Countries and cities

Global Guides
• Atlapedia Online contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
• CIA World Factbook
• Country Briefings from Economist.com includes articles from The Economist, background profiles, forecast and statistics from The Economist Intelligence Unit, market and currency updates, news headlines and links.
• Economist.com Surveys Also from the Economist, country and regional business and finance surveys. Updated on a rotating basis, each of these surveys includes articles and links to other intelligence.
• Country market research offers economic and trade data from the Trade Compliance Centre of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
• Country Profiles provides links to sites offering social, travel, health and economic data on countries of the world. Hosted by The Spire Project.
• Doing business - the World Bank Group.  The doing business database provides indicators of the cost of doing business by identifying specific regulations that enhance or constrain business investment, productivity, and growth. Currently, the data set covers 133 economies.
• Doing business and Investing in...guides from PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
• External links to macroeconomic reports and data is compiled by the OECD.
• International Briefings on business, economic and political developments in regions around the world is from PWC Global.
• Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis Publications provide excellent data not only for the U.S. but also quarterly economic data for the G7 and annual figures for over 31 countries plus the Euro area.
• Foreign Labor Statistics
• IMF Staff Country Reports
• International Political Risk Analysis Class Resources
• Library of Congress Country Studies
• Links to statistical agencies around the world provided by National Institute of Statistics (NIS) of Cambodia.
• National Statistical Offices of the World as compiled by Statistics Belgium.
• NationMaster.com presents country statistics (both standard and obscure)  such as 'most corrupt', 'most murderous' and 'most populous'.
• Portals to the World is also from the Library of Congress and provides  links to electronic resources on the countries of the world.
• Prices and Earnings Survey from UBS - A comparison of purchasing power and cost of living (See the "Prices & Earnings" reports under special information)
• Market Research Library provided by the Export.gov, the U.S. government export portal.
• Strategic Asia, A program of the national Bureau of Asian research is an ongoing, independent source of information and analysis for the policymaking community, media, the business sector, and academe.
• U.S. State Dept. Background Notes provide general information on countries and international organisations.
• U.S. State Department Country Commercial Guides look at international commercial environments using economic, political and market analysis.
• The World News provides local and international news from SBS and includes a link to the excellent SBS World Guide.

  Australia

• Lonely Planet Online
• World Time Zones
• Melbourne CitySearch contains news and information about Melbourne.
• City of Melbourne - the official website of the Melbourne City Council
• Streetdirectory.com includes online street directories for Victoria and New South Wales.
• Information Victoria provides information about State Government programs and services.
• WhereIs Street Atlas is an online street directory and includes all major Australian cities.
• property.com.au isa searchable database of rental properties available in inner Melbourne.
• Guide to Australia is an excellent resource edited by David Green and Jim Croft.

  Other Areas

• ABS's international statistics page provides links to comprehensive listings of global statistical agencies

• National Bureau of Statistics of China gives monthly and yearly social and economic indicators for China and its cities and provinces. It includes the China Statistical Yearbook from 1996 onwards, and Census results.

• Asia-Pacific Economic Update from the U.S Pacific Command. Online version of publication offering concise snapshot of  Asia Pacific economies, including key indicators.
• The Week in Europe offers a weekly summary of political, social and economic developments in the European Union and is published by the UK Offices of the European Commission.
• Europe and Culture is the European culture portal from the European Union.
• Indobiz is the Indonesia Business Center Online.
• Korea - KOTRA Korea Trade/Investment  Promotion Agency
• JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization).
• Japan Information
• Access to Japan provides information about Japanese companies.
• Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) First point of contact for investors who intend to set up projects in the manufacturing industry and its related support services sectors in Malaysia.
  
  

  Australian Government Offices

• Austrade The Australian Trade Commission online. Market intelligence and export and investment advice for Australian business.
• Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

  International Organisations

• OECD
• World Bank
• IMF (International Monetary Fund)