource of the Asia
Society |
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Background Notes -
USDA |
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Facts about the land, people,
history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign
relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of
special sovereignty. |
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BBCi News - Country Profiles |
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Provide an instant guide to
history, politics and economic background of countries. and
BBC archival audio and video clips, for each country. |
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CIA World Factbook
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Provides
information on maps
and basic country info. |
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Cities of the World |
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Directory for locating city
guide information on 3800 cities in about 150 countries. |
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Countries
and Regions |
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From the U.S. Department of
State, with information on regions, countries, U.S. diplomatic
missions |
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Countries & Regions - WorldBank
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Information on countries from
the World Bank Group |
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Countries of the World - 10 years of CIA World Fact Books |
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From the USA CIA World
Factbooks, the United Nations Statistical Office, The Library of
Congress
Country Studies and other sources. |
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Countries of the World - Infoplease |
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Provides information on: Geography · Maps · Flag
· History · Current ruler · Area · Population ·
Capital · Largest cities · Languages Ethnicity/race ·
Religion · Literacy rate · Economy · Government |
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Countries Quest |
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Presents a list of of articles
about different countries organized by continent. Learn abut the
resources, people, arts, economy, government, and history of each. |
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Country
Analysis Briefs - EIA |
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Provides energy situation
overview for countries of current interest |
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Country, Economy, and Regional Information |
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From Australia's Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade with
Country and
Economy Fact Sheets, |
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Country
Indicators for Foreign Policy - CIFP |
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Statistical information on
comparative "measures of domestic armed conflict, governance and
political instability, militarization, religious and ethnic
diversity, demographic stress, economic performance, human
development, environmental stress, and international linkages. |
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Country Information - From IMF |
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From the International Monetary
Fund, access to online economic and financial information for many
countries. |
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Country Library |
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Global directory of profile on
the country of your choice, in the areas of "peoples, populations,
country cultures, business etiquette, currencies, shopping habits,
trading information, country and embassy contacts. |
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Country Overviews |
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General reference information
on economic and social development in approximately 160 countries |
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Country
Profiles - ELDIS |
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Guide to country level
information, including news, statistics, organizations, and sectoral
information. |
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Country Profiles - Foreign &
Commonwealth Office
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Information on the country's
recent history, recent political developments, relations with the
international community and bilateral political and commercial
relations with the UK. |
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Country Profiles - DFID |
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List of countries that receive
funding from DFID - either directly or through multilateral
agencies. |
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Country Profiles on Population,
Health & Environment |
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Country
Reports |
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Abundant information by country on anthems, flags, maps,
history, weather, geography, government, economics, and more. |
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Country Reports |
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Provides a wide range of
summary information and data on the economic development of about 40
countries, from 1910 to the present. |
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CountryReports.org |
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Profiles of world countries
that include history, maps, economic information, country flag,
history, and weather. |
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Country Statistics - UNICEF
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Information on economic and
social statistics on the countries and territories of the world |
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Country Statistics - Unesco UIS |
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Country
profiles feature key statistics and indicators on education, science
and technology, and culture and communication on a
country-by-country basis.
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Country Studies
- Library of Congress |
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Reports
about historical setting,
societal facts, economical structure, and the political system. |
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CountryWatch |
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Information on the countries of
the world, overview and specifics, on this large and comprehensive
site. Includes links for real-time news for each country. |
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Economist.com -
Country Briefings |
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Guide to international
economies features market news, forecasts, statistics, and articles
from "The Economist." Browse by nation. |
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External Relations - Country index |
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Relations between countries
from European Commission |
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GEOHIVE :: Global
Statistics |
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Offers country-by-country
profiles and data. Check population, city and region, land use,
climate, and industrial output details. |
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GSI - Country Profiles |
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Nuclear weapons states by the
Global Security Institute |
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InfoNation |
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Provides the most up-to-date
geographic and social indicators, as well as demographic and
economic data, for the member states of the United Nations. |
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ITC - Countries |
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The
country approach offers an overview of ITC's technical cooperation
activities at the country and regional levels. It provides links to
national trade support institutions and country-specific business
information & presents trade and market profiles, Country Map, based
on trade statistics. |
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NationMaster |
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Interactive site for
cross-comparisons of most countries on scores of variables, in areas
such as population, geography, economy, and communications. |
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Nations Online Project |
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Portal serves as a gateway to
reference data and materials related to the world's countries. |
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One World - Historical Country
Names |
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Browse a list of former country
and region names from Abyssinia to Zaire. Learn the current name of
each and link to country profiles. |
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One
World--Nations Online
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A list of selected
official and unofficial virtual gateways to the countries of the
world, most of them in the respective country.
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Portals to the World
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Selective links providing
authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other
areas of the world. |
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Profiles
of Asian Countries - AsianInfo |
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SBS World Guide
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UNCTAD.ORG -
Country/economy/profiles |
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