World by Map.Org - Informative Statistics, Maps & Charts in Several Major Socio-Economic Categories
http://world.bymap.org/

United Nations (U.N.) Fact Book Pages - Explore!
Country At A Glance  Vital Facts, Flags of all UN Member States, and contact info.
Cyber School Bus  Create your own table. - Social indicators for 185 countries - Population, economics, health, technology, environment
List of Member States of the United Nations  List and date of entry
InfoNation - View and Compare Data - Create Your Own Table

Additional Fact Book Links for Most Nations - Very Extensive! - University of Colorado Library
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/foreigngovt.htm

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Country Economies, Trade Climates:  Reports & Statistics

Economist.Com - Reports on Countries through News Reports
http://www.economist.com/countries/

Economy Watch on Countries of the World
http://www.economywatch.com/country_profiles/
Scroll way down for featured economic profiles in depth, as well as brief profiles, A-Z

Export.Gov  Country Economy Climates
Clickable map  Country and Industry Market Reports
Foreign Labor, Wages & Compensation  Statistics
Foreign Labor, Productivity & Unit Cost   Statistics
Energy Production Abroad   Statistics
International Energy Use Data   Statistics

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To Business Management web sites

World Population, Demographics

World Population Clock - U.S. Census.Gov
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/popclock   Includes ____ births each second in the U.S.
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/popclockw   Current world population, and population by month

World Gazztteer.Com
http://www.world-gazetteer.com/
Population each country or territory, city or place arranged by country, A-Z

World Population Pages - Wikipedia.Com
Article and charts - Charts can be enlarged.
Population of each country
Fertility rate for each country
Population density for each Country
Religious populations

Global Population - Charts & Statistical Data - Excellent Site! - GeoHive.Com
http://www.xist.org/  Population of continents & countries, land size, economic production, wealth & poverty
Poulation growth, life expectancy, and fertility +

World by Map - Statistics, Charts & Maps
http://world.bymap.org/  (See "population" or "demography" categories.)

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Genealogy Sources, by Country

Cyndi's List.Com
http://www.cyndislist.com/index.htm#TOC

World Gen Web Project
http://www.worldgenweb.org/

Family Genealogy and History Internet Education Directory - Academic Genealogy.Com
http://www.academic-genealogy.com/

National Anthems

Anthem Resources on the Net
http://www.aresearchguide.com/anthems.html
Many links to hear national anthems

List of Anthems of UN Member States - Wikipedia.Com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anthems_of_UN_member_states
Scroll down to table, and click under National Anthem column for lyrics to national anthems in native language and English translations.

Flags of the World

Flags of the World's Nations
http://www.theodora.com/flags.html    Flags Of All Countries-- Excellent Site!
http://www.fotw.net/flags/country.html  Flags Of The World.Net

U.S. Flag, State Flags, State Capitols
http://www.workmall.com/flags/united_states_flag.html  U.S. Flag and information
http://www.50states.com/    50 U.S. State Flags

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Foreign Government Resources

Also, see International Law   (World's Nations' Laws).

World's Constitutions
http://www.oefre.unibe.ch/law/icl/index.html
http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/06constitutional/03forconst/index.html

Foreign Government Information by Country - University of Colorado Library
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/foreigngovt.htm
Use A-Z Menu

Links to Official Government Websites of Nations - North Western University Library; Evanston, Illinois
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govinfo/resource/internat/foreign.html
Most web sites are in home country's language.

Portals of the World - Library of U.S. Congress - Varied Internet Resources on Nations Including Official Government Web Sites
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
"Portals to the World contains selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations...of the world."

U.S. Missions On-Line: from U.S. State Dept.
http://usembassy.state.gov/

Embassy World
http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/directory.htm
Search for any embassy in any location

Additional Hyperlink Resources on Foreign Embassies Online - University of Michigan Library
Enter

Chiefs of States and Ministers of the World's Nations
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/index.html

United Nations Member States
http://www.un.org/members/list.shtml
U.N. Homepage

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Human Rights Reports, Freedom

Human Rights Reports
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/    from U.S. Dept. Of State
http://amnesty.org/    Amnesty International

Earth Trends Country Profiles - Excellent Human Rights Reports - World Resources Institute
Enter nere.   Includes economy reports - PDF Adobe Acrobat files - Requires free registration

Freedom in the World Report and Press Freedom Surveys - Freedom House.Org
http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=16
Select a year from drop down menu; scroll down to select a country for brief report.

Reporters without Borders - Country Reports on Cyber Freedom
http://www.rsf.org/Reporters-Without-Borders

Religious Freedom Reports
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/  U.S. State Dept. Reports - International Religious Freedom

World Military Expenditures and Arms Control
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/spending.htm

Global Terrorist Organizations-- Reports & Directories
http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/
Para-States, Terrorist Organizations, Cartels-- Directory, Almanac, and Reports

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Some Travel Resources

Destination Travel Guide - Lonely Planet
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/    Click on Map - Lonely Planet.Com -- "At a Glance" and "Fast Facts"

Flights & Lodgings, Car Rentals
Do The Research .Com   Do The Research.Com

International Travel - U.S. Dept. of State Web Pages
http://www.state.gov/travel/   Travel and living abroad - U.S. Dept. of State travel web page
http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/tips_1232.html  Tips for traveling abroad
Travel advisory list - U.S. State Dept.
http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html  Passports
http://travel.state.gov/travel/travel_1744.html  International travel resources

World Travel Advisories & Warnings - Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/  Diseases in each country, information on vaccines and travel tips - CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Dept. of Health and Human Services

Additional Travel Resources - Global Edge, Michigan state University
http://globaledge.msu.edu/resourceDesk/_travelLivingAbroad.asp

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