ENE 320 / GOV 320: International Environmental Law

Online Sources

Europa World Plus This link opens in a new window
Online version of the Europa World Year Book and the nine-volume Europa Regional Surveys of the World series. An indispensable source of information on world-wide affairs. First published in 1926, the year book is renowned as one of the world's leading reference works, covering political and economic information in over 250 countries and territories, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.

CIA World Fact Book
Contains brief profiles of all the nations.
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.
U. S. Department of State
Use the "Countries and Regions" tab to find reports and other information about individual countries.
Organization of American States
The 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.
World Bank
Includes reports and data on developing nations and global economic issues.

World DataBank This link opens in a new window
A 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.