Africa Guide
http://www.africaguide.com/culture/index.htm
Brief cultural overview of various counties in Africa.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Africa Recovery--UN
http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/afrec/
The Library and Publications Division of the United Nations Department of Public Information has recently begun providing major excerpts of its quarterly periodical Africa Recovery via the web. The publication tracks economic and social development issues in Africa. The latest issue (July 1997) contains articles on Congolese reconstruction, the 33rd Summit of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the recent G-7 Summit, and the recent Africa Governance Forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (UN Special Initiative). Articles are mostly concise news summaries. There are also sections on upcoming and recent conferences and pertinent books, as well as the features Africa in Brief and Under the Baobob Tree, which highlights a single African issue.
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Africa Research Central
http://www.africa-research.org/
Historically, researchers in Europe and the US have had difficulty finding updated information on primary source African collections. African Research Central, hosted by California State University at San Bernardino, seeks to bridge this information gap by offering centralized and frequently updated information on primary source collections, as well as publicizing the needs of the repositories and suggesting a plan of action for concerned researchers. The site is divided into three sections: The Repositories, For Researchers, and For Repository Professionals. The first section serves as a gateway to the archives, libraries, and museums with important collections of African primary sources. The emphasis is on Africa, but European and North American institutions are also listed. Information for institutions includes contact information, access conditions, publications, references, and a preservation wish list. The second section includes a Researcher's Questionnaire and information on how academics can contribute to the preservation of African sources. The Repository Professionals section invites archivists to update information on repositories or add new ones and publicize their preservation needs and desires. Both of the latter sections also offer related links. Future plans for the site include a searchable database, an expanded repository list, and a section for educators. Source: Scout Report for the Social Sciences, July 14, 1998.
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Africa South of the Sahara (Stanford University)
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guide.html
An excellent compilation of "selected internet resources". Offers topics vs. region buttons. Compiled by Karen Fung, African Studies Association, USA, Electronic Technology Group.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Africa Web Links
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/WWW_Links.html
A compilation provided by the University of Pennsylvania African Studies Program.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

African Issues
http://usinfo.state.gov/af/
Compilation of resources by the U.S. Department of State Office of International Information Programs.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

African Studies Internet Resources (Columbia University)
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/Africa/
An on-going compilation of electronic bibliographic resources and research materials on Africa available on the global Internet, created under the purview of the African Studies Department of Columbia University Libraries. Electronic resources from Africa are organized by region and country. All materials are arranged to encourage an awareness of authorship, type of information, and subject. The scope of the collection is research-oriented, but it also provides access to other gopher and web sites with different or broader missions. Among the many selected resources on these pages are:

African Studies WWW (University of Pennsylvania)
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.html
One of the best African Studies Sites supported by the African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania, Prof. Sandra T. Barnes, Director .
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Al-Bawaba ("The Gateway" in Arabic)
http://www.albawaba.com/
A new bi-lingual Middle Eastern portal (based in Jordan) and its online information database. We supply information on the Middle Eastern economy and business sectors, along with politics, tourism, culture, legal issues, health, entertainment and sports.  News items, in-depth reports and analysis on all these topics are undertaken daily, and incorporated into our database.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

AllAfrica.Com
http://allafrica.com/
Welcome to allAfrica.com, incorporating Africa News Online. Everyday we post hundreds of stories from more than 70 African publications -- and we're adding new features regularly.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Altapaedia Online
http://www.atlapedia.com/index.html
Atlapedia Online contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on every country of the world. Each country profile provides facts and data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history and economy making it ideal for personal or family education and students of all ages.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

The Americas
http://usinfo.state.gov/wh/
A compilation of resources by the U.S. Department of State Office of Internataional Information Programs.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Amnesty International Annual Reports
http://www.amnesty.org/ailib/aireport/index.html
Includes all reports from 1993 to date. Paper copies are also available in both the MSU Main Library and the DCL Library. Check Magic for holdings.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Amnesty International Library
http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbrlibraryhome
Provides links to recent reports and to AI reports by country, region, and by theme.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Aneki.com
Country Information, Regional and World Rankings
http://www.aneki.com/
Information for aneki.com is derived from United Nations’ agencies and the CIA World Factbook. “Aneki.com is an independent, privately operated website based in Montreal, Canada.” Country information, regional and world rankings are provided. You can browse by world regions, categories (economic, social, etc.), or by lists (richest, cleanest, most populous, etc.). If you select a region, the number of countries in that region is displayed along with the region’s total population, and its percentage of the world’s population. There is a link to a map of the region and to the lists in which the region is included. You can drill down to an individual country for more in depth information. If you select a category to browse, you will find links to various ranked lists (i.e., under economic you find most polluted and cleanest etc.). Source: Law Resource Exchange, Nov. 18, 2002.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/
http://www.state.gov/www/global/human_rights/drl_religion.html
The Annual Report to Congress on International Religious Freedom by the U.S. Department of State describes the status of religious freedom in each foreign country, and government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations and individuals, and U.S. policies to promote religious freedom around the world. It is submitted in compliance with P.L. 105-292 (105th Congress) and is cited as the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Arabic Media Internet Network (AMIN)
http://www.amin.org
Provides extensive links to Arab news media sources. In English and Arabic.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

ArabNet
http://www.arab.net
Pulls together approximately 2000 web sites focusing on both countries (Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Dhibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudia Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, and Yemen) and Arabic topics of interest and/or "the Arab point of view" on various international relations topics.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Asia Foundation
http://www.asiafoundation.org
This website describes organizational activities and current programs throughout Asia. Also provides information related to hot topics in the region. Current online resources include:

ASIANOW
http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/index.html
A joint venture of the editors of CNN, Time, and AsiaWeek, this site serves as a very useful portal for breaking Asian news, analysis, and commentary. The homepage features the latest major stories from throughout the region, with links to articles in Time and AsiaWeek, video and audio content from CNN, and special features. The site is further divided into five regional sections, each of which offers region-specific content organized in the same manner as the main page. Sections on business, weather, sports, travel, and entertainment are also included. Source: Scout Report, October 1, 1999.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Asia Society
http://www.asiasociety.com/
A tremendous resource for information about Asia and Asian America. Be sure to check out the many publications and web links. Some of the publications are also available on the Columbia International Affairs Online database.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

