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The
Library of Congress Global Gateway (U.S.)
Updated regularly, each country portal contains web sites for
information by subject matter |
The World Factbook (U.S.)
Select by country, includes maps, country profiles, comparative data, updated
at least monthly |
The Economist: Country Briefing (U.K.)
Data by country, updated monthly |
BBC
News (U. K.)
Data by country, updated quarterly |
NationMaster.com (Australia)
Central data source for graphically comparing nations sources such as the CIA
World Factbook, UN, and OECD |
Mapping the Global Future (U.S.)
Report of the National Intelligence Council's 2020 Project |
Global Trends 2015 (U.S.)
A dialogue abut the future with nongovernment experts |
Global Trends 2010 (U.S.)
In 1996 NIC and INSS held a series of conferences at National
Defense University to identify key global trends and their impact on major regions
and countries of the globe. This
report is the result of the conference deliberations as well as follow-on discussions. |
NIC
Conference Reports (U.S.)
Report of conferences sponsored by the NIC from 1999 to 2005 |
Mapping the Future of the Middle East (U.S.)
A report prepared for the National Intelligence Council based on a workshop held
on 16 May 2005
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Department of State (U.S.)
Current news and information by country and topic |
United Nations.org
Current news; background information |
Global
Scenarios 1998-2020 Shell Oil
Scenario planning from a major oil company |
Alternative Futures AD 2000-2025
by Walter C. Clemens Jr., Professor of political science at Boston University.
Article in the October 2000 issue of the OECD Observer, published by
the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
Country Studies
(U.S.)
Each study offers a comprehensive description and analysis of the country
or region's historical setting, geography, society, economy, political system,
and foreign policy. By the
Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress as part of the Country Studies/Area
Handbook Series sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Army between 1986 and
1998. |
Maps of the World
Offers various useful maps covering the whole world, including political maps,
travel maps and thematic maps. |
Geography IQ
Online world atlas packed with geographic, economic, political, historical
and cultural information |
ClassBrain.com
General country information, updated annually |
RAND Corporation
A nonprofit institution that works improve policy and decision making through
research and analysis, site includes some studies on countries and global topics |
Brookings Institution
A
nonprofit organization devoted to independent research
and innovative policy solutions, site includes some studies on
global topics |
The World Bank
Contains a searchable database of reports and studies on a variety of topics
and countries |
Center for Strategic
Decision Research
Papers from the annual CSDR forum, The International Workshop
on Global Security |
PBS
Commanding Heights Series (U.S.)
Economic development from 1910 to present by country or category - not updated
beyond last entry |
Federation
of International Trade Associations
Country Profiles and information portal |
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World Agriculture: Trends and Indicators (U.S.)
Annual data for 160 regions and countries on macroeconomics; consumption; factors
of production; aggregate production (value and indexes); crop production, area,
and yield and livestock production by commodity; and more |
USDA Economic Research Service (U.S.)
Data by country and product |
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World
Trade Organization Trade Profiles
Provides standard information on the
structural trade situation and trade policy measures of selected economies. |
International Monetary Fund
News and information by country and topic |
Global
Business Network: Ideas (U.S.)
A collection of insights, research, and
opinions about the forces shaping the world |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
News and research by topic or country |
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Energy Information Administration
(U.S.)
Provides data and analyses about the supply, consumption,
distribution, and price of energy in
the U.S. Also contains historical
data, forecasts (both U.S. and international), and country-specific analyses. |
World Nuclear Association
Provides links to news services and issue papers on a broad
range of topics, policy documents
and treaties, an annotated list of links to relevant sites, market reports, and
proceedings from the Association's previous annual symposiums |
OPEC, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Includes news, publications and reports, daily oil prices,
statistics, FAQs on the petroleum industry, and more. |
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National Resources Defense Council
Reports, white papers, policy analyses and other materials by NRDC’s lawyers,
scientists and analysts |
Climatic Research Unit
School of Environmental Sciences
University of East Anglia, includes climate data from various regions
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Earth Institute at Columbia University
Address issues facing the planet and its inhabitants, with particular
focus on sustainable development and the needs of the world's poor. Features
news back to 2001, reports about projects in the biological, engineering,
social, and health sciences |
World Wildlife Fund
Information on the environment -- searchable and categorized |
| Greenpeace International |
Our World Foundation (U.K.)
