Middle East-Near East Studies
Directories and Resource Guides
(From the International Studies Subject Guide)
Directories and Resource Guides
Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.), World Fact Book - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
"The World Fact Book provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities."
Library of Congress, Country Studies - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
"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."
Library of Congress, Portals to the World - http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
"...Contains selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area with the links for each sorted into a wide range of broad categories. The links were selected by Area Specialists and other Library staff using Library of Congress selection criteria."
NationMaster.com - http://www.nationmaster.com
"NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD."