COMM 4429: Globalization & the Media

NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Resources Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF and OECD.

Includes 600 indicators in 83 tables, arranged in six sections: world view, people, environment, economy, states and markets, and global links. The tables cover 148 economies and 14 country groups with basic indicators for a further 62 economies.

Produced by the United Nations Statistics Division, UN Data provides general information on countries around the world. Each country has a page that includes everything from social indicators to economic indicators.

Country profiles prepared by World Bank staff are available for 157 nations. The web site also includes a section on Doing Business in different countries covering topics such as starting a business, hiring and firing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, enforcing contracts, and closing a business.

Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

Country profiles provided by BBC News.

This annual work covers political and economic information in over 250 countries and territories. It includes statistics, directory information and current analysis.