A database that explores global issues through a portal displaying current information from newspapers, magazines, academic journals, websites, reference sources, primary sources and statistics.
A Central Intelligence Agency publication providing country information: background, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, transnational issues, and maps. Also see World Factbook in Credo Reference in order to compare data from different countries.
Here are some websites that have useful information about countries.
The International Programs Center, part of the Population Division of the U.S. Census Bureau, conducts and publishes demographic and socioeconomic studies.
A US government website with links to many useful web sources for information collected by various US agencies. Browse the A-Z list for links to pages with info.
By the Library of Congress, the Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.
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