Death toll in Mexico’s War on Drugs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Drug_War

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/working-with-drugs-trade-in-bid-to-keep-mexico-s-democracy-alive-1.2494058

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/the-staggering-death-toll-of-mexicos-drug-war/

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/06/mapping-mexicos-deadly-drug-war

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/15/world/mexico-drug-graphics/

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/06/mexico-men-life-expectancy-drug-war-murder

http://www.thenation.com/article/how-mexican-drug-trade-thrives-free-trade/

More about trade

Comparing countries on the different tables gives you an idea of the type of economy each one has.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2015/08/commodity-dependency

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/TG.VAL.TOTL.GD.ZS

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BG.GSR.NFSV.GD.ZS

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_gross_fixed_investment_as_percentage_of_GDP

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.IMP.CONS.ZS

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/TX.VAL.TECH.CD

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/TX.VAL.ICTG.ZS.UN

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.IMP.CONS.ZS

 

 

Some useful vocabulary

https://irp2014.wordpress.com/vocabulary-lists/

http://diplomacy.state.gov/discoverdiplomacy/references/169792.htm

https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/183677#view=notes

http://www.cram.com/flashcards/essentials-of-international-relations-vocab-1895879

Exporting nations

also very interesting:

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS