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Country Guides and Statistics

CountryWatch

Reports on 192 countries with facts about political, economic, and social conditions. (Full-text).

CIA World Factbook

Information about the geography, people, government, economy, and military of each nation. (Full-text).

Constitution Finder

Constitutions of nations worldwide in original language and English translation. (Internet links).

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

Reports cover prisons, police, trials, civil liberties, women, minorities, worker rights, etc. (Full-text).

Country Reports on Terrorism

Annual reports of terrorist groups and activities by country. (Full-text).

Department of State Background Notes

Facts about the land, people, history, government, politics, and economy of each nation. (Full-text).

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Basic information from specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks. (Full-text).

LexisNexis Academic

A database of news, legal information, and business information. (Full-text).

Library of Congress Country Studies

Reports on the society, economy, government, and security of each country. (Full-text).

Library of Congress Guide to Law Online

A guide to law sources from each nation. (Internet links).

Library of Congress Portals to the World

A comprehensive guide to online resources by country. (Full-text).

NationMaster.com

Country statistics in 30 topical categories. (Full-text).

Population Reference Bureau

Population, health, and environment statistics for 200 countries. (Full-text).

Project on Human Development

Statistics on environment, food, health, knowledge, values and culture, and more. (Full-text).

Treaties and Alliances of the World

An encyclopedia of international organizations, treaties, and alliances. (Full-text).

Westlaw Campus Research

The best source for legal research, plus news and business information. (Full-text).

World Development Indicators

Data on economic, environmental, and social indicators for individual countries from 1960 to present. (Full-text).

World Leaders

The online directory Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. (Full-text).

Worldwide Government on the WWW

A guide to foreign government web sites. (Internet links).

 

Also see:

• Country Information for Business
• Education Statistics
• Health Statistics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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