AsiaSource
http://www.asiasource.org/
This web site seeks to provide timely, reliable, unbiased info on the cultural, economic and political scenes of Asia. From turmoil in East Timor to missile testing in North Korea to Japanese art resources.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Asia Studies WWW Virtual Library
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html
Currently, the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library relies on cataloging and information-filtering work of 32 editors situated in all parts of the world. It lists and anotates over 6,700 specialist information systems world-wide. All links are inspected and evaluated before being added to this Virtual Library. Sponsored by the Australia National University, Canberra.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Asian Continent Information Resources
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~caplab/asiavl/WWWVL-AsianCont.html
Sponsored by Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
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Asian Pacific Studies Subject Oriented Bibliographies
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLAsian/VLBibl.html
Edited by Dr T.Matthew Ciolek. Part of Asian Studies WWW VL and Pacific Studies WWW VL. This page lists select thematic bibliographies of value/use to researchers in Asian and Pacific Studies. It is partially based on materials from the now defunct "Clearinghouse for Asian Studies & Social Sciences Subject-Oriented Bibliographies."
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Asian Studies Network Information Center (ASNIC)
http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic.html
Managed by the Center and Department of Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. ASNIC's main objective is to assist UT students, faculty members, scholars, and other Asianists in finding information on the Internet regarding Asia and Asian Studies programs.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Asian Studies Syllabi
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~asia/syll/
Hosted by H-Net's Asia Pacific Network, this collection of syllabi contains graduate, survey, and thematic courses in Asian Studies. Topics include: Comparative Regional Development in Europe and East Asia; History of East Asia; Women in East Asia; The History of Modern Japan; Pakistan: Islamic Frontier, The Rise of Modern China; and Vietnam: Revolution in Full Circle. Source: Scout Report for the Social Sciences, February 24, 1998.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Asian Updates by the Asia Society
http://www.asiasociety.org/publications/asianupdates.html
The Asia Society, a nonpofit educational institution charged with improving "communication between Americans and the peoples of Asia and the Pacific," provides these background papers on Asia and US-Asia relations. The four currently-available updates discuss such topics as Philippine economic and political reform, the 1997 Sino-American summit, the 1997 Korean elections, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Authors include David Shambaugh, Chaibong Hahm, and Robert A. Scalapino. Forthcoming Updates will cover South and Central Asia. Source: Scout Report, January 2, 1998.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Asiaweek Online
http://www.asiaweek.com/
Reporting on the New Asia.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Association for Asian Studies
http://www.aasianst.org/
The Association for Asian Studies (AAS)---the largest society of its kind in the world---is a scholarly, non-political, non-profit professional association open to all persons interested in Asia. It seeks through publications, meetings, and seminars to facilitate contact and an exchange of information among scholars to increase their understanding of East, South, and Southeast Asia. It counts among its members scholars, business people, diplomats, journalists, and interested lay persons. The web site contains numerous links to useful sites.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

BBC News Country Profiles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries. They also include audio and video clips from the BBC archives.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Bosnia and Herzegovina Web Links
http://www.usip.org/library/regions/bosnia.html
The United States Institute of Peace has provided this compilation of inks by topical area to resources at the research level that provide substantive content on the reconstruction and reconciliation efforts outlined in the Dayton Accords, as well as to opportunities to interact on the Internet with people in and from the Balkan region.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

British Studies Web
http://library.wichita.edu/wess/britst.html
Sponsored by the ACRL Western European Studies Section.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

BUBL Country Studies
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/linkbrowse.cfm?menuid=3172
Strathcylde University in Glasgow, Scotland identifies, describes, and catalogues substantive country information sites on the web.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Canadian Information by Subject
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/caninfo/ecaninfo.htm
Canadian Information By Subject is an information service developed by the National Library of Canada to provide links to information about Canada from Internet resources around the world. The subject arrangement is in the form of a "Subject Tree", based on the structure of the Dewey Decimal Classification system. This service is updated regularly and is constantly developing and expanding. Be sure to check back often to see the latest additions.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Canadian Politics on the Web
http://polisci.nelson.com/canpol.html
Here you will find annotated links to literally hundreds of sites on the Internet that can help you with your research on Canadian politics and government. Many connections are provided to full-text documents as well as to useful graphs and maps. Have a browse and see what resources are available.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Canadian Social Research Links
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Canadian Studies: A Guide to the Sources
http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/blackwell.html
This bibliographic essay originally appeared as "Canadian Studies: A Core Collection," CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 35 (September 1997): 71-84, and was revised in June 1999 for the International Council for Canadian Studies World Wide Web Service. Written by John D. Blackwell, Research Officer, St. Francis Xavier University, & Laurie C.C. Stanley-Blackwell, Department of History, St. Francis Xavier University.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

The Causes of Conflict and the Promotion of Durable Peace and Sustainable Development in Africa: Secretary General's Report to the United Nations Security Council 16 April 1998 [frames]
http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/afrec/sgreport/index.html
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, in reply to a request by the UN Security Council, has produced this report on the causes and possible solutions to the endemic conflict in Africa. "By not averting these colossal human tragedies [as in Rwanda, Somalia and Liberia], African leaders have failed the peoples of Africa; the international community has failed them; the United Nations has failed them.... The United Nations stands ready to play its part. So must the world. So must Africa." The report first analyzes the historical, internal, external, and economic causes of the problem, and then proceeds to make recommendations with respect to arms trafficking, sanctions, refugees, development assistance, and international business practices. Source: Scout Report, April 24, 1998.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Center for International Policy's Colombia Project
http://www.ciponline.org/colombia/
The Center for International Policy offers a comprehensive source of information and analysis about peaceful efforts to end Colombia's conflict and the United States' increasing military involvement.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Center for International Policy's Cuba Project
http://www.ciponline.org/cuba/index.htm
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
http://www.isp.msu.edu/clacs/
A compilation of web links by the Michigan State University Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS).
(Last checked 07/05/05)

Center for Middle Eastern Studies
http://link.lanic.utexas.edu/menic/
Sponsored by the University of Texas, Austin.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Central Europe Online
http://www.einnews.com/centraleurope/
A service of The European Internet Network, Inc. (EIN), the fastest-growing Internet company in Europe. Covers breaking news in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary andSlovenia.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

China Bibliography : Collection of Resources
http://hua.umf.maine.edu/China/bibtxt2.html
Courtesy of Marilyn Shea, Department of Psychology, University of Maine at Farmington.
(Last checked 01/26/04)

China News Digest
http://www.cnd.org
The Cyberspace Info Center for Chinese and Friends Worldwide.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Chinese Cultural Studies: Bibliographical Guide
http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/chinbib.html
Created by Paul Halsall of Brooklyn College, this site is organized by subject, including Classic Chinese Sources in Translation, Gender, Chinese Women, Philosophy and Religion, and Movies Addressing Chinese History and Culture. Historical texts are divided into periods, from the Zhou Dynasty to Post-Mao China. A Guide to Chinese Philosophical Texts for Inclusion in Introductory Courses is also featured.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Chinese History and Culture: A Sampling of Resources
http://hua.umf.maine.edu/China/bibtxt3.html
List of approximately 300 books, theses, and dissertations on Chinese history and culture. Most references are 1983-. The bibliography is arranged by author. Courtesy of Marilyn Shea, Department of Psychology, University of Maine at Farmington.
(Last checked 01/26/04)

