Country Background Information
- Business Ready (World Bank)New initiative from the World Bank to provide objective measures of global business regulations. Replaces the former Doing Business initiative. Click on "More" for link to the Doing Business website archive.
- CountryWatch This link opens in a new windowAccess reports on each of the world’s countries, with a focus on the political and economic situation as well as demographic, cultural and environmental news and information. (CountryWatch)
- U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets (State Department)Descriptions of countries covering history, people, economy and political conditions -- with links to other relevant websites about conditions in each country.
- World FactbookBrief profile and statistics of every country in the world collected by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
Demographics
- World Bank Databases This link opens in a new windowExplore different databases maintained by the World Bank, including the World Development Indicators (WDI) and the Global Economic Monitor (GEM). (World Bank)
- Social Explorer This link opens in a new windowCreate reports and maps based on US Census data and demographic information. Create an account on the site to save your maps. (Social Explorer)
