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  Country Studies: Area Handbook Series (Library of Congress / Federal Research Division)
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world and examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
Information contained in the Country Studies On-Line is not copyrighted and thus is available for free and unrestricted use by researchers.
Older studies, including some on countries that no longer exist in the same form, such as East Germany and the Soviet Union, may be retained because they continue to offer historical information of value to researchers.
geoinfo.amu.edu.pl /wpk/locsc/cshome.html   (694 words)

  
 Country Studies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania : country studies / DK502.35.E86
Nigeria : a country study /DT515.22.N53-1992 and www
Poland : a country study /DK4040.P57-1994 and www
emp.byui.edu /bairm/AREAHDBK.htm   (491 words)

  
 Country Studies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Country Studies series is a collection of books by the United States government on the history, politics, and economics of foreign countries.
Country Studies/Epina Edition including an index and new photos
This page was last modified 06:04, 8 October 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Country_Studies   (73 words)

  
 Government Documents E-Library: Country Studies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Sponsored by the Department of the Army and made available by the Library of Congress, 100 countries are profiled in these book-length studies.
Each country study covers basic background on the country, extensive coverage of historical background, population and ethnic composition, the economy, government and politics, foreign relations, and national security.
Users should take care to read the forward to each country study, since some of the works are over five years old.
www.virtualref.com /govdocs/10.htm   (73 words)

  
 Country Studies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Historical, social, economic, cultural, political, and institutions of the countries and an examination of their interrelationship.
Compare Your Nation http://www.your-nation.com Compares two countries or regions world-wide, of your choice, in many categories and displayed in a bar graph.
The World Bank Group—Countries and Regions http://www.worldbank.org/html/schools/explore.htm Explore countries around the world; links to schools around the world; statistics; glossary; researching with World Bank tools; and Tackling the Issues are just a few of the sections.
www.hpedsb.on.ca /peci/dir1/country.html   (184 words)

  
 Browse Topic: Foreign Country Studies
A new service by the Library of Congress, the goal is to provide collections of website links for every nation as selected by LOC experts.
Demographic and socioeconomic data for over 200 countries, searchable by a variety of characteristics.
A Department of State Web site with a variety of foreign country and foreign travel related information (look under the "Service" header for publications, warnings, health information, passport instructions.) See also U.S. Embassies and Other Diplomatic Missions for U.S. Embassy, Mission, and Consulate homepages worldwide.
www.library.okstate.edu /govdocs/browsetopics/foreignc.html   (507 words)

  
 New Americans Program - Queens Borough Public Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Includes a list of personal contacts from many countries who are interested in corresponding and answering questions about their culture; also, a collection of reference pages with basic geographical, cultural and visitor's information for most of the world's countries.
A searchable list of holidays, grouped by country and religion, with dates of moveable feasts indicated for several past and future years.
A concise source of geographic facts and information on the social and political situation of nearly 200 countries, with special emphasis on the current status of the government, economy, infrastructure and military.
www.queenslibrary.org /programs/nap/MulticulturalResources.asp   (1117 words)

  
 Marianopolis College Library -- Country Studies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Web site of the Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity includes country guides, which have annotated resources for news and background information, articles and documents, maps, NGOs, and other related resources.
It provides brief factual and graphical surveys of the economic, geographic and political conditions of some 267 countries, dependent areas and other entities.
As described by the CIA, its content, coverage, style and format are purposefully designed to meet the specific needs of US Government officials.
www2.marianopolis.edu /sites/country.html   (214 words)

  
 Country Studies | MetaFilter
Country Studies: a comprehensive description and analysis of the country or region's historical setting, geography, society, economy, political system, and foreign policy.
The US Library of Congress country studies, the only source for the site linked in the post, are still online at http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/
The LOC version doesn't include the study on the United States.
www.metafilter.com /mefi/31206   (301 words)

  
 Country Studies/Area Handbook
Country Studies/Area Handbook, by Federal Research Division, Library of Congress
This site covers more than 100 countries with full-text information from the most recent volumes of the Country Studies/Area Studies series from the Library of Congress.
Note that these studies were published between 1988 and 1998 and may contain some out-of-date information.
infotree.library.ohiou.edu /single-records/1475.html   (92 words)

  
 International/Country Studies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Each country has a map and a description of its geography, people, economy, government, etc. Related links to these topics, as well as news and travel are included.
Covers individual countries as well as the former Soviet Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Search by country for key demographic, economic, geographic, and political information for 193 countries, 30 dependent territories and 39 international organizations.
library.webster.edu /country.html   (885 words)

  
 Country Studies / Area Handbooks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
These volumes are a continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army.
Most books in the series deal with a particular foreign country, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
Country Studies on Gopher from the University of Missouri-St..
www.umsl.edu /~muns/21st.century.library/country.htm   (239 words)

