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<item><title>Political Handbook of the World</title><description>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.</description><link>http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:polhanwo</link><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title>ISI Emerging Markets</title><description>Economic and business news from more than 500 sources for emerging markets in Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East-North Africa. 
</description><link>http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:isiemerg</link><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title>Global Market Information Database (Euromonitor International)</title><description>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.
</description><link>http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:euromoni</link><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title>Background Notes (U.S. Dept. of State)</title><description>Includes information about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of the countries of the world. (Free Resource)</description><link>http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/</link><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title>World Factbook (CIA)</title><description>Provides brief factual and graphical surveys of the economic, geographic and political conditions of some 267 countries. (Free Resource)</description><link>https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html</link><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title>Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)</title><description>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.</description><link>http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:econintu</link><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title>Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)</title><description>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.</description><link>http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:econintu</link><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title>Europa World</title><description>Provides information on more than 250 countries and territories, and profiles over 1650 international organizations. </description><link>http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:europawo</link><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title>Indiastat.com</title><description>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.</description><link>http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:indiasta</link><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title>Eurostat</title><description>Statistics from and about the EU member states cover the economy, population, industry, trade, services, agriculture, environment, energy, science and technology. (Free Resource)
</description><link>http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home</link><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title>NationMaster</title><description>This site allows you to create graphical country comparisons on a wide range of data. (Free Resource)</description><link>http://www.nationmaster.com/</link><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title>China Data Online</title><description>Provides data from the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China in English.</description><link>http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:chinadat</link><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title>Statistical Agencies, International</title><description>Provides links to statistical agencies and their web sites by country. (Free Resource)</description><link>http://www.census.gov/aboutus/stat_int.html</link><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title>Mintel Reports</title><description>Collection of market analysis, consumer research data, and industry reports covering US and international markets.</description><link>http://academic.mintel.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/</link><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title>The World Bank Databank</title><description>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)</description><link>http://databank.worldbank.org/data/</link><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title>Portals to the World</title><description>Links to electronic resources from around the world. Compiled by the Library of Congress. (Free Resource)</description><link>http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html</link><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title>UNdata</title><description>Extensive data including commodity trading, energy, environment, health, global indicators, and links to international statistical agencies. (Free Resource)</description><link>http://data.un.org/</link><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title>CQ World Powerbase</title><description>Contact information for key government officials and personnel in every country including staff at defense ministries, intergovernmental organizations and embassies.</description><link>http://library.cqpress.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/world-powerbase/index.php</link><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title>Baker Library Country & International Research Guide</title><description>Comprehensive guide on databases useful for researching countries. Some resources are limited to HBS community.</description><link>http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides/international.html</link><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title>Oxford Business Group Country Reports</title><description>In-depth reports for selected developing nations and sectors. Includes reports by country and industry. (Registration required)</description><link>http://www.library.hbs.edu/bkr_cgi/database/oxfordbg</link><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title>Statesman's Yearbook</title><description>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.</description><link>http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ejournals:sfx110978977975724 </link><link>http://lms01.harvard.edu/F/?func=find-b&amp;find_code=SYS&amp;request=000126655</link><pubDate></pubDate></item>
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