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• Country Reports on 106 countries
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• China--Statistics 
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• European Union countries--Economic conditions 
• Economic stabilization--Caribbean Area 
• Industrial organization--Japan

Background information

• Background Notes / U.S. Department of State
• Country Profiles / World Bank
• Country Studies / The Library of Congress
• International Market Research / U.S. Commercial Service
• The World Factbook / U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
• World Trade Organization member profiles

Statistics

• National Statistical Offices (list of links maintained by U.S. Census Bureau)
• National Statistical Institutes (Statistics Netherlands)
• National Statistical Offices (U.N. list of links)
• International Data Base (IDB) / U.S. Census Bureau
• World Economic Outlook Reports / International Monetary Fund

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