BASIC INFORMATION ON COUNTRIES
Library and Internet Resources
Prepared by Karen Kimber, Social Sciences and Humanities Team Leader
Rev. January 2007
Background Information
Background Notes
BBC News: Country Profiles
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Country Resources: The Green Boxes
(Indiana Univ.)
The Economist: Country Briefings
Europa World Plus
International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who
. Latest in Ref JA51.I57
Portals to the World
(Library of Congress)
Statesman's Year-Book
. Latest in Ref JA51.S7
World Factbook
Print volume also available: Latest on Ref Bookcase 5 (G122.U56)
The World Today series:
Africa
. Latest on Ref Bookcase 5 (DT1.A372)
Canada
. Latest on Ref Bookcase 5 (F1001.C1225)
East and Southeast Asia
. Latest on Ref Bookcase 5 (DS502.H53)
Latin America
. Latest on Ref Bookcase 5 (F1401.L3252)
The Middle East and South Asia
. Latest on Ref Bookcase 5 (DS44.C55)
Nordic, Central, and Southeastern Europe
. Latest on Ref Bookcase 5 (DL1.N67)
Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States
. Latest on Ref Bookcase 5 (DJK1.R87)
Western Europe
. Latest on Ref Bookcase 5 (D901.W47)
Maps
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
World Sites Atlas
World atlases
in various sizes (examples below) are available in Dunbar Library on the Atlas Stands and in Reference under call number G1021.
Atlas of the World (National Geographic Society)
. Ref Atlases G1021.N38 2005
The Peters World Atlas: The Earth in Its True Proportion
. Ref Atlases G1021.P48 2002
The Times Atlas of the World
. Ref Atlases G1021.T552 2002
Statistics
United Nations resources
Demographic and Social Statistics
(U.N. Statistics Division)
Demographic Yearbook
. (United Nations) Latest in Ref HA17.D45
Population and Vital Statistics Report
. (United Nations) Ref HA17.D452
State of World Population
(U.N. Population Fund)
Statistical Yearbook
. (United Nations) Latest in Ref HA12.5.U63
United Nations Population Information Network
International Data Base
. (U.S. Bureau of the Census)
World Data Analyst Online
World Development Indicators
World Economic Factbook
. Latest on Ref Bookcase 3 (HC59.15.W67)
Special Topics
Comparative Perspective on Major Social Problems
. Ref HN8.C78 2001
Freedom in the World
- "The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties"
Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities
(2006)
Human Rights Reports from the U.S. Dept. of State
Legal Systems of the World
(2002)
Political Parties of the World
(2005)
U.S. Department of State: Issues and Press
Current Information
Finding International News
Cultures and Customs
Ethnic Groups and Cultures Outside the U.S.A.: Library and Internet Resources
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Karen Kimber
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