Information on Countries other than the US

Need to find statistics or other information about any nation?

Try these links:


From the U.S. Department of State: Background Notes









From the Library of Congress: Country Profiles






From the United Nations Development Programme:
Human Development Reports

This is probably the easiest place to go for international economic development statistics.








A coopperative effort of the World Bank and other organizations (based in Paris, France) is the OECD or Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.







The World Bank's own Data Finder

Data finder's interactive world maps allow users to compare 17 key development indicators, such as life expectancy and CO2 emissions, country-by-country and year-by-year.






From the International Finance Corporation: Doing Business

Doing Business annual reports investigate the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 181 economies - from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe - and over time.






Also from the private sector: Country Watch

Country Watch provides critical country-specific intelligence and data through its suite of products.







You can also access data on various countries with the following books:

The CIA World Factbook (in the Reference section at all three MPTC campuses, call number: G 122 .U56) or access it from their website









The Financial Times' World Desk Reference
A complete overview of the modern world: More than 600 maps, 5,000 charts and diagrams, and including over 25,000 facts and statistics on the world's 193 nations.




Nations of the World: A Political, Economic, and Business Handbook
(2010 Edition at FdL campus, 2006 at WB campus)
The political, economic and business climates of the world have dramatically changed since the last edition and this 2010 edition uniquely captures these changes-from current facts and figures to keen insight into economic, social and business conditions of over 200 nations. Call number: HF1010 .N37



The Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life
(Fond du Lac and West Bend campuses)
This 4-volume encyclopdia provides information on 500 cultures of the world, covering twenty different areas of daily life including clothing, food, language, and religion. Call number: GN333.W67 1998




You may also want to check out these blogposts on international business.