Library Guides: International Relations: Country Profiles

Country Profiles

Statesman's Yearbook This link opens in a new window
Subscription source with overviews on population, history, politics, economics, religion and more.
Includes reliable information on every country in the world, covering key historical events, population, city profiles, social statistics, climate, recent elections, current leaders, defence, international relations, economy, energy and natural resources, industry, international trade, religion, culture, diplomatic representatives and more.

Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets -- US Dept. of State
U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets
Nation Master
Brings together national-level data on health, education, population, economics, etc. from a range of sources, including the CIA World Factbook, OECD, Census Bureau, UN and more. Particularly useful for comparing countries side by side and creating graphs.

CQ Political Handbook of the World This link opens in a new window
Subscription source. In depth articles on politics and foreign relations
Political Handbook of the World provides thorough and accurate information on the major aspects of each country's government and political party system.
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Subscription source. Profiles that highlight major industries, population, major stock exchanges and major media outlets.
Financial data, equity pricing, debt data and annual reports for publicly traded companies worldwide. Up to 15 years or quarters are available.
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Publications This link opens in a new window
Access their Country Profiles and other reports through Business Source Complete and other databases.
Country profiles, news and analysis.

CIA World Factbook

World Flags

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For information on the historical background and symbolism of a given country's flag, check out World Flags from the library's suite of reference sources from Oxford.

National and Region Level Constitutions

Oxford Constitutions of the World This link opens in a new window
Contains fully-translated English-language versions of all the world's constitutions (both national and sub-national), accompanied by individual commentaries, supplementary materials, including foundation documents, historical constitutions, and amendment Acts/laws.
HeinOnline: World Constitutions Illustrated This link opens in a new window
WCI collects current and historical constitutions for countries of the world in the vernacular and in English translation and in PDF format; constitutional-related documents, journal articles, periodicals, and major treatises; constitutional history.