I need to find basic information on a foreign country. Where do I look?

Answer

There are several places you can look:

Free Websites:

  1. CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook 
  2. NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com/
  3. Census Bureau International Database (Demographic data)  http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/ 
  4. Country Studies http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
  5. US Dept of State Background notes http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
  6. BBC News Country Profiles http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
  7. Wikipedia List of Sovereign States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countries_of_the_world

Library Online Resources: 

  1. Country Watch database
  2. Geo-Data: The World Geographical Encyclopedia (Physical Data)
  3. Worldmark encyclopedia of the nations

Sources in the Library:

  1. Statesman's Year Book
  • Last Updated Sep 19, 2023
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