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Adherents.com
        Adherents.com is a growing collection of over 50,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations -- references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc

Background Notes
U.S. State Department
        Archive for information prior to 1/20/2001

Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning
USMC
        This site contains culturally relevant resources such as current news and analysis, maps and images, digital media debriefs, tactics, and language (Arabic, Russia, French, Spanish, Turkish, and Uzbek), which enable users to explore operational culture in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Caucasus and Central Asia, South Asia, and Africa.
            Operation Iraqi Freedom
            Operation Enduring Freedom
            Africa
            North Africa and Middle East
            Eastern Europe and Balkans
            Caucasus and Central Asia
            Russia and Former Soviet Europe
            East Asia
            Southeast Asia
            South Asia

Center for Strategic and International Studies

CIA
    Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
    CIA World Factbook
    

Correlates of War
        Datasets

Countries of the World
InfoPlease
        Country profiles include: color map; flag; official name; current ruler; land area; population; capital; largest cities; monetary unit; languages; ethnicity/race; religions; literacy rate; economy; government; and history.

Countries of the World and International Organizations: Sources of Information
Congressional Research Service

Country Analysis Briefs
Energy Information Administration

Country Briefings
The Economist

Country Profiles
BBC
        Profiles provide an "instant guide" to news, history, politics, event timelines, and economic background of world countries. Presents country overviews, basic facts, Web links, and details on leaders and media. Includes news stories and audio and video clips from the BBC archives.

Countryreports.org
        This site provides for the following categories: economy, geography, defense, government, people, communications, transportation, transnational issues, an audio version of the national anthem along with the written lyrics, along with the map, flag and local weather information and related links.

Country Studies
Library of Congress
        This website contains the on-line versions of books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army.

CountryWatch
    General Information, People & History, Economy, Agriculture, Energy, Metals, Environment.

Directory of Development Organizations
    Guide to International Organizations, Governments, Private Sector Institutions, Development Agencies, Universities, Research and Training Institutes, NGOs/PDOs, Grantmakers, Banks, Microfinance Institutions and Development Consulting Firms

 Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST)
        Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST) is a free-of-charge service for politicians, journalists, researchers and the interested public. FIRST is a joint project of the International Relations and Security Network (ISN) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

Foreign Affairs Online

Foreign Government Data Sources: Statistics Sources on the Web
University of Michigan Library

Foreign Information by Country
University of Colorado at Boulder Library

Foreign Military Studies Office Analytical Products
FMSO

GlobalEDGE: International Business Resource Desk
        Designed and developed at Michigan State University, GlobalEDGETM contains information on about 200 countries with over 2,000 online resources. It also contains an entire section devoted to providing links and resources focused on helping academicians with international business topics. Especially impressive links to international statistics sites.

Global Information System  
        Click on Client Log-In. The Global Information System is a fully on-line and keyword searchable, non-partisan, confidential data, intelligence and analysis system built up for professional use by senior policymakers, intelligence officials and military research establishments worldwide since 1972. The system is based on intelligence and analysis undertaken as a result of massive field collection (HUMINT); and on extensive research and analysis, using primary and open sources intelligence (OSINT), including considerable "open-but-difficult source" OSINT.

Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC)
  This Centre supports the international development community with information related to governance, conflict and social development.
   Topical Guides
   Document Library

Human Development Reports
United Nations

Human Rights Reports
U.S. Department of State
        Archive for information prior to 2001

INCORE (Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity)
        Country Guides
        Peace Agreements

Independent States in the World

Index of Economic Freedom
Heritage Foundation

Infonation
United Nations

International & Area Studies Digital Monographs
eScholarship
        Browse by Subject

International Data Base (IDB)
        A computerized database "containing statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world." Combines data from country sources (especially censuses and surveys) with IPC's estimates and projections to provide information dating back as far as 1950 and as far ahead as 2050 (the amount of information available for each country may vary.) Includes data such as: population, vital statistics, migration, fertility, literacy, ethnicity, religion, languages, and labor force. Census Bureau's International Progams Center.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Country Information

International Public Opinion Polls: Resources on the Internet and in Print
Columbia University

International Relations and Security Network

International Studies - Regional Studies
Air War College

Islamic Studies, Islam, Arabic, and Religion
University of Georgia

Jane's Sentinel Security Assessments 
        Contains expert analysis of the latest events and trends in political, security and military affairs and a detailed breakdown of global military and political structures on a regional basis. Each region is broken down by country with each country profile providing a detailed analysis of political, diplomatic and military capabilities.

KOSIMO/COSIMO
Heidelberg Institute of International Conflict Research
KOSIMO is the name of a database containing (at this time) 693 political conflicts from 1945 to 1999. Each conflict is coded with 28 variables.

LABORSTA Internet
International Labour Office

Military Balance  
        This provides a quantitative assessment of the world's military forces and their defense expenditure. Also has brief information and statistics regarding UN Peacekeeping operations.

Non-governmental Organizations Research Guide
Duke University

Office of International Negotiations and Regional Affairs
DoD

OFFSTATS : Official Statistics on the Web
University of Auckland
Links to official international statistics sites offering global, regional, and national statistics including demographics, economics, finance, crime, and religion.

PARLINE Database on National Parliaments
The PARLINE database contains "information on the structure and working methods of 265 parliamentary chambers in all of the 189 countries where a national legislature exists.

PARLIT Database
Search for books and articles relating to parliamentary law and practice.

Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)
Army War College

Political Risk Services  
        Provides full-text reports on over 100 countries including economic, demographic, geographic, historical, international relationships, political actors and social data as well as business-oriented forecasts.

Population Reference Bureau
        PRB analyzes complex demographic data and research to provide the most objective, accurate, and up-to-date population information in a format that is easily understood by advocates, journalists, and decision makers alike.
       
Portals to the World
Library of Congress
        Portals to the World contains selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world.

State Department
        Archive for information prior to 2001

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
        Data on Military Expenditure

Strategic Studies Institute
Army War College

Travel Document System
        TDS provides visa services for U.S. citizens for most countries for which an entry visa is required, and can also assist with visa requirements for U.S. permanent residents for many countries. TDS also expedites U.S. passports (new issues, renewals, amendments, additional pages).

United Nations
        General Assembly
        Economic And Social Council
        International Court of Justice
        Security Council
            Security Council Resolutions
        Trusteeship Council
        Secretariat
        UN Documentation Centre

US Overseas Loans and Grants [Greenbook]
The Greenbook shows a complete historical record of United States' (U.S.) foreign aid to the rest of the world by reporting all loans and grants authorized by the U.S. Government for each fiscal year. Users can access standard tables already constructed, or create custom tables and reports by selecting recipient countries, years and type of USG assistance. Data is available in either historical or constant dollars.

War, Peace and Security
Information Resource Centre, Canadian Forces College

White Papers on Defense
MERLN
        Arranged by country.

World Bank Countries and Regions

World Flag Database

World Health Organization (WHO) Country Information

World Religions (Defense Language Institute)
        Culture of the Arab World
        Culture of the Central/South Central European World
        Culture of the East Asian World
        Culture of the New Independent States
        Culture of the Russian Federation World

World Weather Information Service
World Meteorological Organization

WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources