North Africa

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LOCAL FACTS  

Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research)

Countries: Western Sahara, Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Mali, Niger, Libya, Chad, Egypt, and Sudan

Total population:

Total area:

Languages:

Religions:

Sources

[U.S. State Department] background notes - Middle East and North Africa

Atlas of the Orient - North Africa - maps, politics, economy, people & religion, history

 

MAP  

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LOCAL DIRECTORIES  

Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories

 

 

GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS  

Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions

 

 

NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS  

Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) (New York) - monitors abuses against the press and promote press freedom

around the world

Ford Foundation Middle East & North Africa (Cairo) - currently focuses on projects in Egypt and Palestine and on initiatives that benefit the region as a whole

 

COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS  

Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies

 

 

CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS  

Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature

 

 

SPORTS & LEISURE ORGANISATIONS  

Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies

 

 

TRAVEL ORGANISATIONS  

Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers

 

 

RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS  

Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society

Essential data:

[U.S. State Department] Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

[U.S. State Department] background notes - Middle East and North Africa

Social development:

[World Bank] Regional Brief - Middle East and North Africa

[World Bank] Global Economic Prospects 2001 Report - Middle East and North Africa

[OneWorld.net] country database - North Africa - news articles selected from around the world

 

MEDIA ORGANISATIONS  

Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment

 

 

BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS  

Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services

 

 

FINANCE ORGANISATIONS  

Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation