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Nations of the World by World of Information (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2011-09-15
The CIA World Factbook contains similar material and is freely available online, but Nations of the World includes a business directory, banking hours, and transportation information; a useful ready-reference source for reliable country information not quickly available elsewhere

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Vietnam by Bill Hayton
Call Number: DS559.912 .H39 2011
Hayton's book addresses a broad variety of issues in today's Vietnam, including important shifts in international relations, the growth of civil society, economic developments and challenges, and the nation's nascent democracy movement as well as its notorious internal security.

Country Data - Goverment and Military

A-Z List of Country and Other Area || DoS
Country maps and information from the Department of State.
Bureau of International Labor Affairs || DoL
US Department of Labor's Information on Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) work around the world.
Countries || EIA
US Energy Information Administration's data includes production / consumption of oil natural gas, electricity, CO2 emissions, and imports and exports for all fuels.
Countries || WHO
The World Health Organization provides maps, statistics, and reports related to country's health profiles, life expectancy, disease and related.
Country Studies || LoC
Information on a country’s historical background, geography, society, economy, transportation and telecommunications, government and politics, and national security.
Destinations || CDC
Health information for travelers from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Guide to Law Online || LoC
Information on the Constitution, Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches, Legal Guides, and General Sources of many Countries.
International Minerals Statistics and Information || USGS
The United States Geological Survey shows worldwide fossil fuel/electricity production, consumption statistics, and analysis.
International Statistical Agencies || Census
US Census Bureau links to international statistical agencies.
LandsatLook || USGS
Interactively explore the Landsat archive, search for specific images based on area of interest, acquisition date, or cloud cover. Compare image features and view changes through time.
The World Factbook || CIA
Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.

Country Data - Public, Private, and NGO

Countries A-Z || NG
National Geographic travel guide with facts, maps, photos, and videos.
Countries and Economies Data || WBG
At The World Bank site you can graph, map and compare more than 1,000 time series indicators from the World Development Indicators. The Data Catalog is a listing of available World Bank datasets, including databases, pre-formatted tables, reports and other resources.
Country Information || IMF
The International Monetary Fund's reports and publications on each country.
Country Profiles || BBC News
Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives.
Country Profiles || NTI
Nuclear Threat Initiative's country profiles cover nuclear, chemical, biological, and missile programs, in-depth information on relevant nonproliferation treaties and regimes, and more.
GlobalEDGE || MSU
Statistics, historical, economic, and political conditions are available from Michigan State University.

Public Open Source Databases

Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
CNAS is an independent, bipartisan, nonprofit organization that develops strong, pragmatic, and principled national security and defense policies.
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
The Center’s 220 full-time staff and large network of affiliated scholars conduct research and analysis and develop policy initiatives that look to the future and anticipate change.
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
The largest central resource for DoD and government-funded research, reports and papers.
Global Terrorism Database (GTD)
GTD is an open-source database with information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2015. Includes systematic data on domestic and international terrorist incidents and now includes more than 150,000 cases
The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL)
Resources in the HSDL cover a wide range of homeland security topics and are carefully selected and evaluated.
RAND Corporation
The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution dedicated to high-quality and objective research and analysis and with sophisticated analytical tools.
Strategic Studies Institute (SSI)
SSI conducts strategic research and analysis and serves as a bridge to the wider strategic community with analysis, reports, newsletters, papers and more.

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