Country information
Middle East
Political resources on the Net/Middle East
InfoProd Research (Middle East)
Info-Prod is a market research company based in Israel. It researches markets across the Middle East, being involved in market analysis, pricing, advertising, logistics, legislation and regulations. The Country Guides section of the site has detailed legal, economic and business information on Middle Eastern countries (this information is not very up to date, but Info-Prod can be contacted for more help)
Global EDGE
Academic site providing a wide range of information by country.
MAFHOUM : Arab World business Information
Provides links to news and media, economy, finance and industry in the Arab World
Iran Statistics
Iranistics.com as an independent nonpartisan website aims to make comprehensive databases of international organisations, scholars and resources devoted to Iranian studies.
Iran virtual library
Quite broad-range and clear though not very deep-researched web-site.
PASSIA :The Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs, Jerusalem
PASSIA is an Arab non-profit institution located in Jerusalem with a financially and legally independent status. It seeks to present the Palestinian Question in its national, Arab and international contexts through academic research, dialogue and publication Their website has a wealth of information on all issues related to the Arab-Israeli conflict, including facts sheets, detailed chronologies, maps.
Central Asia and Caucasus
EurasiaNet
EurasiaNet provides information and analysis about political, economic, environmental and social developments in the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Afghanistan and Central Asia Research Information (Indiana University)
Look out for their comprehensive resources links for Afghanistan and Central Asia.
Afghanistan Studies- Directory of Online Resources for the Study of Afghanistan
Asia and the Pacific in Figures
A statistical pocketbook containing principal series and key indicators for the Asia Pacific region (including Central Asian countries), published by the Statistics Division of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.
