Country Studies Pathfinder

The LMC has several information sources about the countries of the world. Some sources focus on the facts and statistics that describe a nation, while others look at the cultural life of its' citizens.

 

Books you can check out

Use the Researcher to search our online catalog.
Use your country name as your search term
Use the Subject search button

 

Helpful Reference Books
World Almanac and Book of Facts
World Book Encyclopedia
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Ethnic Dress
The Historical Encyclopedia of Costume
Culturegrams
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
Lands and Peoples
Encyclopedia of World Geography
World Book Encyclopedia of People and Places
Goode's World Atlas

R 031.02 WOR
R 032 WOR
R 306 JUN
R 391 KEN
R 391 RAC
R 909.828
R 910 JUN
R 910 LAN
R 910.3 ENC
R 910.3 PEO
R 912 ESP

 

Suggested Databases - These will provide you with reference books, magazine and journal articles, maps and pictures. Use your country name as your search term.

WorldBook Online
Grolier Lands and Peoples
Culturegrams
CountryWatch
Student Research Center

 

Selected Websites
Country Studies
Atlapedia CIA World Factbook
US State Department BBC Country Profiles
Constitution Finder Library of Congress Country Studies
Infoplease-Countries of the World Portals to the World
Flags
National Flags World Flag Database
Maps
Xpeditions Atlas Outline Maps
Countries Comparison
Infonation Advanced  
VTM
Currency Convertion Currency Converter (yahoo) General Tariff Info
World Trade Organization    

 

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