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Asia in General
Asian Arts: Online Asian art gallery contains exhibitions from private galleries, new and rare publications, and new discoveries in Asian art.
Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts Centres (AAPPAC). A non-profit, non-governmental organization to develop the arts and cultural industry in the Asia Pacific region.
The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. (AAS)—the largest society of its kind in the world—is a scholarly, non-political, non-profit professional association open to
all persons interested in Asia
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). The organization, what's new, member economies, business center, activities, virtual library, publications, databases & hotlinks.
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Asia Pacific Network Information Centre. Addressing the challenge of responsible Internet resource distribution in the Asia Pacific region.
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Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU) is a non-profit organization working for mutual understanding and cultural cooperation in Asia and the Pacific, in the fields of culture.
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Asian Development Bank (ADB). About the ADB, our work in the region, business center, news and events, publications. ADB promotes economic and social progress in the Asian and Pacific region.
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Aneki.com. An independent, privately operated website based in Montreal, Canada, dedicated to promoting wider knowledge of the world's countries and regions.
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Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments, CIA.
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Culture of Asia: Wikipedia. The culture of Asia are human civilization in Asia. It
features different kinds of cultural heritage of many nationalities, societies,
and ethnic groups in the region.
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Constitutions of the World, Basic Laws, Charters, Magna Carta, WWW Virtual Library
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Constitutions of the World, FindLaw.Com
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Current History: Sample "Current History," a journal of world affairs, on the World Wide Web.
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Electronic Embassy: Links to staffs and resources of the Washington, D.C. embassy community.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica. Article Page. Asia: world's largest and most diverse continent, covering about 30% of the land area on Earth.
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H-NET: Humanities & Social Sciences Online. List of archives, syllabi, bibliographies, etc. Won an American Historical Association award for contributions to the teaching of history.
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Lentz Center for Asian Culture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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Library of Congress: Asian Reading Room. General info, collections, catalogs, bibliographies, guides, web sites.
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National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR). NBR is a nonprofit, nopartisan institution that conducts advanced research on policy-relevant issues in Asia.
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Political Resources on the Net: Asia Political resources on Asian countries, excluding the Middle Eastern countries.
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VisAsia - The Institute of Asian Culture and Visual Arts. In partnership with universities, museums and professional associations VisAsia presents links and research on Asian
art.
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Web Sites on National Parliaments. Parliamentary Democracy - Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
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World Factbook. CIA
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Yahoo! Index of Government by Country: Hyperlinks to more than 70 countries from Argentina to Zimbabwe.
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International Organizations
Other International Organizations
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Population, Environment
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United Nations Population Information Network: (POPIN): World, regional and country-level demographic trends.
World population growth, urbanization, child mortality, impact of AIDS, etc. Regional reports and newsletters on Pan America, Asia-Pacific regions.
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Demographic and Health Surveys: One of the primary sources of information on fertility, family planning,
maternal and child health, and living conditions in developing countries.
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Population Reference Bureau: Links to many other population related websites.
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Population Index: On-line
version offers an index to articles published in about 400 journals in population and related fields.
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World Population Counter: Current estimate of world's human population.
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Office of Population Research: The oldest population research center in the world, located at Princeton
University. Study of worldwide birth and death statistics.
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The Population Institute: A non-government public education organization based in Washington, D.C.
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United Nations Environment Program
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Union of Concerned Scientists: Information on world's natural resources, biodiversity, climate change,
ozone depletion, and population growth.
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The Earth Times: International newspaper for global environmental issues.
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Human Rights, Refugees & Peace
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Amnesty International Online: World's largest human rights watchdog groups.
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Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. U.S. State Department. Policy and key documents, religious
freedom abroad, International & non-governmental organizations.
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Centre for Refugee Studies: York University, Toronto.
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Center for World Indigenous Studies
Indigenous peoples, extensive archives on lesser-known native peoples of the world.
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Freedom House: A non-profit,
nonpartisan organization. A clear voice for democracy and freedom around the world
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Grassroots.org. To help lessen suffering throughout the world. Grassroots.org is not a
religious organization but embraces common themes found in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and others.
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Human Rights Practices:
Country Reports: 1999 Country Reports. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State.
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Human Rights Watch: Dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world
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Human Rights Watch,
Asia Division. Countries, background, publications, annual report, news, campaign.
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OneWorld.Net: On issues of global
concern (e.g., world hunger, women's rights, and refugees and migration) from 80 countries.
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees:
Focuses on refugees around the world; links to articles from 'Refugee' magazine; legal information data base.
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United Nations Human Rights. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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United States Institute of Peace: An independent, nonpartisan federal institution created by Congress to promote
research, education, and training on the peaceful resolution of international conflicts.
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Peace, Conflict Resolution, and Security : WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
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War, Peace & Security Server.
Defense-related resources on the Internet. Maintained by the Information Centre, Canadian Forces College.
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