Bowman, J. S. (Ed.). (2000). Columbia chronologies of Asian history and culture. New York: Columbia University Press. (XDS 33 .C63 2000)

Arranged by country, this title provides information on the political history, arts, culture, thought, religion, science, technology, economics, and everyday life of each nation.

(1997). Encyclopedia of Africa south of the Sahara (Vols 1-4). New York: C. Scribner's Sons. (XDT 351 .E53 1997)

Extensive treatment of the countries of modern Africa, that is, post-independence. Topics treated for each country include geography, history, government, peoples and cultures.

Ember, M. & Ember, C. (2001). Countries and their cultures (vols. 1-4). NY: Macmillan Reference USA. (Online http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=73077

Europa world year book (1960- ). (Vols. 1-2). London: Europa Publications Ltd.. (XJN 1 .E89 [yr.][vol.])

In addition to good textual information on various aspects of a country, each article contains a "Statistical Survey" containing excellent summary data on a number of subjects. Arrangement is alphabetical by country name

Juang, R.M, & Morrissette, N. (Eds.). (2008). African and the Americas: culture, politics, and histroy: a multidisciplinary encyclopedia (v. 1-s). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio. (XDT31.A43 2008).

Simon, R.S., Mattar, P. and Bulliet, R.W. (Eds.). (2004). Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East. (v. 1-4).(2d ed.) NY: MacMillan Reference. (XDS43.E53 2004).

U.S. Dept. of Defense (various dates). Country studies. Washington, DC: U.S. Govt. Printing Office. (GOVT. DOCS. D 101.22:)

This series is comprised of bound volumes, each on a different nation. Titles will appear as Italy: A country study. Each book will have chapters on the nation's history, society, economy, government and politics, and national security. Country studies are not available for all ountries. Electronic versions may be found on the Library of Congress web site at http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/

(1990-2000). Americas review. Essex, U.K.: World of Information. (HC 121 .L38 [yr.])

Includes information on countries in North and South America as well as the Caribbean. Each country's section contains general, political, economic and historical overviews, business guides and business directories. Formerly the Latin America & Caribbean Review.

(1970-1999). Demographic yearbook/Annuaire demographique. New York: United Nations. (XHA 17 .D4) Print yearbooks available from 1990; yearbooks from 1970 to 1996 available in microfiche.

Contains statistics on population, vital statistics (natality, mortality, marriage and divorce), demographic and social characteristics, and geographical, educational, and economic characteristics. Publication lags by a few years; e.g., latest statistics presented in "1993 Yearbook" generally date back to 1991.

(1994 to present). Direction of trade statistics quarterly. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund. (XHF 1016.D53) Langsdale's holdings go back to 1980 under previous title cumulated by Direction of trade statistics yearbook.

Arranged alphabetically by name of country. You can look up a specific country and find (in millions of dollars) the amount of exports and imports to and from other nations. Monthly data lag a few months behind the issue publication date. The same type of data appear in the Yearbook but is annual and covers the previous seven years (i.e. the 1994 Yearbook has data from 1993 back to 1987).

(1975-1994). Index to international statistics. Washington: Congressional Information Service. Monthly with quarterly and annual cumulations. (XZ 7552 .I53)

Includes a variety of statistics collected by intergovernmental organizations (i.e. UN, EC, OAS). Information is available on nearly all subjects, by region, continent or country.

(2001). International marketing data and statistics Chicago: Euromonitor International. (XHA 42 .I56 [vol.])

Country information is presented through a multitude of tables grouped within 25 major subject areas. The initial section of this work is a directory of the institutions consulted to compile this statistical yearbook -- a valuable list for advanced research.

(1975-2004). OECD economic outlook. Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (XHC 59 .O7 [vol.])

Contains good tables and graphs, and country information on the 24 member countries of the OECD.

(1998-2000). Statistical yearbook/Annuaire statistique. New York: United Nations. (XHA 12.5 .U57 [yr.])

This source is similar to the Statistical Abstract of the U.S. but instead gives the user statistical data for most countries of the world. Publication lags by a few years (1992 Yearbook was published in 1994.) Trade, economics, and demographics are featured.

STAT-USA [on campus] [help]
Coverage: current. Stat-USA is a gateway to databases that assemble current information on business, economics, and trade from diverse government sources. It is divided into two parts: the State of the Nation section covers domestic statistics and Globus/NTDB cover information relating to US foreign trade. Most of the information deals with marketing and investing opportunities in foreign countries. Stat-USA is a subscription service available to the Langsdale Library as part of the government depository program.

U.S. Dept. of State. Background notes: (name of country). Washington: U.S. Govt. Printing Office. (GOVT. DOCS. S 1.123:)

This series is issued by the U.S. Dept. of State. Each country report is from five to ten pages in length. A map is included along with sections discussing geography, people, history, economy, foreign relations, travel notes, and relations with the U.S. Electronic versions are available from the Department of State at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

Academic Search Premier  [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1990 - present. Provides full-text for over 3,400 scholarly journals covering the social sciences, humanities, education, sciences, and more. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL). Need help? Read the Academic Search Premier Visual Guide.

Humanities Abstracts [on-campus]
Coverage: 1984 - present. Indexes/abstracts articles in archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, music, the performing arts, philosophy, religion, world history, and world literature.

Lexis-Nexis Academic [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Features full text of many newspapers and periodicals.  Also offers business news, legal materials such as federal & state codes, case law and legal journals.

University of Baltimore Catalog
University System of Maryland (USMAI) Catalog
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Ali-Dinar, Ali B., ed. African Studies Center. Hp. African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Online.http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.html.

Ciolek, T. Matthew et al. Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library. Hp. February 13, 2006. Dr. T. Matthew Ciolek. Online. http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html.

Economist.com. Country Briefings Hp. Copyright 2006. The Economist Newspaper and The Economist Group. http://www.economist.com/countries/.

European Internet Network, Inc. Central Europe Online. Hp. Copyright 1995-2006. EIN. http://www.einnews.com/centraleurope/.

Federal Research Division. The Library of Congress Country Studies. Hp. April 6, 2001. Library of Congress. Online. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html.
[A continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army.]

Inter-American Development Bank. Research Dept. IPES Hp. Copyright 2006. Online. http://www.iadb.org/res/index.cfm?fuseaction=ipes.ipesintro. Annual reports on the economic and social progress of Latin America.

U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States. Hp. http://www.bisnis.doc.gov/.

U.S. State Department.Countries and Regions. Hp. The Dept. Online. http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/business/com_guides/index.html.

Yahoo! Yahoo! Regional Hp. Online. http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Regions/. February 13, 2006.
Listing of web sites by world region.

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