Finding Data
- CIA World Factbook - 2005 edition. Previous years also available online.
- WDI Online
 - The World Development Indicators provided by the World Bank is an annual compilation of data about development, providing direct access to more than 550 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups from 1960 to 2004.
- United Nations Statistics Division - provides demographic & social, energy, environment, industry, national accounts, and trade data for U.N. member countries. A list of national data sources is provided.
- The UN Economic & Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific Statistics Division (UNESCAP) provides links to statistical databases and publications concentrating on UNESCAP efforts in the areas of poverty statistics, national accounts, gender statistics, and environment statistics.
- Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific HA1661.S382 (1968-2003)
Latest at the Government Publications Reference Desk, earlier in GovPubs stacks.
- Europa World Online - Presents political and economic information on countries and territories as well as international organizations. Features statistical data and directories.
- EIU.com country reports - Economic and political information about individual countries worldwide - see particularly the sections Country Report & County Profile.
- Country Studies / Area Handbooks - each easy to browse e-book provides description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions for 101 countries around the world.
- Portals to the World - Library of Congress guide to authoritative websites, browse by country name.
- National statistical agencies - an alpha listing by country of official web sites.
Finding News
- Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe - Newspaper articles from across the United States and around the world, with an emphasis on English-language news.
- Factiva - Provides access to global news and business information, including newswires, newspapers, magazines, and trade publications; including Dow Jones and Reuters newswires, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times; sources are from 118 countries in 22 languages.
- Global Newsbank - Full-text, 1996 to present. Selected coverage from newspapers, magazines, government documents, broadcasts, and wire services.
- NewsLink - current online newspapers; most won't have a searchable archive of older papers.
- Alt-Press Watch - full text newspaper, magazine and journal articles from alternative and independent presses.
- Ethnic Newswatch - Full text articles from newspapers and periodicals published by the ethnic and minority press in America.
- World News Connection - Full-text, 1994-present. Continues the coverage provided by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) 1975-1996 which included translations of broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements from nations around the world.
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