Global Issues in Context brings together information about issues affecting each country in the world. It can be searched by topic or by country. It has articles from academic journals, newspapers and magazines. It also links to podcasts and videos.
"The Human Development Network is the World Bank's home for policy, programs and research in Education, Health, Nutrition & Population, Social Protection & Labor, Children & Youth, HIV/AIDS and Development Dialogue."
LOC - "The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world."
A product of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Países@ provides information about all the countries of the world, grouped in 8 main Topics: Summary, Population, Social Indicators, Economy, Networks, Environment and Millennium Goals.
The Perry-Castaneda Map Collection displays selected digitized images from the printed collection housed at the University of Texas at Austin. Included are many maps produced by the United States Central Intelligence Agency, world historical maps, and links to other online map collections.
"The Human Development Network is the World Bank's home for policy, programs and research in Education, Health, Nutrition & Population, Social Protection & Labor, Children & Youth, HIV/AIDS and Development Dialogue."