Walker Library: GEOG 3430: Contemporary Europe (Chaney): General Overview

Country Profiles -- Sources

A to Z the World Database
Demographic, cultural, geographic, economic, political, and business.
CIA World Factbook
Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 countries
BBC News Country Profiles
BBC's country profiles are a guide to the history, politics and economic background of countries. Profiles also include audio and video clips from the BBC news archives.
U.S. Department of State -- Country Fact Sheets & Background Notes
Each country profile includes: geography, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign & U.S. relations, travel, and business.
Statistical Profiles (select a country)
Download to view reports on countries.

Atlas of European Values by Halman (2022)
Large-scale, cross-national, cross-sectional survey on basic human values, ideas, beliefs, preferences, attitudes, and opinions of citizens all over Europe.
Europa World Year Book
Everything you'd ever want or need to know about European countries.
The Human Atlas of Europe: A Continent United in Diversity by Ballas (2017)
This timely atlas explores Europe's society, culture, economy, politics and environment using state of the art mapping techniques.
What Is Europe? by Triandafyllidou (2022)
Contemporary Europe and its historical development.
What Are European Values? by Kubicek (2020)

Countries - Gale in Context (College Edition)
Search by country. Overviews with links to articles, reference books, maps, images, videos, audios, and primary sources.

World Politics Review This link opens in a new window
Original news and analysis on foreign policy, national security, and international affairs. BROWSE by geographic region.
Read about World Politics Review.

Statista This link opens in a new window
Data is categorized into 21 market sectors. Data sources include market research reports, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases.
Statista help and FAQ's
More about Statista data sources
Statistical Abstracts of the World This link opens in a new window
Statistical abstracts are generally issued by the national statistical offices of foreign governments and contain country-level data not easily found elsewhere. User instructions available on ProQuest's LibGuide.

EUROPOL
National security agency of the European Union. Prevention and detection.
INTERPOL (International Criminal Police Organization)
World's largest police organization.