Chinese Military Power
http://www.comw.org/cmp/
A compendium of online resources about Chinese military policies and capabilities. Provided by the Project on Defense Alternatives
(Last checked 07/05/07)

CIA World Factbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Produced annually by the CIA, this highly acclaimed reference contains important CIA data on every country from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, including recent international disputes, natural resources, environment, population, inflation rates, agriculture, industries, defense, literacy rates, religions, and more. Key data is grouped under geography, people, government, economy, communications, and defense forces. Maps. In addition to the updating of information, the following changes have been made in this edition of The World Factbook. There is a new 'country profile' on the Southern Ocean. The name Wake Atoll has been officially changed back to Wake Island. There are new entries on Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Telephones - main lines in use, and Telephones - mobile cellular. The Background entry, which was introduced in the 1999 edition, has now been completed for over 200 countries. The terms and abbreviations used in the Environment-current issues entry are now explained in the Notes and Definitions section of the prefatory material.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

CNN.Com World News
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Council for European Studies
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ces/
Check out the links section for academic research centers focusing on European Studies as well as other related resources.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Countries, Territories, and Principalities
http://www.martindalecenter.com/Countries.html
A compilation of resources from Martindale's The Reference Desk.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Country Commercial Guides
http://www.export.gov/mrktresearch/index.asp
Country Commercial Guides (CCGs) are prepared annually by U.S. embassies with the assistance of several U.S. government agencies. These reports present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic, political and market analysis. The CCGs were established by recommendation of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), a multi-agency task force, to consolidate various reporting documents prepared for the U.S. business community. The U.S. Department of Commerce posts CCGs on their Market Research Library database as they are released. Select the country commercial guide option from the report type field and choose your favorite country.
1996 to 2001 country commercial guides are available in an archive.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Country Indicators for Foreign Policy
http://www.carleton.ca/cifp/
The CIFP project, initiated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and Carleton University Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, represents an on-going effort to identify and assemble statistical information conveying the key features of the economic, political, social and cultural environments of countries around the world.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Country Links A-Z
http://www.d.umn.edu/~jvileta/ibr/ibr_a.html
A compilation of web links courtesy of the University of Minnesota - Duluth Libraries.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Country Profiles (ELDIS)
http://www.eldis.org/go/country-profiles
This new briefing service from ELDIS (Electronic Development and Environment Information System) offers access to a large amount of informative material on individual countries. The heart of this material will be multiple documents providing sectoral profiles of Agriculture, Environment, Economics, Gender, Politics, Education, and Health. Other resources include links to current news, maps, statistics, CIA and IMF country profiles, industrial and trade profiles, and human rights records.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Country Profiles (UK)
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?
pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365
The following Country Profiles have been prepared by FCO desk officers and aim to provide a general overview of the country concerned. They include information on the country's recent history, recent political developments, relations with the international community and bilateral political and commercial relations with the UK, as well as links to other relevant pages on the FCO website. Courtesy of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Country Profiles from the New Internationalist
http://www.newint.org/concept3/profile.htm
Not only do you get a quick overview of the political and economic situation, but also a concise description of the literacy level, position of women, self-reliance, life expectancy, income distribution and level of freedom. So if you've always been curious about the countries of the world, here's the perfect resource compiled by the Third World Institute.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Country Reports (OECD)
http://www.oecd.org/infobycountry/0,2646,en_2649_201185_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
Please note that most OECD documents pertain to all 30 Member countries and therefore won't be listed under the individual countries below. Only OECD documents focused entirely on a particular country, notably the "Country Surveys/Reviews/Guides" can be found here. Tip: you may want to chose a topic or department before choosing a country.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices
Clinton: http://www.state.gov/www/issues/economic/trade_reports/index.html
The U.S. Department of State has just released the 1997 edition of country reports on economic policy and trade practices for 77 countries, customs territories, and custom unions around the world. Each report contains nine sections:

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, 1993 to date
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/hr/c1470.htm
These reports are issued to meet a statutory requirement of the U.S. Department of State, and cover countries that receive US foreign aid, as well as many countries that do not. The reports are produced by US embassies around the world, in collaboration with various State Department offices; they inform policy making and diplomatic decisions, among other activities. This major annual series of documents is watched closely by journalists, diplomats, and policy makers. Earlier annual reports are also available.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

CountryReports.com
http://www.emulateme.com/
Motto: "Eradicate Conflict by Increasing Cultural Awareness". Provides information on countries such as anthems, flags, maps, history, weather, geography, government and economic Information.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

CrisisWeb: Online Systems of the International Crisis Group
http://www.crisisweb.org/
Covers breaking news and reports about crises in Africa, Asia, and the Balkans. The International Crisis Group (ICG) is a private, multinational organisation committed to strengthening the capacity of the international community to anticipate, understand and act to prevent and contain conflict. ICG's approach is grounded in field research. Teams of political analysts based on the ground in countries at risk of crisis, gather information from a wide range of sources, assess local conditions and produce regular analytical reports containing practical recommendations targeted at key international decision-takers.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Cuba in Transition: Volume 7:
Papers and Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE) [.pdf]
http://lanic.utexas.edu:80/la/cb/cuba/asce/cuba7/
UT-LANIC
http://lanic.utexas.edu:80/
The Latin American Network Information Center at the University of Texas has placed on its site the full text of the ASCE conference proceedings from its August 7-9, 1997 meeting in Miami, Florida. Over 40 papers delivered at the conference are presented in .pdf format. Paper topics include "The Cuban Economy in Mid-1997," "The Political Economy of Trade Sanctions: The Case of Cuba," and "Social Forces and the Politics of Transition: Lessons from the Cuban Experience," among others. Several of the papers are in Spanish. Source: Scout Report for the Social Sciences, June 16, 1998.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

CubaWeb
http://www.cubaweb.cu/
The CubaWeb is the clearinghouse for everything you want to know about doing business with the Republic of Cuba, especially in a post-embargo or post-Castro Cuba. The Business Library contains U.S. laws and legislation dealing with Cuba, Cuban foreign investment laws, Cuban history, news, financial and trade information, maps, demographics and other resources for people interested in doing business in Cuba. The Culture Library has everything you want to know about Cuban culture: art, history, music, food, literature, sports. You can even download photographs of Cuba from the Culture Library.
(Last checked 04/12/04)