  
 Country & Regional Indices On The Internet
LANIC - LANIC - Institute of Latin American Studies University of Texas at Austin - Focuses on Latin American country studies.
Countries where avoidance of travel is recommended will have Travel Warnings as well as Consular Information Sheets.
Standardized data presented for numerous inividual countries (161,1994 edition) make this an ideal reference for international comparisons.
www.escapeartist.com /global8/countries.htm   (580 words)

  
 Special Forces Search Engine : International/All LoC Country Studies - Powered By The FOGs at The Swamp Team House
Rate It Info on the society and ethnic groups, government, education, agriculture, industry and history of country.
Rate It Has history of country with info on economy, society, government and geography.
Rate It Country information includes topics on society, geography, history, economy, government and national security.
www.sfahq.com /International/All_LoC_Country_Studies   (395 words)

  
 Find internet marketing, business and promotion help here! and more country   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
LOC Federal Research Division: Country Studies LOC Federal Research Division: Country Studies The Federal Research Division (FRD) provides customized research and analytical services on foreign and domestic topics to United States Government...
CountryWatch is a world leader in providing country specific geopolitical intelligence on each of the 191 countries of the world.
For the Wine Country traveler, it can be hard to tear yourself away from...
www.strategyadservice.com /TH/country.htm   (462 words)

  
 Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of Congress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of Congress
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.
The date of information for each country appears on the title page of each country and at the end of each section of
lcweb2.loc.gov /frd/cs/cshome.html   (227 words)

  
 MILNET: Country Studies
Note: On the map, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Tunisia, European countries, and former Soviet Union States are not "live".
The goal of the compilation is to, as accurately as possible, and with as up-to-date information as we can find, outline various countries in a particular region.
However, we also realized that countries such as Israel, and in fact other North African countries such as Libya bear discussion as well, despite there not being covered by the U.S. Unified Command data available.
www.milnet.com /pentagon/mideast/intro.htm   (322 words)

  
 10th Grade
Comprehensive material on more than 100 countries and regions.
The focus is on lesser-known areas and areas of potential conflict.
Offers country profiles with focus o politics, foreign relations, and the economy from the State Department.
www.kent.k12.wa.us /curriculum/Soc_studies/10thgrade.htm   (563 words)

  
 Country Studies (Library of Congress)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Country Studies - Library of Congress (LOC): Washington, US (DC)
The online series of books prepared by the Library of Congress presently contains studies of 101 countries.
The single issues deal with a particular country, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social and national security systems and institutions, its culture, geography, society, history, environment etc. General information on the library round off the site.
www.geo-guide.de /cgi-bin/ssgfi/anzeige.pl?db=geo&nr=000234   (64 words)

  
 Country Studies
Most sites in the series deal with a particular foreign country, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
WHSL has many books on individual countries that can be helpful for your research.
Visitors can also explore the particulars of regional cuisine, such as why noodles are staples in northern China, whereas rice is more common in the southern region.
www.usd320.k12.ks.us /whs/lmc/country.html   (705 words)

  
 Country Studies
From a series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress describing and analyzing political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
Detailed information about every country and territory in the world.
An outreach project of the Latin America Data Base.
eduref.org /Resources/Subjects/Social_Studies/Country_Studies.html   (369 words)

  
 WWW-VL: History Index: Iraq History; Gulf War, Ba'th Party Fall, US Occupation, Allawi, Artifacts, Election
The Arab Conquest and the Coming of Islam, from LOC Country Studies
The Emergence of Saddan Husayn, 1968-1979, from LOC-Country Studies
The United States vs. Iraq -- A Study in Hypocrisy, by William Blum, 1998
vlib.iue.it /history/asia/Iraq   (1479 words)

  
 Library of Congress: Country Studies - lcweb2.loc.gov lcweb2
Library of Congress: Country Studies - lcweb2.loc.gov lcweb2
Presented by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress.
Offers detailed information for anyone traveling to, living in or studying each country.
www.joeant.com /DIR/info/get/7368/21086   (61 words)

  
 Selected Web Resources for Caribbean and Latin American Studies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Online versions of the country studies series from the Library of Congress
Succinct guides to current political situations in countries around the world
From LANIC, this is a useful list of professional organizations, research centers, and libraries
www.stlawu.edu /library/sp-caribbean.html   (124 words)

  
 S2Online | Country Studies | The Koreas
Japanese Studies Resources, Duke University East Asian Collection
Seoul Journal of Korean Studies (Seoul National University) http://kowin.kois.go.kr/koreanstudies/s-journal.html
Immigrant visas (sometimes known as "green cards") are for persons who are immigrating to the U.S.; that is, persons who plan to live, work or study and remain permanently in America.
www.s2online.org /news/country/koreas   (624 words)

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