AllAfrica News and information about Africa. Covers arts, business, children, economics, education, food, health, media, music, and sports. Over 850,000 articles. Also in French. 1997 to present.
Country Studies The Country Studies Series from the Library of Congress presents a description and analysis of the historical setting; the social, economic, political, and national security systems; and institutions of countries throughout the world.
PAIS International with Archive Public Affairs Information Service contains references to more than 553,300 journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more. The PAIS Archive provides retrospective coverage of the PAIS Annual Cumulated Bulletin.
Smithsonian Global Sound A streaming media archive that contains folk music from all over the world.
World Development Indicators Online WDI Online, from the World Bank's Data Group, provides direct access to more than 700 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups from 1960 to 2006, where data are available.
Websites for Third World Studies
Africa South of the Sahara A directory of information on all aspects of life in Africa south of the Sahara. Includes a directory for countries and topics and a search engine for what they call "search the African pages."
Fourth World Documentation Project (FWDP) Provides access to Fourth World documents and resources through an online library of texts that record and preserve indigenous peoples' struggles to regain their rightful place in the international community. Sponsored by the Center for World Indigenous Studies.
The Guardian Unlimited world news guide. Provides links to international newspapers.