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Areas of the World
- Links to Region and Country Information on the
Internet
General Sources
- Anthro.net
- scholarly anthropology and other social sciences sites on the WWW
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Background
Notes - U.S. Department of State
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BBC
News Country Profiles
- BOND
- British Overseas NGO's for Development
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Chiefs
of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
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CIA
World Factbook
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Country
Briefings, from The Economist
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Country
Commercial Guides - prepared annually by U.S. embassies
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Country
Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices - U.S. Dept. of State
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Crisis
Web - from the International Crisis Group, includes reports on crises
around the world
- Crosspoint
Anti-Racism - global anti-racism portal site
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Dept.
of Energy Country Analysis Briefs-focuses on each country's energy
resources
- Directory of
Development Organisations - contact information for NGO's, governments,
private institutions
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Doing Business -
business regulations across 145 economies
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ELDIS
Country Profiles - quick links to news, statistics, and organizations
- ElectionWorld.org
- Elections around the World
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Embassy
Index - links to information through all of the embassies in Washington,
D.C.
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EmbassyWorld
- directory and search engine for all consulates and embassies
- Financial
Times of London Country Surveys
- Gendercide
Watch
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globalEDGE - portal site to background, business, and statistical
information
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Global Country
Guides - produced by Deloitte with an emphasis on business and taxation
- Global
Policy Forum - monitors global policy making at the United Nations
- Globalhealth.gov
- US Department of Health and Human Services
- Globastat
- country rankings in various categories (economic, geographic, population,
and more)
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Handbook
of International Economic Statistics
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Human
Rights Meta-Search Engine - From University of Minnesota
- History:
Central Catalogue, WWW Virtual Library - listed by Countries and Regions
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IMF
Staff Country Reports-mostly lesser developed country reports in PDF
format
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Infonation
- view and compare up-to-date statistical data for United Nations members
- International
Affairs Resources: WWW Virtual Library - contains links to country
information sites
- International
Crisis Group - from Crisis Web
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International
Database - demographics, socio-economic data, vital statistics
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Library
of Congress Country Studies/Area Handbooks
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Maps:
Xpeditions Atlas Printable Maps
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NGO's
- BOND Directory of Members and Networks
- NATO (North
Atlantic Treaty Organization)
- OECD Online
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's website
- One
World - Nations Online - NGO's
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Online
Intelligence Project - worldwide news
- Orientation.Com
- search and browse information (links) for over 200 countries (no North
America)
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Portals
to the World - portal sites to various countries. From the subject
experts at the Library of Congress
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ReliefWeb
- United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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UNHCR
- United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees
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Rulers
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SOSIG:
Social Sciences Information Gateway
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Sustainable
Development:
WWW
Virtual Library - includes sites to many reports and organizations
- United Nations
Homepage
- United States
Agency for International Development (USAID)
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U.S.
State Department - International Information Programs
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WCSU
List: World Area Studies Internet Resources
- Web of
Culture
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World
Atlas: Maps and Geography of the World. From About.com
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World
Cultures
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World
Development Report 2003 - The World Bank Group. Download or email
chapters of the report in pdf format
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WorldSwitch.com
- basic web sites of info for each country around the world
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World
Wide Web Virtual Library - Indigenous Studies
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