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FYW: Freedom or Oppression: Human Rights in Asia: Background Information
Child in Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh, Cambodia. February 11, 2007.Universal Image GroupRights Managed / For Educational Use Only
Country Statistics
- BBC Country ProfilesSearch by continent or nation. Includes country background, current status, and in many cases, video feeds of current news.
- Country Comparisons - BritannicaQuick and easy comparisons of any 2 countries in the world.
- CultureGramsCultureGrams are country reports that provide snapshots of the world’s cultures.
Each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, and the 13 Canadian provinces are included, with reports containing maps, flags, symbols, history, economy, geography, population, and more. - World FactbookProvides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Includes maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.
Please consult our Statistics libguide.
More Than Statistics
- Coface - Country Risk AssessmentsInternational credit insurer provides economic data including 160 country evaluations, drawn up on the basis of macroeconomic, financial and political data.
- Country StudiesOnline version of the Country Studies Handbooks produced by the Library of Congress and the Department of the Army. Describes and analyzes the political, economic, social, national security systems and institutions of over 100 countries and examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
- Freedomhouse ReportsIncludes the following reports: Freedom on the Net, Freedom in the World, Freedom and the Media, Nations in Transit, Countries at the Crossroads.
- IMF Country InformationBrowse alphabetically. The International Monetary Fund is an international financial organization of the UN. Consists of 190 countries.
- OECD Country Statistical ProfilesThe Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development site maintains up to date economic statistics for its 30 members in the developed countries. It also provides information on economic issues in the developing world.
- ReliefWebA humanitarian information service provided by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Provides reliable disaster and crisis updates and analysis.
- World Development Report OnlineYearly report from the World Bank since 1978. Each report provides in-depth analysis and policy recommendations on a specific and important aspect of development.
- The World's ConstitutionsInteract with the world’s constitutions in a variety of ways. Provided by "Constitute," developed by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Chicago.
- World Development IndicatorsProvides direct access to more than 550 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups.
Background Resources
Atlas of global developmentCall Number: Gen G1046.G1 W5 2011 and Online
Handbook on poverty and inequalityCall Number: Gen HC79.P6 H344 2009 and Online
Title Handbook of adoption : implications for researchers, practitioners, and families by Call Number: HV875 .H36 2007 and OnlinePublication Date: 2007
- World Development IndicatorsProvides direct access to more than 550 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups.
News Articles From Around the World
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