Political Science: Country Profiles

Country Overviews & Current Awareness

UN Member States: On the Record
Provides direct access to official documents reflecting the views of United Nations Member States.
UN Public Administration Programme
Profiles for different countries that include discussion of the legal system, local government, ethics, civil service, public sector employment.
U.S. Commercial Service: Market Research Reports
These reports from the U.S. Department of Commerce look at the market conditions, economic situations, political environment, best export sectors, trade regulations, investment incentives, and finance techniques of nearly 150 countries.

Constitutions of the World
Links to free sites with constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents.Nations of the world are linked to their constitutional text posted somewhere on the Internet.
Political Handbook of the World (M. U. only)
Information on the major aspects of each country's government and political party system.

Europa World Plus
Provides political and economic information for more than 250 countries and territories. Information includes regional and country profiles, information on physical and social geography, history, economy, and country and comparative statistics. It also provides directory information for governmental, society, media, and business enterprises.

UN Statistics Division: National Accounts
Provides detailed national accounts estimates for 189 countries from 1996-2007. From the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division.
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World Fact Book
Good source of current, basic information, especially statistics, about most countries of the world. It is published on the web by the Central Intelligence Agency and updated bi-weekly.

Subjects: Political Science