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Country
Studies (Profiles, government, economics, demographics,
more) |
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Amnesty
International Report
http://web.amnesty.org/report2006/index-eng
Documents human rights abuses in 150 countries.
Look on the left of the screen for the pull-down menu for
reports on specific countries. |
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BBC
News Country Profiles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
History, politics, and economics of countries. Includes audio
and video clips from BBC archives. |
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CIA
World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Country Profiles, Reference Maps, Flags of the World |
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CountryReports.org
http://www.countryreports.org/index.aspx
Use with Firefox, not Safari.
Excellent maps and extensive information about countries
and regions.
The Lancer Library subscribes to this resource; you'll need
a password. Find it on the Library Bookmark or ask at the
library. |
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Economic
and Social Data Rankings
http://dataranking.com/index.cgi?LG=e
Ranking
of countries on the basis of statistics from a wide variety
of subject topics. |
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GeoHive:
Global Statistics
http://www.geohive.com/default1.aspx
Geopolitical data that includes population statistics and
statistics on economic factors like wealth, infrastructure,
and natural resources. |
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Infonation
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation3/menu/advanced.asp
A United Nations resource that provides extensive statistics
and allows the user to compare country data.
Country
at a Glance (part of Infonation)
General facts and a focus on environment, health, economy,
and technology |
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Library
of Congress Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
The social, economic, political, and national security systems
and institutions of countries; much information is older,
but the Country Profiles are more up-to-date. |
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Lonely
Planet
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/
Independent travel site with country overviews. |
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Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development
www.oecd.org
The “By country” tab leads to Statistical Profiles
of member countries. |
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Population
Reference Bureau
http://www.prb.org/?Section=Data_by_Country&Template=/customsource/countryprofile/countryprofile.cfm
Data on demographic, education, environment, health,
HIV/AIDS, Immigration/Migration |
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Portals
to the World
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
Links to resources compiled by The Library of Congress; search
by country and by topics. |
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United
Nations 2006 Human Development Report
http://hdr.undp.org/hdr2006/
Download the PDF file (440 pages) to browse online. |
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United
Nations Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
http://www.un.org/special-rep/ohrlls/ldc/list.htm
List
of Least Developed Countries with links to country overviews. |
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U.S.
State Department Country Pages A to Z
http://www.state.gov/misc/list/index.htm
Select
a country, then select Background Notes for a comprehensive
country profile. |
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World
Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/
Select the “Data & Research” link for national
and international statistics. |
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World
Health Org. Country Information
http://www.who.int/countries/en/
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Countries
- HIV/AIDS and Health Links |
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UNAIDS
Country Information
http://www.unaids.org/en/Regions_Countries/Countries/default.asp |
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World
Health Organization Global Health Atlas
http://www.who.int/globalatlas/predefinedReports/EFS2004/index.asp |
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Global
Health Reporting
http://www.globalhealthreporting.org/countries.asp |
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United
States Center for Disease Control Global AIDS Program
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/gap/countries/default.htm |
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World
Bank Regional HIV/AIDS Activities
http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/thematic.htm
Go to the “AIDS” link and from there select the
“Regions & Countries” link on the left. |
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Reference
books online:
Worldmark
Encyclopedia of National Economies
(through Infotrac: Gale Virtual Reference link off of library
homepage)
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