Useful Links

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Country-Specific Information

CIA - The World Factbook.  A wealth of facts about just about any country on the planet.

Executive Planet.  Introductions to business do's and don'ts in more than 40 countries. Includes valuable facts about negotiation techniques and practices for each of the countries.

Global Negotiation Resources.  Interactive blog and extensive pool of resources for international negotiators, including country-specific advice for 50 countries from Lothar Katz' book Negotiating International Business.

Foreign Language and Culture.  Large selection of culture- and language-related links for more than 50 countries.

GlobeSmart.  Extensive reference material on numerous cross-cultural aspects for more than 30 countries.  (commercial service)

Library of Congress: Federal Research Division.  On-line versions of books published by the FRD about more than 100 countries.

U.S. Census Bureau: International Data Base.  Demographic and socio-economic data for more than 220 countries.

The World Bank - Data by Country.  Population data, economy facts and technology information for numerous countries and regions/groups of countries.

 
Organizations

Gateway to the European Union.  Just about everything there is to know about the EU, including comprehensive information on each of the EU commission's activity areas.

The World Bank.  How-to information about conducting international business with World Bank support.

World Chambers Network.  Directory of Chambers of Commerce in the U.S. and Canada.

 
Global Outsourcing

Outsourcing Center.  Comprehensive site with broad news service and a wealth of background and research information.  Some of the information is commercial, but much of it is free.

Discovery Channel Spotlight - Outsourcing.  Interesting facts and several useful links to other sites.

Council On Foreign Relations.  Reflects the current debate over job outsourcing in the U.S.

Dataquest Global Outsourcing.  Website dedicated to Outsourcing, including several articles and facts about destination countries.

CIO Magazine - Outsourcing World Tour 2004.  Comprehensive overview of outsourcing in the IT world.

 
Other Related Links

Translation Services.  Net-Translators Ltd is a leading provider of Translation and Localization services into over 40 languages. And specialize in technical translation services including software localization, Internationalization (I18N), medical translation in its varied formats, Marketing collateral translation and website translation services.

Armchair World.  World traveler site with a wealth of information and links.

Embassy World Maps.  Search site for maps for a large number of countries.

Intercultural Press.  Presents an extensive selection of books on cross-cultural subjects.

Intercultural Relations.  Academic site primarily for interculturalists.  Some of the content is valuable for business leaders as well.

Teaching English Abroad.  Teaches English as a Second Language abroad.

On Target Performance Coaching .  From fun to strategic team building events, Corporate Learning Institute offers professional team building services, ropes courses programs, Corporate Training Programs and many more team building activities