Research+Links

toc Are you researching a country?

= = Ok, so you finished reading the familiarization package, and now you want to learn a little more about your country. Following the links below will help you quickly find more information, as well as get your research started. In addition, if your country did not yet have a familiarization package, you can use these links to start your research.

Have you found a great resource? Then please add it to this list! Speak to either a member of International Relations, or one of the teacher sponsors, to get your resource, as well as a brief description added to this list. For extra practice, try to present your resource the same way that you would in a bibliography!

=General Information=

1. __//Wikipedia//__, **www.wikipedia.org**
 * A great place to quickly start your research, but not an academically respected source of information.
 * Try using the links at the bottom of each entry (the articles bibliography!) to find more resources about your country or issue.

2. //__The Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook (CIA)__//, **https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html** = = 3. //__UN Data - A World of Information__//, **http://data.un.org/**
 * Includes regional maps, basic information and profiles of political leaders
 * Each countries has a profile, which includes information about its geography, society, government, economy, communications, transport, military and transnational issues
 * A list of databases, all recommended by the United Nations! There are also profile for each country listed on the right.
 * Excellent source of information about the environment, industry, finances, crime and education.

4. //__Population and other Statistics__//: http://www.100people.org/index.php
 * Statistics about population, literacy, poverty, spirtuality and more!
 * A great source of links for further research.

5. //__The Official UN Names of Countries__//, = = =History=
 * http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/ungegn/docs/26th-gegn-docs/WP/WP54_UNGEGN%20WG%20Country%20Names%20Document%202011.pdf**
 * Did you know that the full name of Afghanistan is actually "the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan?"
 * When writing your resolutions and speaking during a conference, it is important that you know and use these names!
 * Warning: this is a large Pdf file and takes awhile to download to your browser.

1. //__History of Nations__//,**http://www.historyofnations.net/** //**or**// **http://www.webring.org/hub/history**
 * Country by country historical summaries

=Recent Connections with the UN=

1. __//The United Nations Homepage//__, **http://www.un.org/**
 * A great source of many different types of information
 * For information about your country, search their website using the search box in the top right corner. Search for your countries name and see what comes up!

=Foriegn and Domestic Policy=

When researching the foriegn policy of a country, it is usually a good idea to first find the homepage of the country, and then look for the link to its //Department of Foriegn Affairs// or //Secretary of State//. There will usually be a homepage, and on it, you will find the most recent reports created by this Government on current events. Please look at the following links as examples of these types of websites:

1. //__E-republic.org,__// **http://www.erepublic.org/**
 * Has links to the homepages of almost all Governments that have websites!
 * Is a useful seach tool for your research, but not a useful source of information in of itself.

2. //__The US Secretary of State Homepage__//, **http://www.state.gov/**
 * An amazing resource for the official American Policy of a variety of different global and domestic issues.
 * Note: most countries have a website similar to this! Try searching for your country's "//secretary of state//," "//state department//," or "//department of foriegn affairs//."

3. //__The German Bundestag (Parliment) Homepage__//, **http://www.bundestag.de/htdocs_e/index.html** > **http://www.bundesregierung.de/Webs/Breg/EN/LatestNews/latest-news.html**
 * The homepage of the German Government
 * Try clicking on "reports" and "records" under the documents tab.
 * You can also find foriegn policy reports on their Secretary of State homepage, here:
 * **http://www.bundesregierung.de/Webs/Breg/EN/Homepage/home.html** or

4. //__The Government of Uruguay Homepage__//, **http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/wps/wcm/connect/Presidencia/PortalPresidencia/inicio**
 * The problem with this website is that it isn't in English! You will, of course, encounter this problem with the homepages of many different countries of the world. So what should you do?
 * I recommend using google chrome to translate the page. You can download this web-browser by clicking on this link.

=Government=

1. //__E-Republic__//, **http://www.erepublic.org/home.html**
 * This website lists links to the homepages of both the central Governments and different departments of most of the worlds countries!

=Economy=

1. //__The World Bank__//, **http://data.worldbank.org/country/**
 * A great source of information about the economy of all world countries
 * Information is organized by country, and includes GDP, GNI, population and development
 * Also includes other statistics, such as infant mortality, education and CO2 emissions

2. __//United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)//__, **http://hdr.undp.org/en/**
 * Includes the Annual UN Human Development Report, and profiles for each country
 * Also features previous reports (back to 1990) for historical research
 * Allows country to country comparison by different datasets

3. //__The Index of Economic Freedom__//, **http://www.heritage.org/Index/**
 * Published by the Wall Street Journal, an American Financial Publication

=Defence=

=Environment=

1. //__Earthtrends Environmental Issues__//, **http://earthtrends.wri.org/**
 * A variety of different information, compiled in separate reports. You can also collect information about a country by searching for it by country.

=Influence=

=Geography=

=Population=

** Useful websites to guide your research: ** []

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 * Bibliography format (You need a bibliography with __at least__ 5 different sources in your ppt!) **

Books: Allen, T. (1974). //Vanishing wildlife of North America//. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society. Boorstin, D. (1992). //The creators: A history of the heroes of the imagination//. New York: Random House.  Magazines or Articles: Kanfer, S. (1986, July 21). Heard any good books lately? //Time, 113//, 71-72. Trillin, C. (1993, February 15). Culture shopping. //New Yorker//, pp. 48-51.  Websites and Internet Articles: <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Devitt, T. (2001, August 2). Lightning injures four at music festival. //The Why? Files//. Retrieved January 23, 2002, from http://whyfiles.org/137lightning/index.html <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Dove, R. (1998). Lady freedom among us. //The Electronic Text Center//. Retrieved June 19, 1998, from Alderman Library, University of Virginia website: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/subjects/afam.html

=News Websites - Current Affairs=

1. //__The National Interest__//, **http://nationalinterest.org/**
 * A collection of mostly British and American opinion articles about current events
 * These articles are generally well informed, but also have very powerful biases that you should try to avoid!



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