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Information source about countries and nations around the word

BBC World News Edition: Country Profiles
Detailed political economic, and historical background on all countries of the world. Includes a section on Media.

CountryWatch
Consists of separate sources of global information. "Country Reviews" are full-text reports on 191 countries and include a "Cultural Etiquette" link.
Europa World Plus
No access starting July 1, 2020. Renewal of this resource has been postponed. Learn more about postponed renewal of resources.
globalEDGE
Provides access to several useful reports, in particular the Country Commercial Guides (U.S. Commercial Service).
OxResearch
Now part of ProQuest Business Market Research Collection. Objective, multi-disciplinary articles by faculty members at Oxford, other leading universities around the world, think tanks and institutes of international standing on the world and regional economic and political developments of major significance.
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European Union
Official website of the European Union with basic member country information, current news, and links to EU agencies.
UN Human Developement
International Human Development Indicators.
UNdata
Country profiles
Model UN country reports
Basic information and links to many other profile sites.

CIA World Factbook
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Northwestern Libraries' Foreign Governments List
This guide links to portals and web pages, in English Language when available, for legislative and executive branch institutions of foreign countries.
United Nations Human Rights Documentation Research Guide
CountryWatch
Country Reviews are full-text reports on 191 countries around the globe. Country Wire provides global real-time news of these countries from major international wire services. CountryWatch Forecasts provides 5-year macroeconomic forecasts for each of 192 countries in both tables and graphs. Historical data is also available for key macroeconomic measures. Data is downloadable in spreadsheet format.

DataPlanet Statistical Datasets
Provides access to an extensive repository of standardized and structured statistical data in 16 major categories: Agriculture and Food; Banking, Finance, and Insurance; Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement; Education; Energy Resources and Industries; Government and Politics; Health and Vital Statistics; Housing and Construction; Industry, Business, and Commerce; International Relations and Trade; Labor and Employment; Military and Defense; Natural Resources and Environment; Population and Income; Prices, Consumption, and Cost of Living; Transportation and Traffic