Research Guides: International Business: Country Profiles

Country Profiles: In-Depth

Europa World Plus This link opens in a new window
Economic, political, historical, and geographic profiles of territories, countries, and global regions.Includes contact information for political, business, media, and cultural agencies and officials. Coverage: 2006-present.

Fitch Country Risk Reports (in Factiva)
Risk reports and country industry reports.
1. Enter Factiva >> Select Search >> Search Builder
2. Enter name of country in search box
3. Change date to last year
4. In Source - enter Fitch >> Select Country Risk
5. search
Country Reports by MarketLine
Reports in Business Source Complete.
NOTE: Add the name of a country in second search box
Country Reports by Political Risk Year
PRY Reports, 30-60 pages in length, in Business Source Complete.
NOTE: Add the name of a country in second search box
D&B Country Risk Profile (Mergent Archive)
Dun & Bradstreet country reports provide essential political, economic and commercial information on over 130 countries worldwide. Updated annually. Select D&B Manuals to find reports.
globalEdge (Michigan State University)
A web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities. Provides research on Countries, Trade Blocs, Industries, US States and more.
World Governance Indicators
The WGI reports cover six aggregate governance indicators... 1) Voice and Accountability, 2) Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 3) Government Effectiveness, 4) Regulatory Quality, 5) Rule of Law, and 6) Control of Corruption
Global Finance: Country Data
The magazine provides an overview of each country with information gathered from various statistical agencies. Also, checkout the Global Data tab on site.
World Cities Culture Forum
It provides a way for policy makers in 32 key cities to share research and intelligence, and explore the vital role of culture in their future prosperity. Includes data and reports.

Countries and Their Cultures (2003)
(ebook) Focused on countries, so find the country of your group, then in the chapter on that country for your group do a CTRL+F search for your culture group. Some of the info you need may be in the "Marriage, Family, Kinship, " "Gender Roles and Statuses," and "Socialization" sections of the chapters.

Country Profile: Social Aspect

Transparency International
"Our Mission is to stop corruption and promote transparency, accountability and integrity at all levels and across all sectors of society." The site includes the Corruption Perceptions Index.
World Happiness Report
An annual publication of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. It contains articles, and rankings of national happiness based on respondent ratings of their own lives, which the report also correlates with various life factors.

Country Studies (Library of Congress) This link opens in a new window
Digitized books that provide descriptions and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, and political systems and institutions of 80+ countries. Originally sponsored by the U.S. Army and written by researchers affiliated with the LoC’s Federal Research Division. Coverage: 1986-2015.

World Education Encyclopedia (2002)
This country-by-country survey of educational systems provides detailed essays on the histories, legal foundations, and primary and secondary educational systems.

World Values Survey
Some data and analysis from survey of public beliefs, about 70 countries.
World Religions from BBC
An overview of 20 major world religions.

Country Profiles: Basics

CIA World Factbook
Basic information (just the facts) on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
BBC News: Country Profiles
Profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.
US State Dept: Countries
Overview of countries, US Embassies and more.
Eldis: Country Profiles
Eldis provides free access to relevant, up-to-date and diverse research on international development issues.
GapMinder
It uses its videos and data visualization tools to help people better understand statistics and other information about social, economic and environmental development at local, national and global levels.

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