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Aardvark - Asian Databases  
URL:http://www.aardvarknet.info/user/subject26/index.cfm?all=All
Category:Regional and National Studies 

A portal specialising in Asian studies. The site provides access to a large number of databases, with a description about each database and information on whether the resource is free or by subscription.

Aequatoria Book Bank Online (ABBOL)  
URL:http://www.abbol.com/
Category:Historical Studies  Regional and National Studies 

ABBOL is a project revolving around an electronic library from which africanist students and scholars in sub-Saharan Africa can retrieve scientific publications free of charge. The Centre ??quatoria promotes research on the peoples of the central Congo basin and of sub-Saharan Africa, and via the ABBOL web site offers a selection of books, journals, and other publications, dealing with africanist topics across all subject domains. There are publications and documents on early colonisalist ethnology, education, and history, as well as indices and table of contents for the journal 'Annales Aequatoria'. Some publications are available in French only.

Africa Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Continent  
URL:http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/AfricaFocus/
Category:Regional and National Studies 

This online collection of visual and audio resources contains digitized visual images and sound recordings of Africa, contributed over the years to the African Studies Program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. These digital files are searchable by keywords, browsing or using an interactive atlas.

All the Largest Cities of the World  
URL:http://www.greatestcities.com/
Category:Regional and National Studies 

Information about the world's largest and most influential cities. City search, reference information, travel guides. The site contains information about their metropolitan areas, economy, population, education and culture, recreation and history.

Aluka - Building a digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa  
URL:http://www.aluka.org/
Category:Regional and National Studies 

Aluka is a not-for-profit international collaboration of educational and cultural institutions, building a high-quality scholarly resource of materials from and about Africa. Institutions and individuals around the world are encouraged to contribute collections about Africa. The site provides information about the project in several languages, and features news and recent contributions.

Arab Social Science Research  
URL:http://www.assr.org/
Category:Studies in Human Society  Regional and National Studies  International research organisations 

ASSR is an electronic clearinghouse for Social Science Research in the Arab world. It is designed to link Arab social science research centers to one another and to the world through a virtual library specializing in social science resources. The library can be searched by country, resource or, topic. There are links to research centres and to news and events.

Asia Regional Integration Centre (ARIC)  
URL:http://aric.adb.org/
Category:Economics & Econometrics  Regional and National Studies  Political Science & Policy 

The ARIC website is a knowledge and information portal to monitor the progress of regional cooperation and integration in Asia and the Pacific.

Asia Research Centre on Social, Political and Economic Change  
URL:http://wwwarc.murdoch.edu.au/
Category:Regional and National Studies  Society and Culture 

The Asia Research Centre on Social, Political and Economic Change at Murdoch University, Western Australia, has been established as a Special Research Centre of the Australian Research Council to provide an analysis of contemporary East and Southeast Asia. The Centre's work is intended to enhance Australia's understanding of its Asian environment, and its capacity to deal effectively with the region, particularly in facing the economic challenges posed by the industrialising countries of East and Southeast Asia. A central project is to assess the impact of the emerging middle classes upon the social, economic and political environment of the Asia-Pacific region.

Asia Source  
URL:http://www.asiasource.org/index.cfm
Category:Governance  Australian and Pacific Studies  Regional and National Studies 

AsiaSource is an online resource developed by the Asia Society to meet the need for timely, reliable, unbiased information and assistance regarding the cultural, economic, social, historical, and political dimensions of Asia. The site has links to maps, statistics, daily news coverage, country profiles, an Asia experts database and other resources.

Asialink Centre  
URL:http://www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/
Category:Regional and National Studies  Political Science & Policy  International Collaboration  University Collaboration  Society and Culture  International associations and organisations 

The Centre is a partnership between the Myer Foundation and The University of Melbourne, promoting public understanding of the countries of Asia and creating links with Asian counterparts. The site features extensive information about the three major programs of the Centre: Corporate and Public Programs, Asia Education Foundation, and Arts.