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Handbooks and Directories
- Europa World Year Book, 3 vols.Call Number: Ref. Desk D2 .E8 2016Publication Date: annualA ready-reference source on every country of the world with a narrative overview and statistical data.
- The Far East and Australasia byCall Number: Ref. DS 1 .F3 2016Publication Date: annualExtensive profiles on the recent history, politics, and economics of the countries in this region. Also contains key statistical data.
- Middle East and North Africa byCall Number: Ref. DS 49 .M5 2016Publication Date: bi-annualExtensive profiles on the recent history, politics, and economics of the countries in this region. Also contains key statistical data.
- Africa South of the Sahara byCall Number: Ref. DT 351 .A37 2016Publication Date: annualExtensive profiles on the recent history, politics, and economics of the countries in this region. Also contains key statistical data.
- South America, Central America, and the Caribbean byCall Number: Ref. F 1408.29 .S69 2016Publication Date: annualExtensive profiles on the recent history, politics, and economics of the countries in this region. Also contains key statistical data.
- Human Rights Watch World ReportCall Number: Ref. JC 571 .H785 2015Publication Date: annual
- Amnesty International Report: The State of the World's Human RightsCall Number: Ref. JC 571 .A44 2015-16Publication Date: annual
Online Resources and International Organizations
- CIA World Fact BookContains brief profiles of all the nations.
- U. S. Department of StateUse the "Countries and Regions" tab to find reports and other information about individual countries.
- Country Reports on Human Rights PracticesAnnual report prepared by the U. S. Department of State. Contains details of all human rights violations for every nation.
Also available in print at JC 571 .H785. - USAIDThe US Agency for International Development is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid to other countries.
- Country Studies (by the Library of Congress)Book-length reports on 101 countries, with updated country profiles. The library owns the print copies of most of these reports.
- World BankIncludes reports and data on developing nations and global economic issues.
- IMF Country ReportsAn assessment of financial stability for each country of the world, prepared by the International Monetary Fund.
- Centers for Disease Control and PreventionPart of the US Health and Human Services Department
- Organization of American StatesThe OAS brings together all 35 independent states of the Americas and constitutes the main political, juridical, and social governmental forum in the Hemisphere. The Organization uses a four-pronged approach to effectively implement its essential purposes, based on its main pillars: democracy, human rights, security, and development.
- United Nations Human Rights CouncilThis organization is the successor to the UN Commission on Human Rights.
- UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesThe United Nations Refugee Agency, founded in 1950.
- Freedom HouseIncludes online access to the annual "Freedom in the World" reports.
- African Elections DatabaseDetailed data on recent elections for all countries in Africa south of the Sahara.
Statistics
- International Financial Statistics This link opens in a new windowA standard source of international statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance. The database, published by the International Monetary Fund, contains approximately 32,000 time series covering more than 200 countries and areas. Covers 1948 to the present.
- World DataBank This link opens in a new windowA data source that includes information on the global economy, finance, gender, education, health, natural resources, and environmental indicators. This resource, published by the World Bank, contains statistical data for over 600 development indicators and time series data from 1960 to the latest compiled for over 200 countries as well as 18 country groups. Databases include: World Development Indicators, Global Development Finance, Gender Statistics, Education Statistics, Health Nutrition and Population Statistics, Africa Development Indicators, Global Economic Monitor, and Millennium Development Goals.
International Historical Statistics: The Americas, 1750-2005 by Call Number: Ref. HA175 .M55 2007ISBN: 9780230005136Publication Date: 2007
International Historical Statistics: Europe, 1750-2005 by Call Number: Ref. HA 1107 .M5 2007ISBN: 0230005144Publication Date: 2007
International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia, and Oceania, 1750-2005 by Call Number: Ref. HA 4675 .M553 2007ISBN: 9780230005150Publication Date: 2007
