Countries
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BBC Country Profiles
Detailed profiles from the BBC provide an instant guide to the history, politics and economic background of countries and territories. Links to news stories too.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/ 1/ hi/ country_profiles/ default.stm
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) World Factbook
The ‘World Factbook’ gives information, statistics, outline maps and flags for every country in the world.
http:/// www.cia.gov/ library/ publications/ the-world-factbook/
Eldis Regional and Country Profiles
An entry point to a huge amount of development information. Includes full text documents and links to many other sites giving detailed information and statistics.
http://www.eldis.org/ country/ index.htm
Kwintessential Country Profiles - Global Guide to Culture, Customs and Etiquette
Information on a selected number of countries: culture, business and social etiquette.
http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/ resources/ country-profiles.html
One World Country Guides
Development issues and data for many countries worldwide: poverty, human rights, migration, trade....
http://uk.oneworld.net/ guides/ countries
Political Resources on the Net
A useful site with links to information about: politics, governments, political parties, elections, official organisations and media, for countries worldwide.
http://www.politicalresources.net
World Bank Development Indicators
Search for development indicators by topic and then by country. Topics include: agriculture, aid effectiveness, economic policy, education, enrgy, environment , health, poverty, urban development and more.
http://data.worldbank.org/ indicator
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