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Travel Research
Learn more about your host country and take practical steps to prepare.
edited the staff of Christianity Today International

Topics:	Direction, Leadership, Missions, Outreach, Planning, Short-term missions, Teamwork
Filters:	Evangelism, Missionary, Missions, Outreach, Pastor, Volunteer
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Date Added:	March 05, 2006

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Country Profiles

Encyclopedic resources about population, climate, geography, and history.

CIA World Factbook

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
From their site: "The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map."

Library of Congress Country Studies

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Has very detailed information about every country's history, which is helpful since the World Factbook is lacking in historical information.

BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
Profiles each country and has basic facts, but has helpful information about political leaders and current events.

Development

Articles and statistics about the state of development in each country.

Eldis

http://www.eldis.org/go/country-profiles
Abstracts and full reports about the key issues in health policy and development. The academic and technical language makes for challenging reading but the in-depth information is useful.

UNICEF

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.html
Specific information about issues facing children in each country.

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Cultural Tips

Advice on acceptable social rules, standard customs, and etiquette in different nations.

Cultural Crossing

http://www.culturecrossing.net/index.php
Short, very general tips for different countries

Kwitessential

http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/country-profiles.html

Detailed tips on customs and cultures

Religious Atmosphere

Information about unreached people groups, persecution, and religious freedom.

Joshua Project

http://www.joshuaproject.net/index.php
Interactive tools to inform you about unreached peoples in your country of choice.

Persecution.org

http://www.persecution.org/suffering/country_info.php
Lists countries where persecution is taking place and links to the State Department's religious freedom reports.

Open Doors

http://www.opendoorsusa.org/content/view/962/21/
Lists short descriptions of the 50 countries where the most persecution is taking place and gives prayer points.

Voice of the Martyrs