LibGuides: Education Abroad: Gain a Global Perspective: Country Profiles

Introduciton

Please see the links below that lead to some basic sources for country background information.

To find comprehensive sources for country profiles, statistics and news, refer to the Research Guide:

Finding Country Information
Marymount University L&LS Research Guide on searching for country information.

BBC News Country Profiles
Historical, political and economic background. Includes audio and video clips from the BBC.
CIA: The World Factbook
Political, geographic, economic, and sociological summaries organized by country.
Culture Crossing
Culture Crossing is a community built guide (crowdsourced) to cross-cultural etiquette and understanding. On the homepage, select the country. Then, you can drill down for more information on greetings, communication style, personal space, eye contact, views of time, gestures, gender roles, taboos, classroom rules, etc. Please, consider adding more information about your home country to the guides; your additions will help make the website more useful for others researching culture abroad.
World Bank
Click on countries and retrieve background information and up to date reports on all countries.

AtoZ the World This link opens in a new window
AtoZ the World is a key resource for academic institutions with programs in international cross-cultural studies, international business, the social sciences, women's studies, language studies, and study abroad program, and is a resource for country reports, projects, and presentations. Libraries benefit from ease of use and relevance to diverse patron populations.

Countries and their cultures
Explores the cultures of countries and peoples around the world.