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General
Global Issues That Affect Everyone. This web site looks into global issues such as trade, poverty and globalization, human rights, geopolitics and the environment. Analysis with over 3000 links to external articles, reports, data and web sites.
Library of Congress Country Studies. 101 countries and regions (notable omissions include Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and other Western nations, as well as a number of African nations) written and researched by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress.
Penn World Tables The Penn World Table displays a set of national accounts economic time series covering many countries. Its expenditure entries are denominated in a common set of prices in a common currency so that real quantity comparisons can be made, both between countries and over time. It also provides information about relative prices within and between countries, as well as demographic data and capital stock estimates.
United Nations The U.N. homepage.
Africa
Africa South of the Sahara. Extensive links categorized by country and topic, maintained by Karen Fung for the Electronic Technology Group, African Studies Association, USA
African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania. The website of an interdisciplinary program that offers undergraduate students an opportunity to explore the historic and cultural diversity of sub-Saharan African peoples. Extensive research links including pages on each African country, and other information on African Studies.
Congo Vision. Congo Vision est un site indépendant qui a pour objectif de contribuer à informer et à transformer les congolais par le savoir scientifique et à faire connaître au monde tout ce qui est congolais.
Index on Africa. Maintained by the Norwegian Council for Africa. See also their main page for current news on Africa from multiple sources, including from African sources.
Office of the UN Special Advisor on Africa. Extensive resources on economic development, human rights and peace throughout Africa.
Asia
Asia Pacific Policy Program at Harvard University. Extensive resources and links organized by region, country and type.
Europe
Europa. The European Union server
European State Finance Database An International Project concerned with the collection of the sources and data of European Fiscal History and their interpretation, funded in 1989-90 by the British Academy and in 1990-3 by the Economic and Social Research Council
EuroStat Statistics-central for the European Union Commission.
Information Society Website An official European Union Commission website with useful links to data and information
Latin America
Library of Congress Handbook on Latin American Studies. A multidisciplinary bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress.