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World Affairs Internet Resources
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ABCNEWS.com
Country Profiles These profiles are a browsable library of
nearly every country in the world, meant to enhance our news coverage.by providing you
background about a country’s history, culture, geography, natural resources,
government, politics, economics and demographics. Electronic African Bookworm A guide to the best African sites. Berkeley Roundtable on the International
Economy BRIE is an interdisciplinary research project that works with
academics, business leaders, and scholars from around the world to consider the real-world
interactions of technology, markets, and economies and to formulate path-breaking
positions. To search their publications databases, click here. CATO Institute The Cato Institute is a nonpartisan public policy
research foundation headquartered in Washington, D.C. that promotes individual liberty,
limited government, free markets and peace. Center for International Policy The CIP is involved with advocacy issues, human rights,
foreign policy, etc. Center for International Private Enterprise This site is designed to serve as a primary source of
information on efforts to promote economic reform, private enterprise, and democratic
consolidation around the world. CIA World Factbook Contains extensive information on countries, world
organizations, etc. CIESIN
Center for International Earth Science Information Network
(Columbia University). This is a major non-profit organization with valuable Interactive Applications for research. Country Reports On
Economic Policy and Trade Practices U.S. State Department - Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs reports. Electronic Research Collections Search the archives of the U.S. State Department. FAOSTAT Database The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the
United Nations database for the study of food supplies, population, etc. GEONet Name Server GNS provides access to the National Imagery and Mapping
Agency's database of foreign geographic feature names that has 3.5 million features. George C. Marshall Institute The George C. Marshall Institute is a
nonprofit corporation that conducts technical assessments of scientific issues with an
impact on public policy. Global Statistics
Covers country profiles (provinces and main cities) to
the highest mountains in the world, to a list of all countries in the world with their
capitals, surface area and population. Harvard Institute for International Development HIID is Harvard University's multidisciplinary center
for coordinating development assistance, training, and research on Africa, Asia, Central
and Eastern Europe, and Latin America. To search their publications, click here. Independent States in
the World U.S. State Department's list of states. Infonation InfoNation is an easy-to-use, two-step database
that allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the
Member States of the United Nations. Institute for Global Communications IGC brings Internet tools and online services to
organizations and activists working on peace, economic and social justice, human rights,
environmental protection, labor issues and conflict resolution. International Data Base (IDB)
The U.S. Census Bureau International Programs Center contains
demographic and socio-economic data and statistics for 227 countries and areas of the
world. International Development Research Centre The IDRC is a public corporation created by the Canadian
government to help communities in the developing world find solutions to social, economic,
and environmental problems through research. To search the IDRC Reports Archive,
click here. International Monetary Fund A cooperative institution of 182 countries that strive
to maintain a stable system of buying and selling currencies so that payments in foreign
money can take place between countries smoothly and without delay. Joint Libraries Information
Systems (JOLIS)
JOLIS is the Network Web catalog and is open for your use over
the Internet. It includes materials in all the World Bank and IMF Libraries. Library of Congress Country
Studies This online series of books presently contains studies
of 100 countries. Microenterprise Innovation Project A U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID)
initiative to support technical and financial assistance, research and training on best
practices in microenterprise development and finance. To search their database, click here. National Geographic Society Includes extensive geography and travel information.
To search their library, click here.
To search their INFO CENTRAL (mini-encyclopedia), click here. National Geographic Map
Machine Offers maps, flags, facts and profiles of the countries
of the world, star charts, etc. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development The OECD provides governments a setting in which to
discuss, develop and perfect economic and social policy. To search their free online
working papers, click here. Papers of the Fernand Braudel Center Contains scholarly full-text papers on world-wide,
socioeconomic topics. PEWS News Archive A newsletter from the Political Economy of the
World-System. Political Database of the Americas Provided by Georgetown University Organization of
American States. RAND Assists public policymakers, private sector leaders, and
the public at large in efforts to strengthen the nation's economy, maintain its security,
and improve its quality of life. To search RAND publications, click here. Researchers' Guide to Trade and
Sustainable Development Contains links to internet resources, including full
text of agreements where final text exists. Resource Source United Nations info on global trends, countries, etc. RRojas Databank RRojas Databank is an academic site promoting excellence
in teaching and researching economics and development, and the advancing of understanding,
learning and knowledge. To search their database, click here. Russian Regional Database This unique combination of regional data draws from
government sources and from complementary surveys showing public opinion in the regions. SCAD Database SCAD is a European bibliographical database containing
references of over 250,000 documents. Social Indicators of Development Contains the World Bank's most detailed data collection
for assessing human welfare to provide a picture of the social effects of economic
development. The database is located here. Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center ACIESIN project that provides advanced
search features. United Nations The UN Homepage. United Nations Institute for Disarmament
Research Databases on international relations and securities. United Nations Scholars' Workstation Subject coverage includes disarmament, economic and
social development, environment, human rights, international relations, international
trade, peacekeeping, and population and demography. U.S. Agency for International Development USAID is the independent government agency that provides
economic development and humanitarian assistance to advance U.S. economic and political
interests overseas. U.S. Chamber of Commerce The USCC is the world’s largest business
federation, representing nearly three million companies. U.S. Environmental Training Institute USETI is a private, non-profit organization thatpromotes sustainable development by addressing the specific environmental training needs ofindustrially developing
countries worldwide. U.S. Information Agency USIA is an independent foreign
affairs agency supporting U.S. foreign policy and national interests abroad. U.S. State Department The State department has information on global issues,
treaties, foreign affairs, etc. U.S. State Department
Background Notes Background Notes provide information on geographic
entities and international organizations and are updated periodically. The World Bank Group The World Bank offers loans, advice, and an array of
customized resources to more than 100 developing countries and countries in transition. World Development Sources Contains images and text
of over 6,000 World Bank Reports (over 500,000 pages online), the majority of which were
produced during the last six years. World Gazeteer Includes current population figures for cities, towns
and places of all countries. World History Archives A collection of world history documents. World Resources Institute
WRI supplies the United Nations, World Bank and others with
reference data. World Systems Electronic
Conferencing Network WSN is an electronic conferencing network and
information source for scholars and researchers who are studying world-systems. WSN
publishes the searchable Journal of World-Systems Research and is linked to the
World-Systems Archive. Worldwatch Institute
A leading source for policymakers and the public about emerging
global trends. World-Wide Web Virtual
Library: International Affairs A directory to resources on the Web. Yahoo: Countries Provides extensive coverage of WWW resources.
