Collins Memorial Library: Politics & Government: Country Information

Country Guides in Print

The Statesman's Yearbook
Call Number: REF JA51 .S7
Statistics and overviews covering world politics, cultures, and economies.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
Call Number: G63 .W67 2007
Publication Date: 2007
Presents information on countries and dependencies from around the world.

World Cultures

The Encyclopedia of World Cultures by David Levinson (Editor)
Call Number: REF GN307 .E53
Publication Date: 1996
A source for historical, social, political, economic, linguistic, religious, and other information on virtually every existing culture.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life by Timothy L. Gall (Editor)
Call Number: GN333 .W67 1998
Publication Date: 1998
Examines cultural groups in Asia, Europe, the Americas and Africa. Provides information on history, politics, customs, religion, education, and human rights issues.

Country Analysis Online

Europa World includes the Europa World Year Book and the nine Regional Surveys of the World and is an excellent, in-depth, source for finding country information.

Europa World
Online version of the Europa World Yearbook, covering political and economic information from over 250 countries and territories. Includes comparative statistical information, directories and maps.

Full-text, in-depth, country reports are available through "Business Source Complete." Search for your country by name, then in the left-hand facets under "Source Types," choose "Country Reports."

Business Source Premier
Major source for business & finance research. Includes news, magazines, and scholarly articles as well as country, company, and industry profiles.

Country Guides on the Web

Countries & Economies
From the World Bank - includes country briefs, overviews, statistics, analysis, and more.
Country Information
From the International Monetary Fund - reports, press releases, and publications arranged by country.
Country Insights
From Michigan State University, statistical data for nearly every country around the world. In addition to statistics, historical, economic, and political conditions are available.
U.S. Department of State Country Information
Economic and political updates for countries around the world, includes "Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets."
The World Factbook
From the CIA - provides "information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues."