A single entry point to a variety of United Nations statistical databases, on themes from agriculture, health, education, industry, population, and the Millennium Development Goals.
Reports on 267 countries, with facts and comparisons on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for each.
Country reports on topics including economic development, political conditions and stability, foreign investments, human development, life satisfaction, and environmental policy from publisher Country Watch.
Cost of living information for nearly 5,000 cities around the world. Note: This site appears to have a wiki component (individuals can edit data for the cities).
From export.gov.Most reports cover economic trends, political environment, how to market U.S. products, leading sectors for exports, trade regulations, investment climate, business travel, and more.
Most of the guides are updated annually.
Profiles of 175 countries including country facts, climate, society & culture, demographics, money and banking, points of interest, transportation, maps and communications.
Professor Geert Hofstede conducted one of the most comprehensive studies of how values in the workplace are influenced by culture. He defines culture as 'the collective programming of the mind distinguishing the members of one group or category of people from others.'
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