Country Profile Project: Open Resources for Country Profiles

a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency with almanac-style information about the countries of the world.

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 and video clips from BBC archives.

information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities.

detailed information about one hundred ninety three countries in the world, information about the United Nations and the associated agencies, and World Leaders.

"Find Market Sizing and Trends on any sector, in any country."

Crowd-sourced statistical data

a non-profit venture registered in Stockholm, Sweden, that promotes sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by increased use and understanding of statistics and other information about social, economic and environmental development at local, national and global levels.

a graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a population, which forms the shape of a pyramid when the population is growing.

Open textbook, available online

Chapter 8: World Music

Open textbook, available online