Specialty Sites and Directories for Country Information

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Of course you can do this same kind of search on Yahoo or any other searchable subject index. I've found that the Open Directory Project works for me in the searches I do for international information; you might find that Yahoo suits you better. To each his own.

Though Yahoo and other subject indexes are good, I prefer the Open Directory Project at http://www.dmoz.com for my country searching. Start your search there by searching for the name of the country and then narrowing your search down by category. For example, I might want information on health issues in South Korea. Searching for "South Korea" health would bring me some results, but there's no guarantee that a thematic keyword ...

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