This resource also accessible through the link for Economist Intelligence Unit. Reports cover nearly 200 countries and monitor how national, regional and global events will affect business in the short-to medium term. Each report examines issues shaping the countries: politics, policy and regulations, risk, domestic economy, business environment, industry, and foreign trade and payments. Detailed two-year forecasts complement the analysis and pinpoint political and economic developments and trends. Links to other EIU content from Country Commerce and Country Data.

Euromonitor's international market intelligence on industries, countries and consumers.

Since the Encyclopædia Britannica's founding in 1768, Britannica editors have gathered and organized information on thousands of topics.

The free resource from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.

In addition to more targeted information, Global Edge, sponsored by the University of Michigan, provides in-depth country overviews that include brief essays on government, culture, history, and other areas of interest.