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Country Profiles

Selected list of web sites containing country profiles created by intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and bilateral aid organizations such as USAID with an emphasis on developing nations.

Collections of Country Profiles

CIA World Factbook

Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Also has maps.

Europa World Plus
Political, social and economic information about countries and world regions.

U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Country information for U.S. travelers.
U.S. Library of Congress Country Studies. Longer studies written 1989-1996.
U.S. Library of Congress Country Profiles. Shorter, more recent studies.

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