Library Guides: Model UN Library Resources: Country Profiles

Business and Economics Librarians

Rebecca Starkey

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Head of Research & Instruction Services
Education & Library Science Librarian
Regenstein Library, Room 363

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Subjects: Education, Library Science, Social Sciences

Country Profiles

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.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Includes reports from MarketLine, Business Monitor and CountryWatch.
Article database that includes trade publications, academic journals, industry profiles, country information and company profiles, which include SWOT analyses. Full text is often available.
Use the FindIt links to locate full text of articles that are not included in the database.
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.
ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window
Country reports from Oxford Economics and selected reports from the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Article database that indexes academic journals, trade publications, newspapers and magazines in business and economics. Full text is often available.
Use the FindIt links to locate full text of articles that are not included in the database.

Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets -- US Dept. of State
Summary information on US relations with countries. Includes links to related government sites.
BBC Country Profiles
Good brief summaries of current politics with links to major media in the country.
CIA World Factbook