GEOG 123 The Developing World: Browsing topics from a specific country
COUNTRY BACKGROUND
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World Factbook (CIA)Provides detailed country profile” for most countries in the world. Covers geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. Includes country maps.
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Country Background NotesU.S. State Department--facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations for countries of the world.
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Country Insights, GlobalEdgeFind historical, economic, and political information (complete with statistics) for over 199 countries.
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Links to world statisticsClicking this link will take you to the Republic of Croatia's Bureau of Statistics. Click on the "International Statistical Links" box to move to a page where you can access links to a variety of countries.
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Nutrition Country ProfilesOverview of the food and nutrition situation in individual countries, with background statistics on food-related factors such as agricultural production, as well as selected health, demographic and economic indicators. Use the Countries link in the blue bar at the top of the page to access a menu of countries.
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United Nations Demographic YearbookInternational statistics on population size and composition, births, deaths, marriage and divorce.
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UNFPA WorldWideProvides data on internal disparities, highlighting differences within countries such as urban and rural areas. Each country page features a population-policy profile that details current social and political contexts and policy priorities.
ASSISTANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
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UN Economic and Social DevelopmentNOTE: This site has a new URL & you'll be redirected when you click on the link. The new URL is https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/
POPULATION STATISTICS
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Population Reference BureauDatabase contains current data on 136 population, health, and environment variables for more than 220 countries, 28 world regions and sub-regions, and the world as a whole.
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Population Figures (INED)World population figures.
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Population Research InstituteA non-profit research group whose goals are to expose the myth of overpopulation, to expose human rights abuses committed in population control programs.