Country Information
Specific Country & Regional Information
Choose from the alphabetical list to be taken to specific country information pages:
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General Country & Regional Information
In addition to the online resources listed below you should also be aware of the following items in the Library:
- World Guide (909.82 WOR) with accompanying CD-ROM in the Multimedia collection
- State of the World Atlas (327.09 SMI)
- 100 Ways of seeing an unequal world (310 SUT) and other statistical resources at 310-317
- Freedom in the World annual survey of political rights and civil liberties (323.09 KAR)
Europa World Plus is the online version of the Europa World Year Book and the nine-volume Regional Surveys of the World series covering political and economic information in more than 250 countries and territories.
Hardcopies of this series can be found in the Reference collection.
Encyclopedia Britannica World Data Analyst: Country Snapshots
View country data, creat tables and charts comparing countries, or view ranked statistics.
Country information, statistical facts and figures, and rankings for over 190 countries, divided into four categories: economic, social, technological, and environmental.
BBC Monitoring Country Profiles
Free country profiles from the BBC, but you need to pay for more in-depth information. Provide an overview of the country as well as links to media sources for each country.
Select a country from the pull down menu to access selected key links connected with that country.
The Factbook was created as an annual summary and update to the encyclopedic Joint Army & Navy Intelligence Studies. It gives detailed information on the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transport and military of 250 countries or regions of the world, and some information on transnational issues pertaining to each country.
Financial Times Country Reports
The FT produces nearly 200 reports a year with definitive and comprehensive assessments of countries, industrial sectors and financial and business topics.
Offers facts and figures about each country's geography, demographics, economy, government and political system; Fascinating historical, cultural and political background information; Country maps and flags; Climate and weather information for major cities; Up-to-date foreign currency exchange rates and the current time and time zone information for major cities.
International Monetary Fund : Country information
Mainly financial information and information on the country and its relations with the IMF. Access to the IMF Staff Country reports in PDF format.
Library of Congress Country Studies
Website for the on-line versions of books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army. Because the original intent of the Series' sponsor was to focus primarily on lesser known areas of the world or regions in which U.S. forces might be deployed, the series is not all-inclusive. At present, 101 countries and regions are covered. Notable omissions include Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and other Western nations.
Also hosts Portals to the World - links to electronic resources from around the world.
A portal to information about the world that contains a database of Websites and other resources selected by experts at Michigan State University. The website can be searched by country or region, and also by thematic area such as gender, the environment, international development etc.
Access to OECD publications via SourceOECD. Use OECD Economic Outlook for free information on the economic developments in OECD countries.
70 educational guides to developing countries, focusing on human development issues.
STRATFOR (Strategic Forecasting)
STRATFOR is one of the world's leading private providers of global intelligence, analysis, and forecasting on geopolitical, security, and economic affairs including confidential consulting on existing or potential competitive and security threats that global companies and/or nation-states may face in specific markets or regions. Much of the content is free, though some articles are for subscribers only.
US Agency for International Development
USAID has been the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms. Use the Country Locator to find out about work and policy in particular countries.
US Department of State : Country Commercial Guides
Country Commercial Guides (CCG's) are prepared annually by U.S. embassies with the assistance of several U.S. government agencies. These reports present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic, political and market analysis. The CCG's were established by recommendation of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), a multi-agency task force, to consolidate various reporting documents prepared for the U.S. business community. They are available for the years 1996-2001.
Other information from the US Department of State can be found under the Countries and Regions section.
The primary focus of this website is on democracy, human rights, press freedom, corruption and the rule of law, and it provides country reports and statistics from a number of organisations including Amnesty, the CIA, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee, UNICEF as well as from official government websites
World Bank: Countries and regions
Much useful financial information, especially on countries in the Developing World and the former Eastern Bloc. You can search by country, by topic or by project. Also offers country data profiles covering people, the environment, the economy, technology and infrastructure and trade and finance.
Provides current population figures for the country and the towns and cities within each country. Also includes images of national flags, a clickable map, and a section of related links.
A series of subsites devoted to ongoing hotspots and movements.
Regions include: Africa, Colombia, East Timor, Iraq, Ireland, Japan, Latin America, Middle East, South Asia.
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