CIA World Factbook
Provides information about the people, history, government, economy, geography, communications, and military of over 260 world entities (most are countries). An excellent source for country information.
Background Notes (U.S. Dept. of State)
Use for: Brief overviews of countries and international organizations
EIU (Economist) Reports
Selected Country Reports and other EIU coverage may be found in Business Source Complete (6 month embargo) and ProQuest
World DataBank
A complilation of World Bank data, including World development indicators (WDI)
Use to compile your own datasets on selected socioeconomic indicators for one or more countries
Europa World Year Book
Use for: Basic overviews of historical, economic, social, and political background.
IHS Connect
See the Country Reports for economic profiles, political structure, and analysis