Digital Librarian's Africana Resources
http://www.digital-librarian.com/africana.html
Margaret Vail Anderson's choice of the best on the web.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Documents on Mexican Politics (Alex López-Ortiz, Univ. of Waterloo)
http://db.uwaterloo.ca/~alopez-o/polind.html
Scholarly, business-oriented, and popular press articles and other papers relating to Mexican politics, arranged by broad topic area.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific, 1999
http://www.unescap.org/drpad/publication/survey1999/index.htm
Contains data on economic and social developments, financing for development and others.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific, 2000
http://www.unescap.org/drpad/publication/survey2000/index.htm
Contains data on economic and social developments, financing for development and others.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific, 2001
http://www.unescap.org/drpad/publication/survey2001/index.htm
Contains data on economic and social developments, financing for development and others.
(Last checked 07/05/05)

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific, 2002
http://www.unescap.org/drpad/publication/survey2002/index.htm
Contains data on economic and social developments, financing for development and others.
(Last checked 07/05/05)

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific, 2003
http://www.unescap.org/drpad/publication/survey2003/index.htm
Contains data on economic and social developments, financing for development and others.
(Last checked 07/05/05)

Economic Commission for Africa
http://www.uneca.org/
Has an excellenct collection of news sources from around Africa, as well as information about the organization's activities, and information on its library and publications, including:

Economist.Com Country Briefings
http://www.economist.com/countries/
Provides articles, background profiles, forecast and statistics from The Economist Intelligence Unit, market and currency updates, news headlines and links.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

The Education for All 2000 Assessment: Country Reports
http://www2.unesco.org/wef/countryreports/home.html
Sponsored by the World Education Forum and UNESCO, the Education for All (EFA) 2000 Assessment is an extraordinarily in-depth evaluation of basic education in some 180 countries. The substantial report posted for each country contains data and analysis concerning fundamental issues of education, including statistics on enrollment, literacy, educational levels of teachers, and academic and vocational education; as well as an overall evaluation of early childhood, primary, and secondary instruction; and much more. Eventually, the reports will be listed by region and a search engine will be available; currently though, users must browse by country. More countries's reports are to be added as they are completed. Source: Scout Report, February 11, 2000.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Electronic Journal of Africana Bibliography (EJAB)
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/proj/ejab/
Provided by John Howell, International Studies Bibliographer at the University of Iowa Libraries, "EJAB is a refereed online journal of bibliographies on any aspect of Africa, its peoples, their homes, cities, towns, districts, states, countries, regions, including social, economic sustainable development, creative literature, the arts, and the Diaspora." The site currently has three bibliographies: Guides, Collections and Ancillary Materials to African Archival Resources in the US; Foreign Periodicals on Africa; and Medical/Health Periodicals and Books on Africa. Combined, they contain over 2100 entries. Anyone studying Africa will undoubtedly find numerous important resources. Source: Scout Report for the Social Sciences, September 23, 1997.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Encyclopedia of the Orient
Encyclopaedia of the Orient
http://i-cias.com/e.o/index.htm
Edited by Tore Kjeilen, a Norwegian scholar, the Encyclopaedia of the Orient is an online reference work that provides information on North Africa and the Middle East, encompassing all cultures and nations from "Mauritania in the west and Iran in the east, Turkey in the north and Sudan in south." The encyclopedia, which is updated weekly, contains 500 compendious entries, from Abadan to Zurvanism, comprised of original articles, photographs, graphics, music clips, and pronunciation clips. Users may search the encyclopedia by keyword or browse the entries via the alphabetical index. Source: Scout Report, January 26, 1999.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

Erik Herron's Guide to Politics in East Central Europe and Eurasia
http://www.ku.edu/~herron/
This collection of links is intended to facilitate research on political and economic developments in the post-communist states of Central and Eastern Europe. It is updated regularly to include sites that provide useful information in English and the languages of the region.
(Last checked 07/05/07)

