Evans Library: Country Studies/ Global Business Information: USEFUL WEB SITES

Useful Resources for Country Information and Global Business

Countries, Peoples and Cultures (Complete Nine Volume Set) by Salem Press
Call Number: GN307 .C687 2015 Regular Loan
ISBN: 9781619258006
Publication Date: 2015-12-01
This brand-new series from Salem Press provides valuable insight into the social, cultural, economic, historical, and religious practices and beliefs of nearly every nation around the globe. With nine comprehensive, up-to-date volumes spanning every major

As recommended by the Librarians at the Evans Library, these are some internet sites recommended for their accuracy, reliability and credibility. If you have questions about these sites or any others that you might find, please ask a Librarian - that's why we're here.

CIA World Factbook
"The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map."
Country Studies
"The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world."
Doing Business
"The Doing Business Project provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 185 economies and selected cities at the subnational and regional level. The Doing Business Project, launched in 2002, looks at domestic small and medium-size companies and measures the regulations applying to them through their life cycle."
OECD Better Life Index
“This Index allows you to compare well-being across countries, based on 11 topics the OECD has identified as essential, in the areas of material living conditions and quality of life.”
Nation Master
"Welcome to NationMaster, a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. Using the form above, you can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease. We want to be the web's one-stop resource for country statistics on everything from obesity to murders."
WTO: World Trade Organization
"The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business."
U.S. Department of Commerce Trade & Industry Center
"TradeStats Express displays the latest annual U.S. merchandise trade statistics -at national and state levels, in maps, graphs, and tables, as exports, imports, and trade balances and custom-tailored to your year and dollar ranges and display preferences."
U.S. Department of Commere Export Portal
"Export.gov brings together resources from across the U.S. Government to assist American businesses in planning their international sales strategies and succeed in today’s global marketplace."