Research Guides: Fulbright applicant library resources: Country Information

Government Information

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International Web Sources
Foreign governments
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Links to the official websites of national governments.
Links to IGOs
World maps online

Key Resources

Portals to the World
Selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world by the Library of Congress.
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Arranged by country or area with the links for each sorted into a wide range of broad categories. The links were selected by Area Specialists and other Library staff using Library of Congress selection criteria.
NationMaster.com
Country data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. Maps and graphs can be generated with provided statistics.
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Created by Rapid Intelligence, a web technology company based in Sydney, Australia.
CIA World Factbook
Country profiles including information on geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
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The Central Intelligence Agency updates its World Factbook every two weeks.
Source OECD
Online publications portal of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Includes the full-text of OECD periodicals and statistics.
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The OECD's Online Library of Statistical Databases, Books and Periodicals.
World Development Indicators
The World Bank's annual compilation of data about development. The WDI includes more than 800 indicators in over 90 tables organized in 6 sections: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States & Markets, and Global Links.
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The term "World Bank" refers only to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). The term "World Bank Group" incorporates five closely associated entities that work collaboratively toward poverty reduction: the World Bank (IBRD and IDA), and three other agencies, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).