PS 321: European Governments: Country Profiles

This 2-volume reference work covers over 250 countries. Each entry includes information on the country's political & economic history, constitution & government, and regional & international cooperation. Chapters also include statistics on things like demographics, labor, industry, government finance and more. Most recent 2 years available in theReference Room at JN1.E85

"Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues"

Compiled and maintained by the U.S. Department of State, "Background Notes include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty."

"Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions." Also includes links to various media, including recent news stories.

The Atlas feature in the database Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) provides access to country profiles from the Economist Intelligence Unit, which is "the world's leading resource for economic and business research, forecasting and analysis."

Get facts and figures on European countries. Includes information on geography, political systems, history, & economics. Covers current member states, states that have applied for EU admission, as well as other European non-member states.

Published annually by the International Monetary Fund, this yearbook provides import and export statistics per country. The most recent year is in the Reference Room at HF91.I65

Published annually by the International Monetary Fund. The Yearbook presents various financial statistics in world tables (allowing for quick comparisons) and country tables. The Country Notes volume presents basic information on each country's economic system. Available in the Reference Room at HC1 .I61

Published annually by the World Bank, the most recent 3 years are available in the Reference Room at HC59.15 W656

Organized by the International Labour Organization's Department of Statistics, LABORSTA pulls to together labor statistics from countries around the world.

OFFSTATS is a site maintained by the University of Auckland (New Zealand) Library and presents links to official statistics available on the web. The "Browse" feature is most useful.

Country & regional profiles present statistics on key indicators. Pre-defined and custom tables can be accessed through the Data Centre

View data from over 1,200 indicators and 200 countries. Includes country profiles for quick snapshots of data

A section of Eurostat, the country profiles section presents economic data for European countries.