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Last Updated: February 11, 2008
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Country Briefings

Country profiles including background information, political and economic data, forecasts, current news stories and more from The Economist.

NationMaster

This is a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. With this source you can generate maps and graphs with ease on all kinds of statistics. What's more, you can select exactly which countries you want to include

CIA World Factbook

Current Web version of the publication with facts and figures about the countries of the world from the CIA.

Portals to the World

Authoritative information about the nations and other areas of the world selected by Library of Congress subject experts.

Regions and Countries

Economic facts and figures about more than 100 developing countries worldwide from The World Bank.

Country StudiesRequires Adobe Acrobat viewer.

Area Handbooks for 70+ countries prepared by the Library of Congress .

Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets

Compilation from the U.S. Department of State.

UNHCR: The UN Refugee Agency

Includes profiles for countries worldwide.

U.S. Committee for Refugees

Current news and features about refugees.

Countries & Regions

Economic facts and figures about more than 100 developing countries worldwide from The World Bank .

Background Notes

From the U.S. Department of State. This site provides information on 198 countries, including both brief facts and longer entries about the people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations, and travel and business.

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University at Albany Users

Philip's World Geo-FactbookAccessible to University at Albany users only

An A-Z reference guide to every country in the world, including coloured maps showing major towns, roads and rivers; information on each nation's geography, climate, economy, history and politics; national flags, climate graphs and over 100 stamps; ready reference tables with statistics.

Worldmark Encyclopedia of the NationsAccessible to University at Albany users only

Presents easy-to-understand information on 200 countries and dependencies from around the world. Entries discuss a variety of topics in detail, from banking and securities to climate, from government data to demographic statistics. Also includes biographical essays on national leaders.

Country ReportsAccessible to University at Albany users onlynew resource

From the Economist Intelligence Unit. Also includes access to other EIU publications: Business Asia, Business Europe, Business Latin America, Country Monitor, Country Commerce Global, and Worldwide Regulatory Update.

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