Country Information
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- Basic Information
- A to Z Atlapedia Online
- Africa Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Continent
- African Writing Systems
- Aneki.com: Country Information, Regional and World Rankings
- Arab Net -- Online resource for the Arab world in the Middle East and North Africa.
- Asian Development Bank - Regions and Countries -- Information on developing countries.
- Asian Development Outlook -- A comprehensive analysis of 41 economies in Asia and the Pacific.
- Constitution Finder -- Index to constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents.
- Countries of the World -- includes information from the CIA World Fact Book, United Nations Statistical Office, The Library of Congress Country Studies, and other sources.
- Country Briefings -- Provided by The Economist with background profiles, forecast and statistics, market and currency updates, and news headlines.
- Country Profiles @ BBC -- Includes audio & video clips.
- Country Profiles @ Eldis -- Country level information: news, statistics, organisations and sectoral information.
- Country Profiles from the Library of Congress
- Country Profiles from World Trade Press
- Country Reports
- Country Studies/Area Handbook Program -- Not as current as the World Fact Book, but more detailed. Good for historical information.
- CountryWatch -- Information on 191 countries.
- EcoWorld - Countries -- Includes environmental information.
- EurasiaNet -- Provides information and analysis about political, economic, environmental and social developments in the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well as in Russia, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia.
- European Forum -- Choose country updates for reports on Eastern European Countries.
- GeoHive: Global Statistics -- A large collection of worldwide data.
- The History of Costume -- Information from the book published by Braun & Schneider - c.1861-1880. Covers historical dress from antiquity to the end of the 19th century.
- History of Nations
- INCORE Internet Country Guides -- Lists sources which have unique, relevant, and substantive content relating to ethnicity and/or conflict in the country selected.
- Infonation -- Provides the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations.
Government and Politics, Economy and Development, In-Country Information Resources, and Travel/Tours
- Latin American Network Information Center -- Contains a country directory, subject directory and search capabilities.
- LookLex -- Encyclopaedia and travel guides for North Africa and the Middle East.
- NationMaster -- Statistics that can be used to compare countries.
- Nations of the World -- Guide to laws.
- One World-Nations Online -- Most sites listed originate in the respective country.
- Patterns of Global Terrorism -- Information from the State Department.
- Political Database of the Americas -- Documentary and statistical political information on Latin America.
- Political Resources on the Net -- Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media, etc. Sorted by country.
- PopPlanet - Country Profiles on Population, Health & Environment -- Selected Countries.
- Portals to the World -- Collection of links selected by Library of Congress subject experts.
- Story of Africa
- Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory -- Guide to official tourism information.
- UNdata -- Searches over 55 million records.
- U.S. Department of State Background Notes -- provides information on geographic entities and international organizations.
- United States Portal
- World Anthem Database -- Lyrics to National Anthems of Countries.
- World Atlas
- World Bank Group Regions and Countries -- Extensive economic data on over 100 developing nations and six regions of the world.
- World Fact Book -- CIA publication.
- World Gazetteer
- World in Figures -- Statistical information for all countries.
- World Leaders -- CIA publication, includes the date for last update.
- World Statesmen -- List of the heads of state and heads of government for all countries and territories, current and historical. Includes flag history. Also lists the leaders of international, religious, and governmental organizations.
- Flags
- Flags of All Countries -- Includes links to more information about the country.
- Flags of the American Revolution
- U.S. Flag -- Includes history and state flags.
- World Flag Database
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