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Country Information: Internet Sources
CIA - The World Factbook - Country Listing
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/country.html
(Provides data on the geography, people, economy, communication, transportation, military and transnational issues.)
Library of Congress: Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
(In-depth reports about countries including statistics and historical information.)
State Department: Information on Countries of the World
http://www.state.gov/www/regions/background_info_countries.html
(Links for State Department reports including Background Notes, Human Rights, Trade, Commercial and travel information.)
Governments on the WWW
http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/world.html
(Official government web sites for countries, plus links to encyclopedias and other sources.)
Census Bureau: International Statistical Agencies
http://www.census.gov/main/www/stat_int.html
(Official statistical agencies of countries with online statistical data.)
Foreign Government Resources on the Web (University of Michigan)
http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/foreign.html
(Extensive meta-site of country and international Internet sources.)
U.N. Infonation
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
(Comparative statistical data on countries for education, literacy, demographics and other measures.)
U.S. Census Bureau: International Data Base (IDB)
http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/ipc/www/idbnew.html
(Current and historical statistical data on countries.)
World Constitutions
http://library.tamu.edu/govdocs/workshop/const.html
(Links to constitutions of countries and other sources for laws.)
International Monetary Fund: Country Information
http://www.imf.org/external/country/index.htm
(Links to press releases, notices of intent, IMF survey results, and public information notices.)
The World Bank Group: Regions and Countries
http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/regions.htm
(Provides country briefs, country-at-a-glance reports, and World Bank reports.)
The World Health Organization:
WHO Statistical Information System
http://www.who.int/whosis/
(Health and health-related statistical information from the WHO Global Programme on Evidence for Health Policy.)
Country Information: Print Sources
Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook 2000
Ref G 122 C67 2000 v.1 and v.2
General Reference, 2nd floor
Compilation of information from the U.S. Department of State. Profiles
people, government, economy, foreign relations. Bibliography includes
Web sites.
Demographic Yearbook: 49th Issue: General Tables
HA 17 D45 49th ed. 1997
Ask at 3rd floor Documents desk
Contains basic demographic statistics and population trends (birth, death,
divorce), plus populations of capital cities. Also 48th issue (1996);
earlier volumes on shelf.
Europa World Yearbook
JN 1.E852 1999
Ask at 2nd floor Reference desk
Contains comprehensive information about countries: history, statistics,
constitution, government, political organizations, judicial system, religion,
newspapers and news agencies, and transportation.
United Nations Monthly Bulletin of Statistics
Shelved by title
Government Periodicals, 3rd floor
United Nations statistics on countries, 1943-1986.
Political Handbook of the World 1998
JF 37 P63 1998
General Reference, 2nd floor
Country information includes political history, government and politics,
political parties, legislature, cabinet members, IGO memberships, names of
permanent UN representatives; back section contains information about UN
specialized agencies (when established, history).
Statistical Yearbook: 42nd Issue
HA 12 .5 U63 1995
Ask at 3rd floor Documents desk
Broader in scope than Demographic Yearbook; includes economic statistics,
information on labor forces, wages, and industries (literacy, transportation,
energy, and tourism). Also 40th (1995) and 41st (1996) issues; earlier volumes
on shelf.
World Health Statistics Annual 1996
RA 651 A485
Ask at 3rd floor Documents desk; earlier volumes on shelf.
World Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures
JF 511 W67 1998 v.1 and v.2
General Reference, 2nd floor
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