NationMaster

[Dave Monroe]

NationMaster 
http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php 

With endorsements from such respectable institutions
as the New York Times and the BBC, NationMaster
presents a formidable amount of data for the general
public in a way that is both accessible and at times,
downright addictive. The website brings together data
from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, the
United Nations, as well as other such organizations.
On the left-hand side of the page, visitors can peruse
areas such as "Top Stats", "What's New" and "Stats in
the News". The "Top Stats" presents information on the
countries with the greatest life expectancy, the
highest median income, and so on. Journalists may find
the "Stats in the News" area particularly helpful as
it presents data on topical areas of interest such as
statistics on bird flu infection rates and oil
consumption. Additionally, users can offer comments on
some of the data sets, and at any given time, there
tends to be a great deal of commentary on almost all
of the items featured on the site.

http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/Current/

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