A launching pad for gathering information about practically every Asia country. Includes direct links to several web sites of cities in China and lists of Asian businesses.

Home page of the Asian Development Bank giving information on financing and special projects in the region.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation organization is the Pacific Rim's answer to NAFTA and the EU and includes 21 members countries.

US-ASEANBusiness Council

This organization devotes its energies to promoting U.S. business interests in Asia through cooperation with the member countries of ASEAN. The site has links to each of the 21 member countries giving specific data for each.

The African Studies web site at the University of Pennsylvania. This site contains detailed information on practically every African country.

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization. More country specific data for African nations.

An online European "yellow pages" with searchable databases for products, services, or companies.

This site contains links to business related sites all over Europe as well as to the most important companies, organizations and national institutions on the continent.

The European Union's home page containing information and links to issues on commercial and government policies.

The home page of the European Free Trade Agreement. Provides information on electronic funds transfers and other business related operations in the region.

The European Union's home page in Washington D.C. Provides links and resources to political and trade related issues.

A good starting point for gathering information about specific countries in Latin America and the entire region in general.

Produced by the University of Texas and contains information on every Latin American country.

Provided by the Latin American Trade Council of Oregon. The home page of a non-profit association organized to promote trade between Oregon and Latin America. Latin America, in this case, includes Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America and Iberia (Spain and Portugal). The site contains information on many areas of Latin American industry and business practices.