POLI 130: Introduction to Comparative Politics: Country Information
Background Information
- CIA World FactbookContains data provided by various components of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Bureau of the Census, and the US Department of State.
- U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact SheetsBrief reports from the U.S. Department of State that focus on U.S. relations with individual countries.
- Council on Foreign RelationsContains daily briefs and background and analysis.
- Major State Department PublicationsContains country annual reports featuring Human Rights Practices, Terrorism, Foreign Relations of the U.S. etc
Data and Statistics
- Country Indicators for Foreign PolicyCIFP represents an on-going effort to identify and assemble statistical information conveying the key features of the political, economic, social and cultural environments of countries around the world.
- OFFSTATSBrowse official statistics on the web by country, region and subject, through the University of Auckland Library.
- World Development Indicators (WDI Online)Statistics on development indicators back to 1960 from the World Bank. Time series data cover demographic, social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental topics for more than 200 countries and geographic and political groupings of countries. Data are updated quarterly. Access through the online dataBank, or in Excel or CSV formats.
- International Monetary FundThe IMF, an organization of 188 countries formed in 1945 (post-WWII), works to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. Its data tend to be at the country level. An overview of selected sources is available at http://www.imf.org/external/np/ds/matrix.htm.
- UNdataProvides simultaneous access to 14 statistical databases from the United Nations and other international organizations through one interface. Areas of coverage include agriculture, education, energy, industry, labor, national accounts, population, tourism and trade. Includes Millennium Development Goals indicators, and UN Key Global Indicators.
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