Nonprofit organization established to raise awareness about climate change in
order to stimulate support for the solutions - renewable energy and
energy efficiency |
European Environment Agency
State of enviroment reports by country and environmental scenario reports |
| GIS Development |
GLOBAL WARMING: Early Warning Signs
Interactive map of climate data (not updated regularly) |
ENN - Environmental News Network
Features news stories,
audio and video clips, searchable and browsable |
World Resources Institute: Earth Trends
Research reports which focus on environmental, social, and economic trends |
United Nations Environment Network
A global portal to authoritative environmental information based on themes and regions includes Environmental Profiles of countries |
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World Health Organization
Provides information about current disease outbreaks, health programs, emergencies, profiles
of health systems in member
states, links to health topics
and research tools, and publications |
USAID
Profiles of USAID program
areas (by subject and geographic area), policy reports, annual reports, and other
documents about U.S. foreign aid |
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Migration Policy Institute: Migration Information Source
Provides fresh thought, authoritative data from numerous global
organizations and governments, and global analysis of international migration
and refugee trends |
Netherlands Interdisciplinary
Demographic Institute
Historical and projected population statistics |
International
Data Base (U.S.)
U.S. Census Bureau's data bank containing statistical tables of demographic data
for 228 countries and areas of the world |
World Population in 2300
Proceedings of the United Nations
Expert Meeting on
World Population in 2300 (March 2004) |
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Political Resources on the Net
Listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with
links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around
the world |
Global Policy Forum
Includes extensive publications, documents, and data on
the United Nations, globalization, non-governmental organizations
(NGOs), international justice, sanctions, and social and economic policy |
Amnesty
International USA: Countries & Regions
Monitors the state of human rights in more than 150 countries |
Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources
Directory of country government websites and area studies |
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National Public Radio (NPR)
Contains general news and news grouped by topic including Politics
& Societyand Business |
Inter Press Service News Agency
International news |
Online Newspapers from Around the World
From the Internet Public Library |
World-Newspapers
Search by country for links to newspapers, news magazines etc. |
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| Asia |
Al
Bawaba News by Country (Middle East) |
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South-Asia.com News
by topic |
| South
Asia Network News by County/Subject |
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AsiaSource General
information & news |
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| Brazil |
Central
Bank of Brazil |
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Brazil Information on all aspects of the country |
| Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE)Social, economic, regional studies & surveys |
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Brazil Link portal on Brazilian development issues |
| Brazilian Embassy, Washington |
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| Costa Rica |
Costarica.com General
information |
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AMCHAM Costa Rican American Chamber of Commerce |
| COCORI Complete Costa Rica FAQs |
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| Cuba |
Cuba
Transition Project Institute for Cuban and Cuban American Studies, Unversity
of Miami |
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Net for Cuba
InternationalA non-profit organization site
covering all aspects of Cuban life |
| World
Assessment of Oil & Gas Fact Sheet,
Cuba, 2004 Report from USGS |
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| Czech Republic |
Czech
Republic Official government site |
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Czech News Agency News Service |
| AGRIS Agrarian www portal from Czech Univerzity of Agriculture Prague |
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Radio Prague Radio
news |
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| Europe |
Center for European Policy Analysis a
Washington, DC-based non-profit, non-partisan public policy research institute |
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European Policy Centre Independent, not-for-profit think tank,
committed to making European integration work |
| Europa Gateway
to the European Union |
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EurActiv WWW portel
for European public affairs |
| European
Union in the US EU from US perspective |
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EU business News service |
| Western European Union |
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EU Observer News service |
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| Germany |
Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology |
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Facts
About Germany Commercial site |
| Das
Deutschland - Portal Press and Information Office of the German Federal Government |
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| Greece |
Bank of Greece |
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GoGreece.com Directory of sites about Greece |
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| India |
India Image Official
Government of India Portal |
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Embassy of India in the U.S. |
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| Latin America |
Latin Focus Leading Source for Latin American Economies |
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Latin American Network Information Center |
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