Introduction
These resources will help with the Country Timeline and Overview assignment. They will provide context for finding and understanding more information about your country.
Contemporary country overviews
- Europa World Year BookProvides overviews and basic statistics for all countries, focusing on the present state of each. The most recent edition is available at the Van Pelt Reference Desk. Use the regional version of the Yearbook to find more information on your country.
- Statesman's YearbookSimilar to Europa but with briefer overviews.
- Encyclopedia BritannicaGiant Encyclopedia great for an online overview of the history and contemporary status of a country.
- Library of Congress Area Studies Series"Presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world." Coverage often ends a decade or more ago.
- EthnologueOverviews of languages by country.
Historical Overviews
- Encyclopedia BritannicaGiant Encyclopedia great for an online overview of the history and contemporary status of a country.
- Cambridge History of RussiaThorough historical overviews-- including politics, demographics, and economics.
Contemporary health overviews
- WHO--country overviewsIncludes a country brief, health profile, and status reports on selected health indicators. If you see a "more country data" link then click it!
- Encyclopedia of Global HealthProvides brief surveys of health conditions and the most serious health problems facing countries. Nearly comprehensive in its coverage.
