Research and Course Guides: News &amp; Current Issues: Facts, Polls, & Country Information

Facts and Polls

World News Digest This link opens in a new window
U.S. and world political, social, and economic news, factual information, country profiles, speeches, and editorials; updated weekly, 1940-present.
Census Data This link opens in a new window
Population, housing, economic, and geographic data from the U. S. Census Bureau.

Pew Social and Demographic Trends
Data and analysis from polls conducted by the Pew Research Center

CountryWatch This link opens in a new window
Political & economic intelligence, analysis, forecasts, maps & news across the globe (Clemson subscription)

Political Handbook of the World
Comprehensive country & intergovernmental organization profiles, including information on the major aspects of each country's government & political party system. (Clemson subscription)
CIA World Factbook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities (free web resource)
BBC News Country Profiles
Instant guide to history, politics & economic background of countries & territories, & background on key institutions. (free web resource)
Background Notes/Country Fact Sheets
Country overviews & their relations with the United States. (free web resource)
Country Studies
Online versions of books previously published (1988-98) in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. Brief, more up-to-date Country Profiles on select countries may be accessed from this site. (free resource)

International Security & Counter-Terrorism Reference Center This link opens in a new window
ISCTRC combines deep background from scholarly writings with expert commentary from a variety of organizations, agencies and publisher and timely reviews of recent developments across the international political, military, economic, social and technical spectrum