Country Information
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The URL for this page is http://www.gwu.edu/gelman/guides/social/country.html
To find books about a particular country, use the
ALADIN
Catalog, searching for the name of the country as subject.
Area
Studies
Location: http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area.htm
Links to web pages containing information on specific countries
Background
Notes
Location: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
Each country's entry includes narrative sections on the people, history,
government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations, travel
and business information, and that country's relations with the U.S.
CIA
World Factbook
Location: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
and in print at REF Ready Ref G 122 .U56 2006
Each country's entry includes snapshot facts and figures on geography,
people, government, economy, transportation, the military, and "Transnational
Issues"
Europa
World Plus
Location: ALADIN
Online version of the Europa World Yearbook (see below) and Regional
Surveys
Europa World Yearbook
2006
Location: READY REF JN 1 .E85
Updated annually, each country's entry includes an extensive narrative
section on recent events, followed by data on the country's economy,
social indicators, education, government, etc.
Foreign
Government Resources on the Web
Location: http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/foreign.html
A directory of foreign government web sites and other information
Historical
Dictionary Series
Location: Various
Use the ALADIN Catalog to find the call number for the country of interest
by doing a "Guided Keyword" search with the phrase "Historical Dictionary
of" as the first search term and the name of the country as the second
search term.
International Government
Information and Country Information: A Subject Guide
Location: REF ZA 5050 .M67 2004
Chapters organized by subject. Includes thousands of online resources
Library
of Congress: Country Studies
Location: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic,
political, and national security systems and institutions of countries
throughout the world.
Nationsonline.
Location: http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/
Profiles individual countries
World Bibliographical
Series
Location: Various
Each country's volume contains sections on a wide range of topics. Use
the ALADIN Catalog to find the call number for the country of interest
by doing a “Guided Keyword” search with the phrase '"World Bibliographical
Series' as the first search term and the name of the country as the
second search term.
World
Countries.net
Location: http://www.world-countries.net
Links to a variety of resources on particular countries
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Current National Statistical Compendiums
Location: Global Resources Center (Room 708)
The official statistical publication for each country, updated as publications
become available
Demographic Yearbook 2003
Location: REF Ready Ref HA 17 .D45
Demographic information compiled by the United Nations
GlobalEDGE.
Location: http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/busresmain.asp?ResourceCategoryID=10
Links to statistical information, organized into global, regional, and
country specific sections.
Index to International Statistics
Location: REF HA 17 .I535
All the documents indexed in these volumes are available on microfiche.
Use the Index and Abstracts volumes to identify the document you need.
InfoNation
Location: http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
View and compare statistical data for Member States of the United Nations
International
Data Base
Location: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb
Demographic indicators for 224 countries and areas
NationMaster
Location: http://www.nationmaster.com
Central data source amalgamating information from several sources
Statistical
Agencies (International)
Location: http://www.census.gov/main/www/stat_int.html
Links to foreign statistical agencies
Statistical
Resources on the Web: Foreign and International Economics
Location: http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stecfor.html
Links to international economics statistics sources
Statistical
Resources on the Web: Foreign Government Data Sources
Location: http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stforeig.html
Links to foreign statistical agencies
Statistical Yearbook
Location: REF Ready Ref HA 12.5 .U63 50th issue (Earlier editions in
the stacks)
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Location: http://www.uis.unesco.org
"Global and internationally comparable statistics on education,
science, technology, culture and communication."
United Nations Statistics
Division
Location: http://unstats.un.org/unsd
Statistical information on U.N. member states
World
Development Indicators
Location: ALADIN
Downloadable data on hundreds of Socioeconomic parameters related to
development. Also available in print, REF Ref Ready HC 59.15 .L47
Chiefs
of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Location: https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/index.html
List of top foreign government officials compiled by the Central Intelligence
Agency
Constitution Finder
Location: http://confinder.richmond.edu/
Links to constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents.
Government
Gazettes Online
Location: http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/gazettes/
Official government information sources
Heads of State and Government, 2nd ed.
Location: REF JF 37 B3 2000
Guide to national leaders
The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who 2007
Location: REF Ready Ref JA 51 .I57 (Earlier editions in the stacks)
Short entries for each country include names of leaders and senior government
officials. A separate section has detailed biographical information.
Lijphart Elections Archive.
Location: http://dodgson.ucsd.edu/lij
Election results for approximately 350 national legislative elections in 26 countries
Nations
of the World.
Location: http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/nations.html
Links to individual countries' legal and government resources
Political Handbook of the World 2007
Location: REF JF 37 .P6 JA51 .S7 (Earlier editions in the stacks.)
Each country's entry includes a narrative description of political parties,
the government, elections, etc.
Statesman's Yearbook 143rd ed/2007
Location: REF Ready Ref JA 51 .S7 (Earlier editions in the stacks)
Short entries for each country include history, constitution and government,
recent elections, current administration, the economy, etc.
Economist
Intelligence Unit
Location: ALADIN
Country information from EIU publications.
Country
Commercial Guides
Location: http://www.stat-usa.gov/mrd.nsf/vwCCG_Country
Reports on the business and economic situation of foreign countries
and the political climate as it affects U.S. business, prepared by U.S.
embassies.
SourceOECD
Location: ALADIN
Access to the publications and statistical databases of the Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development. Check the ALADIN
catalog for OECD Economic Surveys for individual countries.
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