Political Science: Facts & Data

Country Profiles

• CIA World Fact Book: U.S. government profiles of countries and territories around the world. Information on geography, people, government, transportation, economy, communications, etc.
• Europa World Year Book: Information on a variety of international organizations as well as detailed facts about every country in the world
  • Also in print D 2 E81
• Country Studies: U.S. Library of Congress studies of the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.

Quick Facts

• Keesings Record of World Events: Monthly digest of worldwide political and economic affairs.
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• World Leaders (CIA): Online directory of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments.
• ElectionGuide (IFES): Information about national elections around the world.
• Constitution Finder: Database of constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents.

Statistics

• UNdata: A compilation of United Nations and agency statistics, covering economic, social, financial and development topics.
• UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics: Comprehensive collection of data relevant for the analysis of world trade, investment and development.

Data

• Visit the Research Data Library page for detailed information on Maps, Data, & GIS collections and services available at SFU Library.
• ICPSR: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research maintains a data archive of more than 500,000 files of research in the social sciences. It hosts 16 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields.