Links to the World - International Information
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General Information
- Aneki.com - Information on and rankings of countries of the world.
- BBC News Country Profiles - Guides
to history, politics, and economic background of countries.
- Canada Site - The Government of Canada provides information about
Canada, its government, and its services.
- CountryReports.org - Country information from around the world.
- Country Studies - Prepared by the
United States Library of Congress, these handbooks provide a description
of the history, society, economics, and politics of more than 100 countries.
- CountryWatch.com - An up-to-date source of information on countries
provides basic data and current newswire stories.
- Foreign Embassies of Washington, D.C. - The Electronic
Embassy provides information with links to Internet resources where available.
- Governments on the WWW - Comprehensive database of governmental
institutions on the World Wide Web.
- Infonation - A database that allows
comparisons of up-to-date statistical data for United Nations members.
- Map Machine - Maps,
flags, facts, and profiles for the countries of the world from
National Geographic.
- NationMaster - This site uses many cited sources to generate
comparisons of countries based on statistics.
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - A unique
forum for governments of industrialized democracies to study the best
economic and social policies. The website contains a comparative international
Statistics Portal,
among other useful things.
- Statistics Canada - The official source for Canadian statistics.
- United Nations - Includes access to their online
documents.
- World Factbook - Basic information
on all the countries in the world provided by the
Central Intelligence Agency.
- World Leaders - Online directory
maintained and updated weekly by the Central Intelligence Agency.
- Worldwatch Institute - Group dedicated to an environmentally sustainable world.
Provides access to their State of the World report.
International Trade
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