Research Guides: International Business &amp; Marketing: Country Overviews

Find Country Overviews

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In Global Road Warrior you can find: Culture and customs, Country history, Country language, Country education, Travel requirements, Economic data, and Thematic and antique maps.
CountryWatch This link opens in a new window
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In CountryWatch you can find: Culture and customs, Country history, Country language, Country education, Travel requirements, Economic and demographic data, Thematic, physical, and political maps, and Detailed historical and current political information, Daily news.
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To find Country Reports, use the country dropdown list under the Country Profile section on the right side of the basic search page to pick a country and generate a report.
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Enter the country name in the search box and scroll down to Publication Type. Select "Country Report". Click "Search". You can find Country history, Economic and demographic data, and PESTLE (political, economic, social, technological, legal, environmental) analysis.

CIA World FactBook Country Profiles
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Country Studies Profiles: Library of Congress
Description and analysis of the historical, social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world. Prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress and sponsored by the Department of the Army.
Background Notes: U.S. Department of State
Under "Countries and Areas". Current and archival reports include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations on each region.

Country Information: International Monetary Fund
Includes country news, country data, and documents such as transcripts, speeches, article IV staff reports, and press releases.
Economist.com Country Briefings
Contains articles from The Economist, background profiles, forecast and statistics from The Economist Intelligence Unit, market and currency updates, news headlines and links.
BBC News Country Profiles
History, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. Includes audio and video clips from BBC archives.