Collins Memorial Library: BUS 310: Principles of Marketing: Country Guides

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.

Country Information
from the International Monetary Fund - reports, press releases, and publications arranged by country.
Country Insights
from globalEdge, MSU's web-portal for global business information.
NationMaster
A central data source and a way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. You can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics.

U.S. State Department Country Information
Contains country information including people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations, U.S. relations, travel and business.
World FactBook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for world entities.

Country Analysis Online

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

The library provides access to a variety of full-text, in-depth, country reports available through Business Source Premier.

(1) Search for your country by name, (2) in the left-hand facets under Source Types, choose Country Reports.

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 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: REFERENCE G63 .W67 2007
Publication Date: 2006
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations presents easy-to-understand information on countries and dependencies from around the world.

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