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Facts and summaries about national politics, economics, education, infrastructure, media and more.
- EIU Viewpoint: Global[Economist Intelligence Unit]
Click on the Geography drop-down menu to select reports for individual countries.
Others
- Europa World PlusPolitical, social and economic information about 250+ countries; incudes country maps and a directory of business, cultural and political organizations in each country and 1,900+ international organizations.
- Political Handbook of the WorldFocuses on country politics, but also addresses the media in each country. The latest print edition of this biennial title is shelved in the Ready Reference collection near the Walk-In Reference Room in Olin Library. Earlier editions are shelved in the Olin Library Stacks JF 37 .P76 +.
Also available online. - World FactbookOnline.
From U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
"...information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities."
General reference sources
- Encyclopedia Britannica AcademicNow includes rich supplementary material (maps, data, news, articles, website links and more).
- Oxford ReferenceOutstanding and reliable collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, and companions published by Oxford University Press.