• National e-Commerce Extension Initiative
• Module Homepage
• General Overview
• Facilitation Tools
• Learning Lesson
• Introduction
• Phase One
• Phase Two
  • Introduction
  • Begin Research
  • Changing Worksheets
  • Researching International Markets
  • General Information
  • Location and Time Zone
  • Economic Growth and Stability
  • Economic Growth and Stability Cont.
  • Technology and Infrastructure
• Phase Three
• Phase Four
• Final Thoughts

General Information

• World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency

  http://www.cia.gov/publications/factbook
  This Web site offers country-specific facts in a user-friendly format.
  
  

• Country Reports, U.S. Department of State

  http://www.state.gov/countries
  
  

• International Business Center at Michigan State University

  http://globaledge.msu.edu
  This Web site lists a multitude of different online sources for finding basic country-specific information.
  
  

• National Geographic

  http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/
  
  

• Country Risk

  http://www.countryrisk.com/guide/archives/cat_country_background_info.html
  This Web site lists a plethora of online databanks for finding background information about countries. Readers are encouraged to review the synopsis of the Web sites and explore those of particular interest.
  
  

Web site and all contents © Copyright Southern Rural Development Center 2009, All rights reserved. These materials were developed as part of the Southern Rural Development Center’s National e-Commerce Extension Initiative. They are based upon work supported by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Award No. 2005-45064-03212

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or the Southern Rural Development Center.