Guides: MES 2301 Introduction to the Middle East: Country Resources

Political, Geographic, Cultural, etc. Info

The following online resources are fantastic places to find country fact sheets, statistics, and an overview of key information about the country's politics, culture, society, economic,s health, education and religion, among other things.

CIA World Fact Book
A reference material published by the CIA, containing information on every country in the world.
Europa world plus
Europa World is the online version of The Europa World Year Book and Europa Publications' nine-volume Regional Surveys of the World series, which are indispensable sources of information on world-wide affairs.

Global road warrior : the ultimate guide to the world This link opens in a new window
Provides international travelers with information on over 175 countries and addresses 22 topics of interest.
eHRAF world cultures This link opens in a new window
Provides comparative analysis of individual cultures via in-depth indexing of full texts of major anthropological research monographs, articles, essays, and dissertations.

Using OneSearch to find Country Information

OneSearch Subject Search
You can also find country information in OneSearch by performing a subject search.

You can use OneSearch to find books on your country. You can do a keyword search for the name of the country, but a more focused way to search for sources is to choose "Library Catalog" at the top of the search page, choose "Subject" from the drop down list, and then put the name of the country in the search field.

The results will be all the materials we have in the library that are about that country.

MES 2301 Introduction to the Middle East

Political, Geographic, Cultural, etc. Info

Using OneSearch to find Country Information

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