Country information: reliable online sources
Use these reliable sources for information about any country, and for background for your native speaker interview.
Find reliable country information quickly: these are efficient and reliable sources for facts and summaries about national politics, economics, education, infrastructure, media, and much more. Use them to gather information or to check your understanding. Most are online; to access from off-campus, connect through the Cornell Library Catalog, or use Passkey.
- eiu.com[Economist Intelligence Unit] Country Profiles, Country Reports, Country Commerce, Views wires for nearly 200 countries, regions, and organizations.
- Europa World PlusPolitical, social, and economic information about 250+ countries; includes country maps and a directory of business, cultural and political organizations in each country and 1,900+ international organizations.
- Political Handbook of the WorldCall Number: Olin Library Reference JF37.P76+Focuses on country politics, but also addresses the media in each country. Print only.
- World Factbook(US Central Intelligence Administration) "information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities."
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Columbia (Oxford Art Online)
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Cite it: , et al. "Colombia." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 14 Feb. 2017. <http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T018726>.
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