A library guide designed to help students and faculty find information in the field of Global Studies. Also supports the 2010-2011 Global Studies Learning Circle focused on globalizing curricula with an emphasis on Middle East or Near East studies
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
The International Average Salary Income Database provides an international comparison of average salary for various professions and an international comparison of average personal income & expenditure.
For many areas of the world, such as China, Russia, and Latin America, the Library of Congress collections are the finest and most comprehensive research collections outside the country of origin.
NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from hundreds of sources. Using its forms, you can get maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease.
The Nutrition Country Profiles are concise reviews describing the food and nutrition situation in individual countries, with background statistics on food-related factors such as agricultural production, as well as selected health, demographic and economic indicators. The data come from the United Nations agencies' global data banks and from national institutions.
OECD uses its wealth of information on a broad range of topics to help governments foster prosperity and fight poverty through economic growth and financial stability.
A source for internationally comparable statistics on education, science and technology, culture, and communication for more than 200 countries and territories.
The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
Freedom in the World is Freedom House’s flagship annual report, assessing the condition of political rights and civil liberties around the world.It is composed of numerical ratings and supporting descriptive texts for 195 countries and 15 territories. Freedom in the World has been published since 1973, allowing Freedom House to track global trends in freedom over more than 40 years.
