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Google maps + World Bank Data = Geo

Geo, a new tool (still Beta) to provide easy access to country data, including projects, news and statistics.

Very useful.

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Very cool! One of the

Very cool!

One of the better mashups I've seen to illustrate an organization's operations. One suggestion: you might also want to incorporate Doing Business and Economic Freedom Index data.

Nifty Tool

Checked out the map. Works great. Browsing country projects, I opened the Iraq projects list, and seems to be a lot the World Bank is doing, especially for electricity and education. Hope those projects are still active.

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