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Comtrade is useful for current international trade statistics and for historical trade data.

"An economic information portal ... IES database simplifies the search for world-wide economic indicators."

GDP, CPI, etc.

Listed by country, a link is provided to the statistical agency for that country.

"Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. They also include audio or video clips from BBC archives."

"Background Notes are factual publications that include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty."

"The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world."

Created by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems "ElectionGuide is the most comprehensive and timely source of verified election information and results available online."

Access links to the official websites of foreign governments, as well as links to specific agency websites.

Allows you to view and compare statistical data from the UN for up to five nations.

Access IMF reports and publications arranged by country.

Access information on countries' government, as well as more generalized information.

This site from the University of Auckland Library allows you to find statistical data issued by a country's official government and by other organizations such as the World Bank and United Nations.

Provides a view of living, housing, and health conditions in countries, as well as recreational, cultural, and employment opportunities and an overview of the history, geography, demography, and political conditions.

This portal that allows you to search across multiple UN statistical databases at once.

Provides statistical summaries of individual countries.

Access Country Briefs, overviews, statistics and other World Bank publications on countries around the world.

Allows you to search for documents or access them by country, region or theme.

Access the current copy of this report, as well as previous reports back to 1993.

This site provides access to "more than eighty-five thousand core human rights documents, including several hundred human rights treaties and other primary international human rights instruments."

"Describes the status of religious freedom in each foreign country, government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations, and individuals, and U.S. policies to promote religious freedom around the world."