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Country Profiles
Europa World
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Find statistics on population, the economy, health & welfare, finance (including government expenditures), and education. UNH subscription database
CIA World Factbook
Provides brief information on 266 world entities.
UN Data: Country Data Services
Provides statistical overview of countries, often including trade profiles and links to national statistical site
Countries and Economies (The World Bank)
Country profiles and selected economic charts prepared by World Bank staff are available. Some country-group information is also available.
Country Reports & Analyses
U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets
Includes information on U.S. relations with and assistance to the country, bilateral economic relations, the country's membership in international organizations, and links to additional historical and current information.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
2016+. Also known as the Human Rights Reports, these reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international agreements.
Reports - Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Portal to US government reports on human rights practices, international religious freedom, and trafficking in persons as well as U.S. treaty reports and reports on U.S. efforts to advance freedom and democracy
Country Reports on Terrorism
2016+. Reports that the State Dept. is required to submit to Congress. Includes link to archive of reports from 2009+
State Department, Office of the Historian. Country Profiles
Provides historical reference information on aspects of the United States’ relations with the countries of the world. Including the date and circumstances under which the United States recognized, or was recognized by, each state.
Country Studies
While most were written prior to 2000, these offer valuable historical information and perspective. Offers description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of select countries throughout the world.
Travel Abroad
Country Information: Learn About Your Destination
General and country specific information including travel advisories, location of U.S. embassy and consular offices, whether you need a visa, and crime and security information. Maintained by the Bureau of Consular Affairs, US Department of State.
Travelers' Health
Medical advice for travelers from the Centers for Disease Control.
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