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Brief and good country profiles, including profiles of country’s leaders; also list major media outlets

View detailed information on 267 world entities.

Published by the U.S. Department of State.

Find IMF staff publications and reports about individual countries.

Find everything you need to know about expanding globally including "Country Commercial Guides", Doing Business In... guides and some industry reports. Registration is required but most resources are free.

Select a country and learn how they rank in ease of doing business.

Select a country and see the "Doing Business In..." guides.

Search by country to find lengthy statistical chapters on education, trade, national accounts, industries, demographics - data vary by country.

International phone directories