Country Research
General Resources
Directories
CQ World Powerbase
Contact information for key government officials and personnel in every country including staff at defense ministries, intergovernmental organizations and embassies.
Country Profiles
Background Notes (U.S. Dept. of State)
Includes information about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of the countries of the world. (Free Resource)
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
Economist Intelligence Unit is a suite of global research services that includes 9 products: City Data, Country Data, Country Finance, Country Forecast, Country Profiles,and Country Risk Service.
Europa World
Provides information on more than 250 countries and territories, and profiles over 1650 international organizations.
Oxford Business Group Country Reports
In-depth reports for selected developing nations and sectors. Includes reports by country and industry. (Registration required)
Political Handbook of the World
Provides basic country-by-country data (e.g., population, languages) as well as detailed information about political history, politics, social movements, economics, and current issues.
Portals to the World
Links to electronic resources from around the world. Compiled by the Library of Congress. (Free Resource)
Statesman's Yearbook JA51 .S7 
This classic reference work presents a political, economic and social account of every country of the world together with facts and analysis. Includes biographies of past and current leaders for each county.
World Factbook (CIA)
Provides brief factual and graphical surveys of the economic, geographic and political conditions of some 267 countries. (Free Resource)
Statistics & Data
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
Economist Intelligence Unit is a suite of global research services that includes 9 products: City Data, Country Data, Country Finance, Country Forecast, Country Profiles,and Country Risk Service.
Indiastat.com
Provides a broad range of statistics on India at the national, sectoral, and state level. Due to unresolved technical issues, please contact Lamont Reference at lamref@fas.harvard.edu for access info.
The World Bank Databank
Includes World Development Indicators and country profiles. Check the Data Catalog for links to other sources of data including datasets in raw format. (Free Resource)
UNdata
Extensive data including commodity trading, energy, environment, health, global indicators, and links to international statistical agencies. (Free Resource)
China Data Online
Provides data from the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China in English.
Eurostat
Statistics from and about the EU member states cover the economy, population, industry, trade, services, agriculture, environment, energy, science and technology. (Free Resource)
NationMaster
This site allows you to create graphical country comparisons on a wide range of data. (Free Resource)
Statistical Agencies, International
Provides links to statistical agencies and their web sites by country. (Free Resource)
Industry and Market Research
Global Market Information Database (Euromonitor International)
This integrated database covers over 350 markets in 207 countries. Statistical data goes back as far as 1977 (but most series start in 1990) and is forecast out to 2015.
ISI Emerging Markets
Economic and business news from more than 500 sources for emerging markets in Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East-North Africa.
Mintel Reports
Collection of market analysis, consumer research data, and industry reports covering US and international markets.
Research Guides
Baker Library Country & International Research Guide
Comprehensive guide on databases useful for researching countries. Some resources are limited to HBS community.