Research Guides: U.S Policy toward Counter-Insurgencies in Sub-Saharan Africa (WWS 401a): Country Background

Country Background

EIU Country Report (Previously: EIU Profiles and Reports) This link opens in a new window
Background reports covering economic, political, and social conditions of countries. For 1952-1995, use the EIU Country Reports Archive. 1996+

Political Handbook of the World
Covers countries and intergovernmental organizations; including political background, economics, social movements, and political parties.

World Development Indicators This link opens in a new window
Includes annual economic, social, educational, environmental and health data from many of the World Bank's major statistical publications. 1960+
Statesman's Yearbook This link opens in a new window
Authoritative reference for international affairs. Includes reliable information on all 194 countries in the world plus states and dependencies, covering key historical events, population, government organization and politics, economics, trade, and infrastructure. 1864+
countrydata.com This link opens in a new window
Political and economic risk data from the International Country Risk Guide (ICRG).
StratFor This link opens in a new window
Short for Strategic Forecasting this service provides up-to-date geopolitical analysis and forecasts focused on international political, economic and security issues.

World Development Indicators This link opens in a new window
Includes annual economic, social, educational, environmental and health data from many of the World Bank's major statistical publications. 1960+
UNData (formerly UN Common Database of Statistics) This link opens in a new window
The United Nations Statistical Office provides this smooth interface to some key statistics from the broad range of statistical offices found throughout the UN system. Coverage varies by measure, but can go back to 1950.
OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
Statistics as well as full-text books, periodicals, and working papers published by the OECD, International Energy Agency, and the International Transport Forum.
Statistical Abstracts of the World This link opens in a new window
For a select list of countries, contains recent yearbooks. Tables are available in Excel format and have been converted to English.
IMF eLibrary This link opens in a new window
Full reports, books, and journals from the International Monetary Fund.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository This link opens in a new window
Online access to World Bank publications. Useful for research in international social and economic development.

Eurostat This link opens in a new window
Wide variety of economic and social indicators, nationally and regionally, for the European Union and its member states.

Knoema
Macroeconomic and social statistics for many countries with sources available.

Africa Development Indicators This link opens in a new window
Social, economic, financial, natural resources, infrastructure, governance, partnership, & environmental indicators on Africa. 1960+

Africa South of the Sahara. One of the most comprehensive web portals for Sub-saharan Africa. Fully searchable and browseable by topic (e.g. environment, human rights) and by country/region
Armed Conflict Database Figures and summary narratives on both international and internal armed conflicts in the world, whether dormant or active, since about 1960. Focus is on wars, terrorism, refugees and returnees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), fatalities, specific weapons used and their flows, and economic costs. Covers non state parties.
UCDP conflict encyclopedia
Undata (formerly UN Common Database of Statistics) (1950+)
The United Nations Statistical Office provides this smooth interface to some key statistics from the broad range of statistical offices found throughout the UN system. Coverage varies by measure, but can go back to 1950.
Stockholm International Peace Institute
African Statistical Yearbook