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Countries of the World

 

 

ABYZ News Links Keep in touch with the news from other countries with this gateway to worldwide newspapers and other news media.

BBC News Country Profiles Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.

Country Studies Find in-depth information on the geography, society, economy, culture, politics, government, and more on the countries covered. These studies focus on lesser-known countries of the world.

Foreign Government Resources on the Web Link to international agencies, foreign government websites, embassies, background information, constitutions and laws, statistics, and news from all over the world from this website.

Government Publications and Maps: International Documents Created as a way to access government publications from all over the world, this website provides links to the official websites of national governments.

InfoNation View and compare statistical data for all UN member states. You can select up to six countries for comparison from the menu.

Portals to the World Select from a list of nations and regions of the world for links to authoritative, in-depth information about geography, culture, business, government, media, national security, and more.

SIRS Knowledge Source Select the “Database Features” tab to access country profiles, maps of the world, and World Almanac excerpts from this Blinn College Library subscription database.

U.S. State Department Background Notes Find out about a country's land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and its relations with the United States and other countries.

The World Factbook Originally published as the CIA Factbook to provide up-to-date country information to CIA operatives, this previously classified publication furnishes information on geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.

 

If you are in the library, the 900’s call number range of the reference section contains books on the geography and history of countries. In addition to maps, atlases (located in atlas stands on the Brenham and Bryan Campuses) also contain country information.

 

 

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