Research & Learning Librarian
Here to help!
Central Search
Country Studies
- A to Z World Culture - Country Profiles This link opens in a new windowIn-depth information on 175 countries, including categories on Culture and Society, Food and Recipes, Language Video Dictionary, Royalty-free Maps, Royalty-free Images, National Symbols, Business Culture, Music, Education.
- PAIS - Public Affairs Information Service This link opens in a new window
This link opens in a new window
Scholarly articles books, government publications, and other sources on international and national affairs, government, and political science. For country information: Type the name of the country in the search box.
- CIA World FactbookContains detailed statistics (education, health, economy, environment, quality of life, and more) on every country in the world.
- Background Notes (State Dept.)Background Notes include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.
- BBC News -- Country ProfilesProfiles of countries and territories. Includes links to audio and video clips from BBC archives.
- Country StudiesPrepared by the Library of Congress. contains book -length reports on over 100 countries.
- NationMasterProfiles countries around the world.
- United States Census International Data BaseA variety of demographic indicators for countries and areas of the world with a population of 5,000 or more.
- U.S. State Department -- Country Fact SheetsCurrent profiles of countries and their international relations to the U.S. and other countries.
- The World BankCountry profiles
Statistics
- Explore Census DataDemographic data about the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island areas.
*This replaces the previous "Fact Finder" website information. - International Data BaseA variety of demographic indicators for countries and areas of the world with a population of 5,000 or more.
- Population Reference BureauSearch for demographic info. on more than 220 countries.
- UNESCO Institute for StatisticsFind cross-nationally comparable statistics on education, science and technology, culture and communication for more than 200 countries and territories.
