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Country Research

Page Author: Paula Olsen

Find Background Information

Encyclopedia Britannica:  Research tools in Britannica include Compare Countries and World Data.

Lists of countries:  Found on Wikipedia's Contents pages under "Lists."

NOTE:  Encyclopedia Britannica and Wikipedia can help you familiarize yourself with a subject, but are not considered appropriate, citeable sources for a college-level research paper.

Print Sources in the Reference Section

• The Columbia Gazetteer of the World / G103.5 .C72 1998 /  3 vols. 
• CultureGrams / GT150 .C85 / 4 vols. 
• Encyclopedia of World Cultures / GN307 .E53 / 10 vols. 
• The Europa World Year Book / JN1 .E89 / 2 vols.
• The Statesman's Year Book / JA51 .S7
• Wellbeing of Nations / GE140 .P929 2001 
• The World Factbook / G122 .U56

Find Books and E-Books

Search the Library Catalog

Relevant call number ranges are D-DX and E-F, G-GV, H-HX and J-JX

Key Databases for country research

• Academic Search Complete
• Business Source Complete 

• Facts on File  
• InfoTrac OneFile
• LexisNexis Academic
• The Political Risk Yearbook 

Recommended Websites

• Country Studies
• University of Michigan Documents Center-Foreign Governments-Country Background 
• Information Please Almanac
• NationMaster.com
• Portals to the World
• Social Indicators of Development 
• U.S. State Department Background Notes
• University of Vermont Libraries, Maps Collections  
• The World Factbook
• WISERTrade (World Institute for Strategic Economic Research)
• World Resources Data Tables 2005
• World Digital Library

How do I cite?

Citation Guides

MLA Style  To cite from the library's databases, see the example "Work from a Library Subscription Service"

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