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The CIA World Factbook

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

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Unicef Country Pages

Unicef's country pages have a lot of helpful information, especially the Statistics section! Click on your country name, then on the left, click on "Statistics" to find current stats on education, health care, etc. The really nice thing about this site is that if you click on "Definitions and Data Sources" below each table of stats, it will explain what each statistic means and how recent the data is! Wow!

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/

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Global issues

A great site for the persuasive essay from Ms. Piekarski.

http://www.globalissues.org/issue

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Library of Congress Country Studies

Another good source for country profile information.

http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/

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State Department Background Notes

Information on all countries compiled by the State Department, the agency of the U.S. government that deals with diplomacy and international relations.

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

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The World Bank

You will need this if you're doing Economics for your Country Profile.

http://www.worldbank.org/

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World Bank country-specific info

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/0,,pagePK:180619~theSitePK:136917,00.html

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United Nations website

http://www.un.org/

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United Nations Cyberschoolbus

a web resource for students studying world issues

http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/

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World Health Organization

http://www.who.int/en/

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OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)

This organization of countries whose economies are heavily based on oil production has included at various times: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Qatar, Indonesia, Libya, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Algeria, Nigeria, Ecuador, Gabon and Angola.

http://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/

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European Union Countries

The official website of the European Union, which includes the countries of: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Ireland, Denmark, the U.K., Greece, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Finland, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, and Bulgaria.

http://europa.eu/about-eu/countries/index_en.htm

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Council on Foreign Relations

http://www.cfr.org/

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Amnesty International

A respected international nonprofit organization that works for human rights.

http://www.amnestyusa.org/

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Doctors Without Borders

http://www.thp.org/

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The Peace Corps

Works on a variety of projects internationally, from hunger to education.

http://www.peacecorps.gov/

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Nuclear weapons

From the Nobel Peace Prize website

http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/peace/nuclear_weapons/

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The Hunger Project

http://www.thp.org/

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Not for Sale Campaign

An organization against human trafficking

http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/

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Last Modified on February 3, 2013

The CIA World Factbook

Unicef Country Pages

Global issues

Library of Congress Country Studies

State Department Background Notes

The World Bank

World Bank country-specific info

United Nations website

United Nations Cyberschoolbus

World Health Organization

OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)

European Union Countries

Council on Foreign Relations

Amnesty International

Doctors Without Borders

The Peace Corps

Nuclear weapons

The Hunger Project

Not for Sale Campaign