General Statistics

Guinness World Records - providing information on record holders for a variety of feats and accomplishments.
Global Statistics - general data on selected countries of the world, including administrative divisions (provinces) and major cities of each country.
Asia Profiles - Asian countries only, create customized comparisons between various statistical data.
(Asian Development   Bank) Developing Member Countries Statistical Data
Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
CIA World Factbook-2005
Country at Glance - by United Nations
Country Background Notes - U.S. State Department.
Country Overviews - Canada-Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
Directory of Economic, Commodity and Development Organizations (IMF)
Home Office Country Assessments (U.K.)
International Data Base - U.S. Census
Library of Congress Country Studies
SESRTCIC - Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Center for Islamic Countries, basic statistics and country profiles.
Worldwide Directory of Population Institutions - UN Population Information Network

(FAO)

The World Agricultural Information Centre - is the strategic programme on information management and dissemination of FAO. It provides access to FAO's information resources and makes the knowledge of the Organizaton on all fields of food security and agricultural development widely available to users around the world, through the Internet.

(UN)

UN Treaty Collection Database - An online full-text collection of UN's treaty-related data. All Bilateral and multilateral treaties registered with and published by the United Nations Secretariat in accordance with Article 102 up to a certain date - Detailed treaty references and full texts in all authentic language(s). Status of Multilateral Treaties. Texts of Recently Deposited Multilateral Treaties. Photographs of Treaty Signature Ceremonies.

(UN)

Internet Website Resource consolidated overview of the principal economic and social development institutions of the UN system The past few years have witnessed a sweeping change in the attitudes, approaches and policies of the United Nations system with regard to relations with NGOs and their participation in the work of the UN. NGOs are being taken across the entire UN system and in virtually all areas of its activity: policy research and analysis; policy dialogue and normative work; monitoring and advocacy; operational development activities; humanitarian work, particularly responding to emergencies and to the needs of refugees; promoting human rights, democratization, disarmament and peace; and information dissemination and raising public awareness of the issues and challenges on the UN's agenda.

(UN Statistics Division)

Website of Statistical source-book and comprehensive analysis of how Women fare in different parts of the world. The World's Women 2000 is a Statistical source-book and comprehensive analysis of how women fare in different parts of the world. The World's Women 2000: trends and statistics is the third issue in the series of reports (the other two issued in 1991 and 1995) that looks at the status of
women through the lens of statistical data and analysis.

(UNIDO)

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A comprehensive global directory on Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs) air and water pollution, environmental management, human settlements, recycling toxic substances, solid waste, wastewater, water augmentation and more

(UNHCR)

A Collection of full-text Online Databases, Information sources including UNHCR Official Documents, United Nations Official Documents, Country Information, Country Maps, Legal Information, Bibliographic Information and Reference Material. international and national law and practice; current country conditions,  policy guidelines and manuals; as well as an extensive collection of bibliographic references and research contacts.

Statistics on Higher Education in Pakistan