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Key to Reading our World Information Pages
Please Note: For you to be able to gain full value from this web
site you will need to learn what all of the symbols below mean.
Various data bases throughout the world show different statistics, and
so we have done our best to check with governments and some other
reliable sources (including our friends, members, supporters and our
many contacts in the Diplomatic Corps and the International Media
Community, living in the countries involved). If you should find a
mistake on our site, or just know a better source of facts and data;
please let us know.
CLICK
ON THE NATIONAL FLAG FOR COUNTRY FACTS
We have linked each country to the United Nations - Country Statistics. (If the UN does not provide data we have used National Statistics). Click on the country's flag to access this information.
RELIGION
 
 90%
Islamic Catholic Protestant Orthodox
Syncretism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism Communism
The majority Religion of each Country is listed using a recognized symbol
(see
RELIGION
below), the % number is the estimated size of the Majority.
Embassy
Each
country's Embassy located in Washington DC is shown thus.
 British Foreign Office
Travel Advice for business and tourist
travellers.
United Nations
Mission
The Nation's permanent mission to the
United Nations.
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Constitutional Monarchy
When a Country is a Constitutional
Monarchy it is shown thus.
Languages
A listing of the languages spoken in the country.
Travel Guide
All you need to know if travelling to the country.
Pictures
Pictures of the country, its
people and its cities.
Universities
A listing of major Universities
within the country.
BBC
British
Broadcasting Corporation Country Profile
Etiquette,
Customs and Protocol Guide
Country Profiles
United States Central Intelligence Agency
United States Department of
State
British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Australian Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Peoples Republic
of China
German Federal
Foreign Office
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Russian Federation
(Use Site Search)
EUEA
European Union External Action
Canadian Department of
Foreign
Affairs
United Nations Children's
Fund
World Bank Report
World Health Organization
World Trade Organization
International Monetary Fund
Freedom House Report
 Prison
Population Statistics
Amnesty International
Report
Data on Human Trafficking
& Slavery
Transparency International Corruption Report
 Link to overview of country listed, including political and topographic
maps.
National Intelligence Services
Population January 2014
-
Population Growth Reference Bureau Data Finder Information. The % after the entry is the
Growth
or
Decline
in native population expected between 2000 and 2050 (not including migrations.)
U.S. State Dept. Trafficking in Human Beings Report -
US Department of State Report.
U.S. State Dept. Human Rights Report
-
US Department of State Country Briefs on Human Rights.
Age of Consent.
-
Legal Age of Sexual Consent.
Source
International
Migration Profile
-
United Nations Data on Migration.
Source
National
Intelligence Quotient
-
The Average Intelligence Quotient is 100. Source
Armed
Forces -
Includes
various data on Land, Sea and Air Forces and Budgets.
United States US AID Payments
-
U.S. authorized financial aid to foreign Nations.
News
Sources -
English
Language Local News sources.
Newspaper
-
National Newspapers &
Business Publications published in English.
Stock Exchange�-
Stock Exchanges that are
presented real-time in English.
Chambers
of Commerce
-
Link takes you to the World Chambers Network.�
Wikipedia
Overview
-
Link takes you to the Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
Current Conflicts
- Link takes you to an update on conflicts the Nation is engaged in.
 Currency
exchange rates for Local Currency.
 Local
weather conditions today
Local Time
 Island
Vulnerability
Member of the League of Arab States
Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations (The British Empire)
Member of the Organization of American States
Member of the African Union
Member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Member
of the European Union
Member
of the Association of South East Asian Nations
Member
of the Commonwealth of Independent States (ex-Soviet
Union)
TODAY'S NEWS
- News
relating to the country from around the world.
This
symbol indicates that the State Department of the United States Government
has
deemed that this Country is considered a State Sponsor of International
Terrorism.
RELIGION
NATIONS WITH MAJORITY
MUSLIM POPULATIONS
Map of the Muslim World
(Showing Sunni & Shia
Majorities)
NATIONS WITH
MAJORITY CHRISTIAN POPULATIONS
Catholic
Protestant
Orthodox
Syncretism
The combination of
different systems of philosophical or religious belief or
practice, often incorporating some Christian beliefs and Bible
references.
NATIONS WITH
MAJORITY BUDDHIST POPULATIONS
NATIONS WITH
MAJORITY HINDU POPULATIONS
NATIONS WITH MAJORITY JEWISH POPULATIONS
NATIONS WITH MAJORITY COMMUNIST POPULATIONS
Major Religious Groups of the World Ranked by Number
of Adherents
A Basic Overview of the World's Major Religions
Alphabetical Listing of Alternative Religions
Map of Religious Majorities by State in the United States of America
Largest Religious Groups in the United States of America
THE WAR ON TERROR
The States of Cuba, Iran, Syria and Sudan are the four
governments that the United States Secretary of State
has designated�as being state sponsors of terrorism.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Nations with Overseas Territories & Possessions
(AUSTRALIA)
Commonwealth of Australia
(CHINA)
People's Republic of China
(DENMARK)
Kingdom of Denmark
(FRANCE)
French Republic
(FINLAND)
Republic of Finland
(NETHERLANDS)
Kingdom
of the Netherlands
(NEW ZEALAND)
New Zealand
(NORWAY)
Kingdom of Norway
(PORTUGAL)
Portuguese Republic
(SPAIN)
Kingdom of Spain
(U.K.)
United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
(U.S.A.)
United States of America
Could, Should or Would be Countries
NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS
Hot Spots of the World
Freedom of the Press
Although we have listed as many
English Language newspapers and other business publications as we can find,
we would point out that not all publications have the Freedom of the Press
enjoyed by those in North America and Europe. So, we suggest you check
the
Freedom House - Freedom of the Press Report, before reading any
of the newspapers or other publications listed on this site.
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