PSC 352: Introduction to Comparative Politics

Provides an overview of various countries - political leaders, chronology of key events, top news stories and more. Click on the region at the top of the page, then scroll down to the list of countries profiled in that region.

Compiled by the Central Intelligence Agency, this is one of the most detailed and authoritative collections of country profiles. A handy reference work with information about the demographics, infrastructure, economy, government, and military of every country in the world. Includes maps and photos.

Overviews of each country, plus links to other useful materials such as U.S Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics, Human Rights Reports, and U.S. Embassy pages.

The World Banks provides financial and technical support to developing countries. Provides statistics, news, and publications about various social, economic, and environmental issues.

List of governmental agencies of other countries

Find demographic indicators, population pyramids, and source information for countries and areas of the world with a population of 5,000 or more.

Alphabetical listing of Foreign Country Guides produced by the University of Colorado @ Boulder Library. Each guide contains online resources about the country from both governmental and nongovernmental sources. Most of the sources are freely available to the public, but titles followed by a 'cu' symbol are only accessible on campus.

Each country profile provides links to official web sites of a nation/territory, information on geography, maps, the national flag, history, culture, tourist destinations, its population and languages, the capital and the largest cities, education, economy and much more.

Offers economic data from 2003 to the present. The data is presented in a variety of ways useful to researchers, policy makers, journalists and others. Explore by country by using the gold drop down box on the right side of the page.

an annual guide published by The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation, tracking up to two decades of advancement in economic freedoms - from property rights to entrepreneurship - in 186 countries.