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Country Information
Find background information on nations of the world.  These resources include history, political information and economic conditions. 

Country Profiles (Recent)
Country profiles from the Library of Congress.  Brief studies include information on nations from around the world.  Highlights include politics, economics, social conditions and more.

Country Studies (Historical)
Country Studies are from the Library of Congress. Complete studies of nations from around the world. Information includes politics, economics, social conditions and more.

Country Watch (login with Bellarmine network user ID and password)
Country Watch povides up-to-date news and information on each of the recognized countries of the world.

CultureGrams
CultureGrams includes cultural information on the countries of the world. History, customs, cultural behavior are some of the featured topics.

Department of State Background Notes
Background Notes include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations.

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life (login with Bellarmine network user ID and password)

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life covers cultural groups in Asia, Europe, the Americas and Africa. Each volume is organized for quick reference by continent, cover history, politics, customs, religion, education, human rights issues, teen life and much more for culture groups such as Kurds, Amish, Germans and more than 500 others.