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Overviews of Foreign Nations


Background Notes
  • Source: U.S. Department of State
  • Contents: reports of people, history, foreign relations, geography, economy, travel tips, defense, and the government for profiled countries.

World Factbook
  • Source: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
  • Contents: Profiles include geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation and the military of each country.

Country Commercial Guides
  • Source: U.S. State Department
  • Contents: economic trends, political environment, business travel, investment conditions, and trade regulations

Country Studies
  • Source: U.S. Library of Congress and sponsored by the Department of the Army
  • Contents: geography, government, history, communications, transportation, economy, crime, education, tables, photos, bibliographies, and glossaries on profiled countries

International Data Base
  • Source: U.S. Census Bureau
  • Contents: databank of statistical tables of demographic and socioeconomic data for all countries of the world, also Summary Demographic Data.

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)
  • Source: Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) at the University of Texas at Austin
  • Contents: links to information on economy, government, human rights, history, culture, press, travel, environment, education, business, technology of Latin American countries