Welcome
Locating information about a country can be simplified by knowing where to look for statistical and descriptive information. This guide provides links to official sources of country information as well as to relevant maps and statistical resources.
Journal Articles
Databases
Data & Statistics
- Data Gov (Governance indicators from key public databases consolidated for all countries in the world)
- GEO Data Portal (United Nations Environment Programme - UNEP)
- Global Development Finance (World Bank)
- Global Economic Outlook Data (U.N. Development Policy Analysis Division)
- IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook
- International Financial Statistics (International Monetary Fund)
- Principal Global Indicators (World Bank)
- Social Watch
- UN Data
- World Bank Data Catalog
- World Development Indicators
- World Economic Outlook Database
- Worldwide Governance Indicators, 1996-2008
Maps & GIS
- Goode's World Atlas
- Atlas of Canada
- national atlas.gov
- National Geographic Society's Map Machine
- Oddens' Bookmarks:The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping Map hub site providing over 11,000 cartographic links
- Perry-Castaneda Library: Map Collection
- Quick Maps
- United Nations. Cartographic Section. Maps and Geographic Information Resources
Websites
Government Web Sites
Countries and Regions (U.S. Dept. of State)
Countries and Regions (World Bank)
Country Commercial Guides (U.S. Commercial Service)
Country Information (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)
Country Insights (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada)
Country of Origin Research (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (U.S. Dept. of State)
Country Reports on Terrorism (U.S. Dept. of State)
Country Specific Asylum Policy Operational Guidance Notes (Great Britain. Home Office)
International Monetary Fund:
IMF Country Information
IMF World Economic Outlook - publication has an accompanying database - can be used to generate tables of statistics such as GDP, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rate, Government Debt... for individual countries, or groups of countries
International Religious Freedom Report (U.S. Dept. of State)
International Trade Centre, Countries
Library of Congress Country Studies - paper copies of these are found in the Library
NGOs & Other Sites
CIFP Country Indicators for Foreign Policy
ELDIS Regional and Country Profiles
Foreign Information by Country