Background Notes
These publications include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Country Analysis Briefs
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
(1993-1999) Print version is available in Govt Docs Y4.In8/16-15:
Country Reports: Human Rights Reports
(1999-2002) Latest print version is available in Starr Library Ref. JC571 U48a
Country Studies/Area Handbook Program
Doing Business in International Markets
Europa
Gateway to the European Union.
Foreign Labor Statistics
Handbook of International Economic Statistics (1998)
Handbook of Latin American Studies
Import/Export Price Indexes
International Data Base
Statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for all countries of the world.
International Economic Trends
International Minerals Information
Key Officers at Foreign Service Posts
Social Security Programs Throughout the World
World Bank
World Factbook
World News Connection
Access is limited to the Middlebury College community.
World Population Profile: 1996
World Population Profile: 1998
World Resources 1998-99
(World Resources Institute)
World Resources 2000-2001
(World Resources Institute)
World Resources 2002-2004
(World Resources Institute)
World Resources Institute
(World Resources Institute)