A compilation of U.S. Department of State reports on contemporary political and economic conditions, government personnel and policies, political parties, religions, history, education, press, radio and TV, climate, and other characteristics of selected countries of the world.
Governments of the World features biographies and historical surveys on different types of political systems, such as constitutional monarchies, presidential systems, democracies and dictatorships, and much more.
This comprehensive handbook profiles 231 nations and self-governing territories around the world in an easy-to-access, single-volume format. More than 2,000 pages present political, economic and business information not found in any other reference work of its kind.
Include your country name and an additional search term. A subject search may produce the best results. Example: Venezuela-politics and government. Also try searching the UNLV collection by changing CSN Libraries to UNLV (Main and Law Libraries) . Click on "load more results" if necessary.If you sign in to your account you can request the book to be sent to any CSN library by clicking on the "Request" button in the book's record.
Freedom House is an independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom and democracy around the world. Click on "Reports" to find your country and information about government and democracy ranking.
The World Factbook provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
Country guides covering a wide range of topics such as business culture, human rights, food, climate and religion. See Country Profile and Human Rights Report.
Several decades of articles from over 1300 newspapers, including the Christian Science Monitor, the LA Times, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post.