EurasiaNet.Org
http://www.eurasianet.org/
EurasiaNet provides information and analysis about political, economic, environmental and social developments in the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus (Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan), as well as in Russia, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia. The web site also offers additional features, including newsmaker interviews, book reviews and a discussion forum. An excellent source for very current political/foreign policy issues in the region. Based in New York and operated by the Central Eurasia Project of the Open Society Institute, EurasiaNet advocates open and informed discussion of issues that concern countries in the region. The web site presents a variety of perspectives on contemporary developments, utilizing a network of correspondents based both in the West and in the region.
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European Parliament News
http://www.europarl.eu.int/news/public/default_en.htm
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European Research Papers Archive (ERPA)
http://eiop.or.at/erpa/
ERPA, the European Research Papers Archive, provides a common interface for searching a database of online working papers relevant to European integration. Contributors to the archive include the Robert Schuman Centre of the Academy of European Law at the European University Institute, the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, the Jean Monnet Working Papers Series at Harvard Law School, and the European Communities Studies Association-Austria. Users can select either a short form to search recent additions to the archive or a long form to either or to also access the many advanced search options, including full-text searches.
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The European Union in the US [Frames]
http://www.eurunion.org/
Developed by the European Commission's American Offices of Press and Public Affairs, this site provides easy access to information about the European Union, its fifteen member states, and the EU's relationship with the US. The site posts the latest EU news, profiles the EU and its member states, provides information on important EU policies and issues, indexes documents on the EU-US partnership, links users to EU-related information resources, and provides full-text publications, including EURECOM, the monthly newsletter of the EU, as well as selected articles from Europe, the magazine of the EU. Source: Scout Report of the Social Sciences, December 31, 1998.
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Far Eastern Economic Review Interactive Edition
http://www.feer.com/
Published since 1946, the Review is the world authority on Asian current affairs, business, economies and investment. Our Web site contains many of the Review's key stories each week, as well as live market information from Dow Jones Telerate, details of the Review's products and services and many other useful information resources. We have an on-line subscription service and a search & archive facility.
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FindLaw's Country Reports
http://www.findlaw.com/12international/countries/index.html
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For the Record 1997: The UN Human Rights System
http://www.hri.ca/fortherecord1997/
Produced by Human Rights Internet (HRI), this six volume report provides a country-by-country overview of human rights issues with links to relevant UN documents. The first volume includes an introduction, an appendix of UN bodies and mechanisms, a discussion of methodological and technical issues, and notes on major developments in the United Nations human rights system during 1997. The remaining volumes contain individual country reports, grouped by region. Each report contains links to treaties and reports to treaty bodies on a number of key topics. These include: Land and People; Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; Civil and Political Rights; Discrimination against Women; and Rights of the Child. Additional resources at the site include an internal search engine. Source: Scout Report, June 19, 1998.
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Fourth World Documentation Project (Center For World Indigenous Studies)
http://www.cwis.org/
The full texts of over 500 essays, position papers, resolutions, organizational information, treaties, U.N. documents, speeches, and declarations on the Fourth World. "Fourth World" is defined as "Nations forcefully incorporated into states which maintain a distinct political culture but are internationally unrecognized." The items can be searched by keyword or browsed by topic.
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French Studies Web
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ala/alawess/index.html
The WESS French Studies Web provides annotated links to scholarly web resources and also includes sites of particular interest to librarians specializing in Western Europe. We do not strive for exhaustiveness. Where possible, links to hig h-quality, scholarly meta-sites are given. Selection Criteria. To be included in the Wess French Studies Web, a site must: be updated on a regular basis and should indicate date of last revision; include author name(s) and, where possible, affiliation; conform to copyright laws (i.e. appropriate attributions, no plagiarized material, etc.) Geographical Coverage. France, and the francophone regions in Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, North Africa, Sub Saharan Africa, North America and the Caribbean. Sponsored by the ACRL Western European Specialists Section.
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German Studies Web
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~wess/
The German Studies Web is designed to provide access to scholarly resources in German Studies, including all German-speaking countries. The resources organized here have undergone a selection and evaluation process. If needed, annotations have been provided augmenting the research value of these resources to scholars. Sponsored by the ACRL Western European Specialists Section.
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Governments on the WWW
http://www.gksoft.com/govt/
Comprehensive database of governmental institutions on the World Wide Web: parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations, central banks, multi-governmental institutions etc. Includes also political parties. Online since June 1995. Contains more than 15000 entries from more than 220 countries and territories as of May 2000. Frequently updated. Compiled by Gunnar Anzinger.
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Great Britain Studies Page
http://gort.ucsd.edu/sdunlap/ssh-grb.html
Sponsored by the ACRL Western European Specialists Section.
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Gulf/2000 Project
http://gulf2000.columbia.edu/
Located at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, the Gulf/2000 Project was established as a service to scholars, journalists, and others who have a professional association with the Persian Gulf. This metasite is a continuation of the Project's mission, offering numerous classified links to news and reference sources for each of the eight nations that comprise the region. For each country, users will find a map and links for general background information, government, what's new, newspapers, demography, human rights, oil/ energy and commerce, and selected books for purchase. The general reference section of the site contains additional links to general sites in these categories as well as strategic issues sites and libraries. An internal search engine is provided, and a discussion board is under construction. While probably offering little that is new to the Web-savvy scholar of the Gulf Region, this site will serve as a useful supplement to university or secondary school courses.
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Harvard University Asia Pacific Policy Program
http://www.ap.harvard.edu/
Courtesy of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. The site features maps, "best sites," and country profiles of China, Japan, India, and beyond, in addition to a webliography of regional resources with economic, political, and news media information.
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Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI)
A paper indexing tool published by the University of California, Los Angeles. Lists annually by subject and author articles, documents, reviews, bibliographies, original literary works, and other items appearing in nearly 250 journals published throughout the world which regularly contain information about Latin America. Also indexed are leading journals treating the United States-Mexico border region and Hispanics in the United States. Vol. 1 (1970-74) to date. Located in Main Library Reference under the call number Z1605 .H5 1995. Look in the Indexes and Abstracts section.

