International Data Base from U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbprint.html
 
Federal Research Division
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/
 
U.N. Information on Countries for Students
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/index.asp
 
BBC News Country Profiles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
 

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
http://www.uis.unesco.org/profiles/selectCountry_en.aspx
Choose a region...then choose a country (e.g. Region:  South America / Country:  Peru)

The International Comparative Higher Education Financy and Accessibility Project  (D. Bruce Johnstone, University at Buffalo)
http://www.gse.buffalo.edu/org/IntHigherEdFinance/
This "is a three year, Ford Foundation-financed project to study the worldwide shift in the burden of higher education costs from governments and taxpayers to parents and students."
 

World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/countries/en/
Use this site to find out more about health issues in your country.
 
 

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