See the Library's additional research guides for:
These sources provide country profiles, including the current political, economic, and social environments:
International Monetary Fund: Country Information
The Statesman's Yearbook Online
Freedom House reports (annual), including:
Human Development Reports (United Nations)
OECD iLibrary: Browse by topic and country or choose Statistics
International Country Risk Guide Annual (7 volume set): access via International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Centre database > search "International Country Risk Guide Annual"
International Crisis Group, including CrisisWatch, reports & briefings, country information, global issues.
PressDisplay: Datatabase of international news sources (covers only the last two weeks - no back file).
News Sites:
Newspapers: