Research Guides: MLL 605 Research Guide: International

International Resources

Guide to Countries of the World by Peter Stalker
Call Number: online
Publication Date: 2016
World Factbook by Central Intelligence Agency
Call Number: online
Publication Date: ongoing updates
Political Handbook of the World by Thomas Lansford
Call Number: REF JF37 .P6
Publication Date: 2015

Statistical Yearbook. Annuaire Statistique. by United Nations
Call Number: online and REF HA12.5.U63
Publication Date: 2016 and earlier editions
An annual compilation of a wide range of international economic, social and environmental statistics on over 200 countries and areas.
Demographic Yearbook. Annuaire Démographique. by United Nations
Call Number: online and REF HA17 .D45
Publication Date: 2016 and earlier
A comprehensive collection of international demographic statistics. Includes trends in population, natality, mortality, nuptiality and divorce.
World Development Indicators by The World Bank
Publication Date: 2021 and earlier editions
Presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates.

ICPSR Archive
Coverage: varies
Search and request data sets relevant to political science, sociology, women's studies, etc. from the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository
Open source books, journals, working & technical papers on development in countries around the globe. Statistics and data sets available on the linked Open Data site.
UNESCO Data Centre
Provides internationally comparable statistics on education, science, culture and communication. It contains over 1,000 types of indicators and raw data on education, literacy, science and technology, culture and communication from over 200 countries.