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INCORE Internet Country Guides

Guides to 15 Third World countries where ethnicity has spawned conflict
Countries include Chechnya and Russia, Burundi, Myanmar, India, Pakistan
Includes annotated links to governmental and non-governmental organizations addressing the conflict, news sources, and e-mail groups

InterAction

Web site for 150 of the world's relief, development and refugee assistance agencies
Links to information on refugees and disaster relief
News items, such as the status of foreign aid bills, Kurdish refugees
Description of the American Council for Voluntary Action's humanitarian programs

International Freedom of Expression Clearing House

Searchable data base of 4500 action alerts and news items on freedom of expression abuses in various countries

International Network Information Centers

International Relations

International Taxes

Annotated links to web sites explaining the tax codes of individual countries
Limited list of countries but web sites often provide good information in English

Libary of Congress Country Studies

Extensive discussion of a country's social, economic, defense, and foreign relations policy
For approximately 71 countries
For additional printed reports, consult MIRLYN with a search: (name of country} and "country study"
Previously known as Army Area Handbooks

Map-Related Web Sites (Univ. Texas)

Extensive links to city, state, and national maps from around the world
Historical and weather maps
Cartographic Reference section includes gazetteers, distance calculators, and time zone maps
See Demographics for Census-related maps

Military Statistics

MSU Global Access

Database of countries of the world
Information includes history, socio-economic data, languages, and travel information
State Department and CIA publications supply the backbone but country information includes unique links to business and travel information
Searchable by country, theme, resource type, and constituent