Research, Citation, & Class Guides: Political Science: Country Information

Reference/Online Resources with Country Information

Country Profiles (BBC News)
These profiles provide history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives.
Country Studies (Library of Congress)
Books in the series present a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of select countries throughout the world.
Countries (European Union)
Descriptions of the member countries of the European Union.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
This collection of online reference works includes titles such as Countries and Their Cultures, Historical Dictionary of Pakistan, etc. in the "Nation and World" collection. Titles in this collection also appear in search results of the Books, Media and more in UW-Whitewater's libraries (the big search box on https://www.uww.edu/library/.
Global Road Warrior
Profiles of 175 countries including country facts, climate, society & culture, demographics, money and banking, points of interest, transportation, maps and communications.

Political Risk Yearbook: Country Reports
Call Number: online
Available within Business Source Complete or Political Science Complete databases. Summarizes risk at the country level. This link goes to a full list of available countries, but a country can be added to the search, e.g., "political risk yearbook" AND iran
The statesman's year-book
Call Number: 3rd-floor Main Collection, JA51 .S7
Publication Date: 1904-1905,1908,1910,1912-1913,1916-17,1924,1926,1930-1931,1933-1934,1936,1940,1944,1949,1951,1956,1957-1966/1967,1968/1969-1997/1998,2000,2003,2009

World Factbook
Reports on 267 countries, with facts and comparisons on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for each.

Historical Dictionary of United States-China Relations
Call Number: online
ISBN: 0810865262
Publication Date: 2006
The relationship between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China is traced in this dictionary containing hundreds of cross-referenced entries on the presidents and prime ministers, the secretaries of state and foreign ministers, other key players, and the more significant institutions and events.