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Reference

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Other Countries

Australia and New Zealand Web Enquiry Research System

• http://www.anzwers.com.au/

     Interested in Australia and/or New Zealand? Here's a good place to start looking for information. The search engine here can be configured to search anywhere from one of those countries to the entire world. You can also use several kinds of modifications in your search.

CIA - The World Factbook 2005

• http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html 

     Don't expect to find any classified information here. This site is, however, a significant source of information about countries around the world.

Clamen's Political Archives

• http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/clamen/misc/politics/README.html

     No search engine is available here, but you'll find lots of links to information about various countries.

Economist.com - Country Briefings

• http://www.economist.com/countries/

     Provided by a leading international magazine, this site offers "news, country profiles, forecasts, statistics and more" on countries around the world.

Irena

• http://coombs.anu.edu.au/bin/irena.cgi/WWWVL-SocSci.html

     This Australian search engine is much more austere than the one at ANZWERS. It has just a search box, with no options and limited instructions and explanation.