Made up of two unique development institutions owned by 186 member countries: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA).
Check out this blog from a Tariq Khokhar of the World Bank! Tips on World Bank Open Data, Datafinder Apps for climate change, education statitstics, and Africa. Tips on using Google and the Public Data Explorer.
The World Bank e-library is an online, fully cross-searchable portal World Bank publications and Policy Research Working Papers, plus each new book and paper as they are published.