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- Europa World Plus This link opens in a new windowEconomic, political, geographic, and statistical data by country (throughout the world); maps; introductory essays on a wide range of regional issues; and lists of sources for further research. Also available in print.
- BBC News: Country ProfilesAn instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives.
- Freedom HouseRanks countries via a matrix of individual 'freedoms' as noted in the openness of media, expression, religion, governmental policy, etc.
- Transparency International: Anti-Corruption Knowledge Hub"The mission of Transparency International is to stop corruption and promote transparency, accountability and integrity at all levels and across all sectors of society." You can look up an individual country in the Knowledge Hub and see documents related to corruption there.
- U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets (aka Background Notes)Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. Fact Sheets are published and maintained by the State Department's Office of Electronic Information and Publications of the Bureau of Public Affairs.
- Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)V-dem is a group of social scientists that "provide[s] a multidimensional and disaggregated dataset that reflects the complexity of the concept of democracy as a system of rule that goes beyond the simple presence of elections. The V-Dem project distinguishes between five high-level principles of democracy: electoral, liberal, participatory, deliberative, and egalitarian, and collects data to measure these principles."
- World FactbookPublished by the Central Intelligence Agency, the World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Political Handbook of the World 2020-2021
"The Political Handbook of the World provides timely, thorough, and accurate political information, with more in-depth coverage of current political controversies than any other reference guide. The updated 2020-2021 edition will continue to be the most authoritative source for finding complete facts and analysis on each country’s governmental and political makeup."
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- Constitute ProjectA collection of links to constitutions, charters, amendments and other governmental information. In English and source languages.
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