HLAS Online (Handbook of Latin American Studies)
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/
A bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, the multidisciplinary Handbook alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities. Each year, more than 130 academics from around the world choose over 5,000 works for inclusion in the Handbook. Continuously published since 1935, the Handbook offers Latin Americanists an essential guide to available resources. Updated monthly, HLAS Online provides rapid, comprehensive access to future, current, and retrospective volumes of the Handbook. [Note: A paper version of HLAS is available in the Social Sciences/Humanities Reference unit under the call number Z1601 .H23. The most recent volumes are in the Indexes and Abstracts Section, older volumes are in the regular reference section.]
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H-LatAm Resources
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~latam/resources.html
Contains archives, bibliographies, syllabi, and links to additional resources.
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H-Net Africa
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~africa/
H-AFRICA is the H-Net discussion list dealing with the culture and history of the continent of Africa. Resources include links to academic programs focusing on Africa, an events database, documents and essays of current interest, reports on recent Africanist conferences and meetings, as well as numerous links to other web sites on Africa.
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H-Net Asia-Pacific Network
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~asia/
The Asia-Pacific Network hosts three discussion lists (H-Asia, H-Japan, H-Anzau) and their logs and threads, announcements, reviews, and links to e-journals. Numerous links to other web sites on Asia and the Pacific as well. Source: Scout Report for the Social Sciences, February 24, 1998.
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Human Rights in China
http://www.hrichina.org/
Created in 1989, Human Rights in China is one of the major sources of information on human rights conditions in the People's Republic of China. The site offers press releases, reports, articles from its quarterly journal, China Rights Forum, organizational work reports, educational materials, action ideas and related links. In addition, the site covers a number of topics, including political prisoners and dissent, legal reform, freedom of association, women's rights, workers' rights, children's rights, and human rights education. The entire site is also available in Chinese.
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Human Rights Report 2001
http://www.hrw.org/wr2k1/
Human Rights Watch releases its eleventh annual review of human rights practices around the globe. Reflecting extensive investigative work, World Report 2001 examines positive and negative developments in 70 countries. Source: USA Today Hot Site, December 11, 2000.
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Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/
Provides hot news and summaries of reports on various countries around the world.
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Iberian Studies Web
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wess/iber/
The Iberian Studies Web is designed to provide access to scholarly resources in Iberian Studies (for Spain, Portugal and Andorra). We do not strive for exhaustiveness but rather for quality. The resources organized here have undergone a selection and evaluation process. If needed, annotations have been provided augmenting the research value of these resources to scholars. Sponsored by the ACRL Western European Specialists Section.
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Index On Africa
http://www.afrika.no/index/
A comprehensive guide to resources on Africa on the Net, sorted by country, subjects and news sources. Also provides a Daily news digest (Mon-Fri), from news sources in Africa as well as a free online subscription to the e-mail version of the daily news digest. Sponsored by the Norwegian Council for Africa.
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Indonesia : Society and Culture WWW Virtual Library
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/IndonPages/WWWVL-Indonesia.html
Michael Laffan, ed. Sponsored by the Australia National University, Canberra.
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Information Please Countries of the World
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108121.html
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Inside China Today
http://www.einnews.com/china/
A service of the European Information Network, Inc., based in Prague, Czech Republic. Delivers the latest news on China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, including several other important and very useful features such as in-depth-analyses.
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International Affairs Resources: WWW Virtual Library
http://www.etown.edu/vl/
An awesome collection of web page links made available by Elizabethtown College, Department of Political Science.
This section of the WWW Virtual Library presents about 2200 useful selected links in a range of international affairs topics, annotated to initiate and facilitate your networking among sites of interest to you. These sites were chosen because of long-term value, and are described only in general terms because of the typically rapid change in content.
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International Crisis Group
http://www.icg.org/home/index.cfm
The International Crisis Group (ICG) is an independent, non-profit, multinational organisation, with over 100 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.
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International Monetary Fund Country Info
http://www.imf.org/external/country/index.htm
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International Monetary Fund Staff Country Reports
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/CAT/scr.cfm
Provides full text reports in pdf on financial conditions in various individual countries.
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International Studies Association
Directory of Internet Resources
http://www.isanet.org/netsources.html
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Internet Country Guides (INCORE)
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries/index.html
The Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity, a joint initiative of the University of Ulster and the United Nations University, has recently updated its Internet Country Guides to include: Colombia, Sudan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Kosovo. These guides provide information about internet resources on conflict and ethnicity specific to particular countries and regions. Over the last year, the site has expanded from 18 to 33 sites in Africa, Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Latin America..
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Internet Guide for China Studies
Libraries and Library Resources for Chinese Studies
http://www.uni-kiel.de:8080/ORIENTALISTIK/netguide/netguide.htm
China WWW Virtual Library--Internet Guide for China Studies (ICGS)
http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/
Maintained by Matthias Kaun from Kiel University, Germany, this new addition to the China WWW Virtual Library: Internet Guide for China Studies offers detailed information on libraries in East Asia and East Asian libraries in general, and information in all fields of East Asian library resources available on the Internet. Users will find annotated links to libraries, library associations and book dealers in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Australia, the USA and Europe. Additional resources include links to journals and newsletters as well as notices of new conferences in the field. Future plans for the library annotations include information on their holdings, collecting priorities, and cataloging systems. The internal search engine covers both the Library section and the IGCS main site. Scout Report for the Social Sciences, June 30, 1998.
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Internet Resources for Latin America
http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia/
A massive bibliographic guide by Molly Malloy, New Mexico State University, Version 5.1, January 1999.
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Investment Climate Statements
http://www.state.gov/e/eeb/ifd/2007/
Investment Climate Statements provide a thorough description of the overseas environments in which U.S. investors must operate. The statements cover general characteristics, such as openness to foreign investment and treatment of foreign investors, as well as details about procedures for licensing and similar administrative matters. The statements are updated each year as Chapter 7 in the Country Commercial Guides, a series to be found by country at the U.S. Department of Commerce's website. Courtesy of the U.S. Department of State.
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Ireland Studies Page
http://gort.ucsd.edu/sdunlap/ssh-ire.html
Sponsored by the ACRL Western European Specialists Section.
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Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/home.asp
The official web site of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, established and maintained by the Ministry's Information Division. As Israel's virtual embassy in cyberspace, it is designed to provide basic information about Israel and its people, while offering comprehensive material on the Israeli government and its policies.
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Italian Studies Web
http://www.library.yale.edu/wess/italian.html
The Italian Studies Web is designed to provide access to scholarly resources in Italian Studies. We do not strive for exhaustiveness but rather for quality. The resources organized here have undergone a selection and evaluation process. Sponsored by the ACRL Western European Specialists Section.
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Japan Information Access Project
http://www.jiaponline.org/
Expecially useful links to policy-related sites; search engine, annotated links to other sites. The Japan Information Access project is a Washington, DC-based, independent, nonprofit research cetner to strengthen international understanding of Japanese science, technology, industry, security, and policy. Maintained in collaboration with the New Mexico US-Japan Center (access@nmjc.org).
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Japan Information Network (JIN)
http://www.jinjapan.org/
The Japan Information Network (JIN) is a group of Web sites introducing the society, culture, and other aspects of Japan; it provides answers to practically all your questions about the country. Particulary interesting resources and links for a non-Japan-specialist. By the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan but contents do not necessarily reflect views or policies of the Japanese Government.
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Japan Times Online
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
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Jerusalem Post
http://www.jpost.co.il/
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Korea Web Weekly
http://kimsoft.com/korea.htm
Tracks breaking news and public policy issues related to North and South Korea.
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Latin America and Caribbean Security Update
http://www.ciponline.org/demilita.htm
Continues Central American Update, by the Center for International Policy (Last checked 07/05/07)

Latin America and the Carribean: Selected Economic and Social Data--1994
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/aid/aid94/
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Latin America Research Group—Atlanta Fed
http://www.frbatlanta.org/econ_rd/larg/index.htm
Part of the Macropolicy group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the Latin America Research Group (LARG) monitors financial systems and provides general assessments of macroeconomic conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean. Recent staff papers and economic analyses are posted on-site in addition to speeches and presentations. A well-organized Internet resource page also offers links to Latin American government, media, and stock exchange sites as well as multilateral institutions and research organizations. Scout Report for Business, February 25, 1999.
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Latin American and Caribbean Government Documents Project
http://lib1.library.cornell.edu/colldev/ladocshome.html
An attempt to capture and preserve government documents from Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Latin American Demilitarization Program
http://www.ciponline.org/demilita.htm
A programs sponsored by the Center for International Policy to encourage healthy civil-military relations, cooperative security, and respect for human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our work involves cutting-edge research on the U.S.-Latin American military relationship and security developments in the region; conferences, delegations, and other efforts to educate policymakers and the public; and close collaboration with non-governmental counterparts in Washington and Latin America..
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Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/
Latin American Studies World Wide Web Virtual Library
http://info.lanic.utexas.edu/las.html
One of the first and best Latin American web sites sponsored by the University of Texas, Austin. Sorts information by country, by subject, and also provides a search engine.
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Latin Americanist Research Resources
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/arl/
A pilot project sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries and housed at the University of Texas, Austin, providing indexing to article titles and journal contents for almost 300 journals from Argentina and Mexico. Also includes digital images of speeches by the Presidents of Argentina and Mexico.
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Library of Congress Area Handbooks-Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Long before web sites, Library of Congress Area Handbooks were standard reference works in federal depository libraries all across the U.S. Now they are becoming available around the world via the web under their new series title, Country Studies. Each report usually covers one country, but there are a few exceptions such as the study on the Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia). Each report is authoritative and an excellent source of information on the culture, society, and belief systems of the countries in question.
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Middle East Daily
http://www.middleeastdaily.com/
Brought to you by WN.Com.
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Middle East Network Information Center (MENIC)
http://link.lanic.utexas.edu/menic/
Sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas, Austin.
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Middle East North Africa Internet Resource Guide
http://www.cc.utah.edu/~jwr9311/MENA.html
This guide was created to serve the needs of scholars, students, and interested individuals in finding and using internet resources dealing with the Middle East. In this document the Middle East is defined as broadly as possible. It includes:

Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA)
http://meria.idc.ac.il/
Provides current and back issues of the Middle East Review of International Affairs Journal (full-text); a current contents service listing periodical articles related to the Middle East; a set of web links specifically designed to be useful for researchers on contemporary Middle East issues; a catalog of MERIA publications; FAQs; a U.S. Middle East Policy Database consisting of a 20-year compilation of annual reports on the U.S. and the region.
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Middle East Studies Page (Columbia University)
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/MiddleEast/index.html
Columbia University's collection of Middle East Studies Internet Resources is an on-going compilation of electronic bibliographic resources and research materials on the Middle East and North Africa (in the broadest sense) available on the global Internet, created under the purview of the Middle East Studies Department of Columbia University Libraries. Electronic resources from the Middle East are organized by region, country and subject. All materials are arranged to encourage an awareness of authorship, type of information, and subject. The scope of the collection is research-oriented, but it also provides access to other gopher and web sites with different or broader missions. Among the many selected resources on these pages are:

National Bureau of Asian Research
http://www.nbr.org/index.html
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan institution that conducts advanced research utilizing the world's premier specialists on Asia and Russia. It also serves as the international clearinghouse on expertise and important policy issues concerning the region.
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NUPI Centre for Russian Studies Database
http://www.nupi.no/russland/database/start.htm
Created and maintained by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), this site is a major resource for researchers and students studying contemporary Russia. The site is actually a collection of several useful searchable databases, including the 89 Administrative units of the Russian Federation, more than 1,000 public figures, 50 recognized political parties, over 150 key institutions, 100 ethnic groups in Russia, and a searchable chronology with more than 2,000 entries (updated almost daily). With the exception of the Persons database, users may search by keyword or list all entries. Where possible, the databases are cross-referenced. For instance, the details of an Administrative unit gives links to the relevant entries in the Persons and Chronology databases. Additional resources include information and data on the 1995 State Duma and on elections and referenda from 1991 to 1996, annotated links, and abstracts and the full-text of several publications (some in Norweigan). Source: Scout Report, November 29, 1999.
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Online Middle East Net Assessment Reports--CSIS
http://www.csis.org/mideast/online.html
The Middle East Net Assessment report series, provided by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), contains reports and briefings on a wide range of strategic issues in the Middle East. The reports offer overviews of economic, demographic, social, energy, and military trends in the Middle East, and more detailed studies of the trends in North Africa, the Arab-Israeli ring states, and the Persian Gulf. Most consist of analyses, charts, graphs, and statistical data. Most of these detailed reports are in .pdf format and many are regularly updated. Source: Scout Report for the Social Sciences, April 7, 1998.
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Online Resources for Central Asian and Middle East Resources
http://www.lib.msu.edu/ticklet/guides/subjects/middleeast/centralasia.htm
A compilation by Terri Tickle, MSU bibliographer.
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Online Resources for Slavic Studies
http://www.lib.msu.edu/ticklet/
A compilation by Terri Tickle, MSU bibliographer.
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Organization of American States
http://www.oas.org
A regional association of the United Nations focusing on Latin and South America.
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Pacific Islands Report
http://pidp.ewc.hawaii.edu/PIReport/
A News Service Provided By the Pacific Islands Development Program of the East-West Center and the Center for Pacific Islands Studies of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Be sure to check out the extensive set of Media Links and Links to related organizations as well as the South Pacific Atlas.
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Palestine-Israel Journal of Politics, Economics, and Culture
http://www.pij.org/
A joint publication founded in 1994 by two journalists, Victor Cygielman and Ziad Abu Zayyad. It is the first and only quarterly produced and run by both Palestinians and Israelis. It provides a platform for dialogue and promotes the current peace process as the best means to create a just and lasting peace between Palestinians and Israelis. The purpose of the Journal is to shed light on and analyze critically, without censorship or taboos, the outstanding issues of the conflict. As an independent Journal, our quarterly provides a lot of information for intellectuals, students, opinion and policy-makers, and those generally interested in the evolution of the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations of the conflict. It is distributed throughout Israel and Palestine, Arab countries, North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Includes some full-text articles, plus a table of contents.
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Pan American Health Organization: Country Health Profiles and Health of the Americas, 1998
http://www.paho.org/english/country.htm
This site from the Pan American Health Organization offers data and analysis on health and related sociological factors in the nations of the Americas. Users can click on the country of their choice via a map or list to access statistics on demographics, socioeconomic data, health risk factors, health care access, and mortality rates as well as an analysis of these and other data. Also available from this site is the text of Health in the Americas, a quadrennial publication that exhaustively "assesses the evolving health situation of the Americas-diseases, services, resources-at the regional and country levels" (free registration required). Source: Scout Report for the Social Sciences, January 25, 2000.
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Permanent Missions to the United Nations (New York)
http://www.un.int/index-en/webs.html
Provides address and related web sites for each mission to the United Nations.
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Political Database of the Americas
http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba/
The database provides documentary and statistical political information on Latin America, including constitutions, electoral laws, legislative and executive branch information and election data. It is our hope that this will serve as a resource for scholars, students, policy makers, governmental officials and political leaders studying democracy in Latin America or seeking to strengthen the functioning of democratic regimes in the region. Sponsored by Georgetown University, Organization of American States, and the Canadian Foundation for the Americas.
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Political Resources on the Net: Africa
http://www.politicalresources.net/africa.htm
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Political Resources on the Net: Asia
http://www.politicalresources.net/asia.htm
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Political Resources on the Net: Central America/Caribbean
http://www.politicalresources.net/c_amer.htm
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Political Resources on the Net: Europe
http://www.politicalresources.net/europe.htm
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Political Resources on the Net: Middle East
http://www.politicalresources.net/m_east.htm
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Political Resources on the Net: South America
http://www.politicalresources.net/s_amer.htm
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Poly-Cy Area Studies Links
http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/PolyCy/psarea.html
Compiled by Bob Duval, West Virginia University.
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Portals to the World
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
Portals to the World contain selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area with the links for each sorted into a wide range of broad categories. The links were selected by Area Specialists and other Library staff using Library of Congress selection criteria. When completed, the project will include all the nations of the world.
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Project DIAL
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/special/dial/
This prototype project by the Asian Development Bank studies the potential use of the Internet to assist policy makers and legislators "in the developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank." However, lawyers and political scientists interested in these countries will also find numerous interesting and useful items. The project is comprised of three features. The first, DIAL Index, is a collection of links to online legislative resources. The second and most useful section of the site is DIAL Search, which allows users to conduct automated remote (Web spider) searches of full-text documents from selected legislation sites. The third feature, DIALogue, is an email-based facility which allows authorized users to submit questions to a DIALogue panel of legal specialists. Unfortunately, only government officials in DMCs or related legal professionals may become authorized users. However, interested users are free to use the rest of the site. Additional features at Project DIAL include a Project Report and a What's New section. Source: Scout Report, September 18, 1998.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Home Page
http://www.rferl.org/
Provides links to RFE/RL Newsline, Weekday Magazine, Special Reports, Broadcast transcripts, and real audio.
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REESWeb
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/reesweb/
The REESWeb is sponsored by the Center for Russian and East European Studies of the University of Pittsburgh, a National Resource Center for Russian and East European Studies.
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Richard Kimber's Area Studies Page
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area.htm
A subset of his Political Science Resources page. Arranged by name of country.
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Russia Today
http://www.einnews.com/russia/
Covers breaking news in Russia and the CIS. A service of The European Internet Network, Inc. (EIN), the fastest-growing Internet company in Europe.
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Russian and East European Network Information Center (REENIC)
http://reenic.utexas.edu/reenic/index.html
Sponsored by the University of Texas, Austin.
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Rwanda, the International Criminal Tribunal for [RealPlayer]
Verdicts on the Crime of Genocide
http://www.un.org/law/rwanda/
In an important moment in the history of international criminal law, on September 2, 1998, a United Nations tribunal handed down the first ever verdict by an international court on the crime of genocide. The Tribunal--the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), based in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania--was created by the UN Security Council in November 1994, "after one of the most intense periods of mass exterminations in human history." The Rwanda Tribunal has been the first judicial body to implement the Genocide Convention, adopted in the wake of the Holocaust and the Nuremberg trials. Users can view the summary of this historic judgement by following the link to the ICTR site or the mirror site. Other resources at the ICTR site include yearbooks, annual reports, and information on pending cases. The UN site also contains press releases, the text of the Genocide Convention, and RealPlayer audio selections from United Nations Radio.
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Scandinavian Studies Web
http://www.lib.byu.edu/estu/wess/scan/
The Scandinavian Studies Web provides access to scholarly resources in Scandinavian Studies. The resources organized here have undergone a selection and evaluation process. Annotations attempt to indicate the research value of these resources to scholars. Sponsored by the ACRL Western European Specialists Section.
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Social Sciences and History Web
http://gort.ucsd.edu/sdunlap/ssh.html
The Social Sciences & History Web is designed to provide access to scholarly resources in selected subject and geographic areas within the field of Western European Studies. We do not strive for exhaustiveness but rather for quality. The resources organized here have undergone a selection and evaluation process. If needed, annotations have been provided augmenting the research value of these resources to scholars. Selected subject categories include:

