USAID's Country Compass

USAID's Country Compass
http://www.countrycompass.com

The project is comprised of: A collection of economic growth data, growth benchmarking tools, Country assessments, and a comprehensive collection of post-conflict and economic growth determinant literature.

The Country Compass site provides access to the country economic assessments The assessments are an easy-to-read overview of the economic situation of an individual country. With the assessment tool, users can answer questions such as "What is the GDP of Kenya and how does it compare with its peers in the same African region". Moreover, the economic assessment takes into account the post-conflict status of the country. WebFirst developed multiple ways to access the post conflict data including: Mapping, Comparison Graphs, Time Series Graphs, and Raw Data Downloads in excel.

Technologies: Linux/Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP), Adobe Flash, Open Source search engine tools and graphing tools.

Did you know?

The U.S. government (USG) is the leading international donor to Sudan and has contributed nearly $3 billion for humanitarian programs in Sudan and eastern Chad since FY 2004. The USG continues to support the implementation of the CPA and joins the international community in seeking a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Darfur.

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