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 "Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions."

Provides information and links on culture, geography, and other facts on countries around the world. 

OECD has been a valuable source of policy analysis and internationally comparable statistical, economic and social data.

Data covers OECD countries including topics such as population, economic production, foreign trade and investment, energy, labour force, information and communications, public finances, innovation, the environment, foreign aid, agriculture, taxation, education, health and quality of life. 

Data on this site is from The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). "The numerous databases, tables and glossaries containing over 60 million data points cover a wide range of themes including Agriculture, Crime, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Health, HIV/AIDS, Human Development, Industry, Information and Communication Technology, National Accounts, Population, Refugees, Tourism, Trade, as well as the Millennium Development Goals indicators."