South Asian Resource Access on the Internet (SARAI)
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/sarai/
Sponsored by Columbia University.
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South China Sea WWW Virtual Library
http://www.middlebury.edu/SouthChinaSea/
The South China Sea WWW Virtual Library is a new subsection of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library edited by David Rosenberg, professor of political science at Middlebury College (Vermont). This site will serve as a centralized resource for students, researchers, and policymakers interested in South China Sea regional development, environment, and security issues. The South China Sea WWW VL links to online publications, databases, maps, images, related institutions, and a print bibliography. Source: Scout Report for the Social Sciences, May 18, 1999.
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Stanford University Asia/Pacific Research Center
http://aparc.stanford.edu/
The Asia/Pacific Research Center is part of Stanford University's Institute for International Studies. The Center focuses on contemporary economic, political, strategic, and social issues of importance to Asia and to the interaction of the United States with the nations in this region. Many publications are available online as well as through Columbia International Affairs Online. Be sure to check out the awesome set of web links.
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State of Food and Agriculture : FAO Annual Reports
http://www.fao.org/es/ESA/sofa.htm
An annual report released by the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization reviewing which countries face food emergencies due to drought, civil conflicts and food shortages.
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The State of Food Insecurity in the World Annual Reports
http://www.fao.org/sof/sofi/index_en.htm
Courtesy of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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The State of World Population—UNFPA
http://www.unfpa.org/swp/swpmain.htm
To reduce poverty in developing countries, urgent action is needed to combat poor reproductive health, help women avoid unwanted pregnancies, and eliminate illiteracy and gender discrimination, warns The State of World Population 2002 report from UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.
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State of the World's Children, 2000
http://www.unicef.org/sowc00/
The State of the World's Children 2000 seeks to fan the flame that burned so brilliantly a decade ago when world leaders adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989 and then confirmed their commitments for children and adolescents at the 1990 World Summit for Children. It is a call to leaders in industrialized and developing countries alike to reaffirm their promises for children. It is a call for vision and leadership within families and communities, where the respect for the rights of children and women is first born and nurtured and where the protection of those rights begins.
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State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (FAO)
http://www.fao.org/sof/sofia/index_en.htm
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State of the World's Forests
http://www.fao.org/forestry/FO/SOFO/sofo-e.stm
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Statistical Resources for Latin America on the WWW (LANIC)
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/statistics/
Compilation of official web sites providing statistical data on Latin American countries via LANIC.
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Taliban and Afghanistan Web Links
http://www.usip.org/library/regions/afghan.html
Web resources are sorted into the following categories: general resources, Islamic area studies, maps and guides, media and news sources, political resources and organizations.
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TransAfrica Forum
http://www.transafricaforum.org/
The development of U.S. foreign policy toward Africa is discussed on TransAfrica Forum, an organization that collects, analyzes, and disseminates information about Africa and the Caribbean. Researchers can get information on the organization's resources, including the Arthur Ashe, Jr. Foreign Policy Library, and how to order coies of the group's publications and speeches.
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Transitions Online
http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/home.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=89
This new weekly online journal from Central and East European New Media Initiative (CEENMI) offers news and analysis of events in politics, society, and culture across the region. With over 45 contributors from 17 countries, the journal provides a surprising amount of coverage each week. In addition to regular columns and weekly news summaries, the journal contains several in-depth articles and special feature pieces, including a number of resources (such as articles, film and book reviews, and related links) grouped around a weekly theme. The journal also offers a weekly list of Central and East European cultural events in the UK, links to related stories from other online news sources, and an archive. Users can read the Central Europe Review at the site or receive free weekly summaries via email. Source: Scout Report, October 1, 1999.
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United Nations CyberSchoolBus
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
This is a two frame site with a "database that allows you to view and compare the most up-to date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations." You may select up to seven countries to compare simultaneously. The overall areas of comparison are Geography, Economy, Population, and Social Indicators. You may select more specific items for comparison under each of these areas. A comparison chart with your selections is then displayed.
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United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and th Caribbean
http://www.eclac.org
Provides current statistics and research reports on the economies of Latin American nations.
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United Nations Information Center on the Question of Palestine Databas