HOW TO FIND COUNTRY INFORMATION

Competitiveness

• Go to IMD World Competitiveness Online
• Consult our books (section SR1 "General - Statistics" will also give you information on competitiveness and book references can be found in our Catalogue)

Consumer lifestyles

• Search the Global Market Information Database as it provides comprehensive information on consumer lifestyles 
• Consult our book collection, specifically section SR1 "General – Statistics" (all book references can be found in our Catalogue)

On the Web:

• Prices and earnings around the globe: an international comparison of purchasing power Union Bank of Switzerland, Zurich: Union Bank of Switzerland

Country profiles

• Country overviews can be found in the “Key Facts” and “Overview” chapters of the Datamonitor/Marketline country profile
• Country reports published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) can also be found in Business Source Complete and Factiva 
• Consult our book collection, specifically section SR1 "General – Statistics"
  (all book references can be found in our Catalogue)

On the Web:

• The World Fact Book
• Country profiles on BBC

Economy 

• You can find economic data on Business Monitor Online and also in the Datamonitor/Marketline country reports, where a chapter is dedicated to the economy (Economic Performance, Major Trading Partners, Major Issues, and Prospects)
• Books available in section SR2 "Economy and Society - Statistics" of the Information Center collection will also give you economic information (all book references can be found in our Catalogue) 

On the Web :

• World Bank, choose the "data & research" tab, and click twice on "data" in the left hand menu

Emerging countries

• ISI Emerging Markets
• Go also to Business Monitor Online and Factiva 
• Books available in section SR1 "General - Statistics" of the Information Center collection will also give you information on emerging countries (all book references can be found in our Catalogue)

Import/Export

• Search in Business Monitor Online and in the Global Market Information Database 
• Books available in the section SR9 "Trade - Statistics" of the Information Center collection also provide information on import/export (all book references can be found in our Catalogue) 

On the Web:

• World Trade Organisation

Macroeconomic data

• Search in Business Monitor Online and also in the Global Market Information Database
• Books are available in section SR2 "Economy and Society – Statistics" (all book references can be found in our Catalogue)

On the Web: 

• Penn World Data Graph Request Form

Maps

• Books available in section SR2 "Economy and Society - Statistics" and R8 "Atlases and Travel information" of the Information Center offer a collection of maps (all book references can be found in our Catalogue)
• You can also find maps in the Datamonitor/Marketline country reports
• Click on “maps & illustrations” section of the Oxford Reference Online 

On the Web:

• Reference maps

News

• Try Factiva, it includes major business titles like the Financial Times and the International Herald Tribune, regional titles such as Le Monde, Le Temps and the New York Times as well as the latest news from news agencies/wires
• If you can not find anything in Factiva, then you can try the other databases like Business Source Complete and Proquest

Politics 

• Go to Business Monitor Online and to the “EIU Economist Intelligence Unit reports” that are provided in Factiva
• A chapter of the Datamonitor/Marketline country reports is dedicated to “Politics and Government” (summary, elections and government make-up, policy and business, and external relations)
• Books available in section R6 "Encyclopedias" of the Information Center collection may also give you information on politics (all book references can be found in our Catalogue) 

Selected websites 

• Go to our Selected websites filter, it will help you identify useful links relating to a specific country

Specific industries

• Datamonitor/Marketline
• Global Market Information Database
• Mintel
• Business Monitor Online

Statistics

• Search in Global Market Information Database and in IMD’s World Competitiveness Online
• For statistics relating to emerging countries you can consult ISI Emerging Markets
• Books available in sections SR1 to SR11 "International Statistics" of the Information Center collection may also give you information on statistics (all book references can be found in our Catalogue) 

On the Web:

• Unicef
• United Nations Statistics Division presents economic, demographic and social statistics