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Digital copy of 80 country study/area handbook series via Library of Congress Federal Research Division. Provide brief historical background, geography, society, economy, transportation, telecommunications, and government and politics, and national security.

The Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN provides data on food production and agriculture. Data includes agriculture, food security, forestry, economy, natural resources, emergencies, and water management.

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Comparative statistical information on labor conditions and development abroad from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Statistical data from the Human Development Report (HDR). Poverty, women, and migration in formation.

Population and growth rates for countries, via U.S. Census Bureau. "Find tabular data for countries and regions as well as demographic indicators, population pyramids and source information for countries."