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The data and information compiled for the Nations Online Project are retrieved from following primary sources: Information provided by the: National Governments. National Ministries of Foreign Affairs. National Ministries of Trade. National Embassies National Statistical Offices National Tourism Offices and Tourism Boards Official City Sites. Local Newspapers. NGO's working in a country. Very less data and information are absolute and are less changing like e.g. the area of a country. Other data and information are subject to a constant change and will be updated as soon as possible. Updates may also occure, because of user feedback. To compare the reliability of data and information additional sources are consulted. Additional Information Sources: BBC News Country Profiles Country profiles and news by the BBC. Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN CIESIN is a center within the Earth Institute at Columbia University. CIESIN works at the intersection of the social, natural, and information sciences, and specializes in on-line data and information management. European Commission - External Relations Country information by the European Commission. FAO Country Profiles and Mapping Information System The "Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations" provides country-based information from FAO´s thematic and statistical databases. Foreign & Commonwealth Office UK UK's Foreign Office provides country profiles prepared by FCO desk officers. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development better known as the World Bank, provides information on developing countries & regions. IMF International Monetary Fund, provides data about Gross-National-Income of Countries. IRIN News United Nations Integrated Regional Information Networks OCHA IRIN Provides news and information from Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Population Reference Bureau For 75 years, the Population Reference Bureau has been informing people about the population dimensions of important social, economic, and political issues. Reuters AlertNet Reuters AlertNet is a humanitarian news network aims to keep relief professionals and the wider public up-to-date on humanitarian crises around the globe. United Nations Population Fund UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA releases the yearly State of World Population Report. United Nations Statistics Division The Statistics Division compiles statistics from many international sources and produces global updates. Wikipedia The free encyclopedia. The World Factbook Information within the factbook is provided by a lot of U.S. agencies like the U.S. Department of State, the Bureau of Public Affairs, and the US Central Intelligence Agency. WTO - International trade statistics International trade statistics. Additional Content Sources: Nations Online Project uses text snippets (citations) from: Encyclopedia of World Geography (Facts on File Library of World Geography) R. W. Mccoll (Editor) Publisher: Facts on File (August 30, 2005) Language: English , ISBN-10: 9780816057863 Nations Online Project uses also text snippets (citations) on many city pages following "History (short version)" from: Encyclopedia of Historic Places (Facts on File Library of World History) by Courtlandt Canby and David S. Lemberg (Jun 30, 2007) Publisher: Facts on File; Revised edition (June 30, 2007) Language: English, ISBN-10: 9780816053445 Images Copyright Images used at Nations Online Project are from various sources and published under various licenses. Some of the used images are in the public domain others are licensed under licenses like the Creative Commons Licenses or the GNU Free Documentation License other images and artwork are Copyright protected. Usually the images and artworks at Nations Online Project are corresponding labeled. |
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