Research Guides @ Fordham: Political Science: International Studies & Comparative Politics

Country Information & Reports

The World Statistics Pocketbook 2023
Offers key statistical indicators from the United Nations Statistics Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs with up to 50 indicators from more than 20 international statistical sources in one-page profiles for 30 geographical regions and over 200 countries.
United Nations Statisical Division (UN Stats)
Compiles and disseminates global statistical information.

Country Watch - Access Ends 7/31/2025
Political, business & economic intelligence, data, analysis, briefings & news across the globe. Detailed information on most countries including maps, culture, names of leaders, religions, and more. NO access to Forecasts.
U.S. Department of State
United States Department of State website for all international relations information. Includes policies, representatives, interactive maps, country reports and more.
Country Studies (Library of Congress)
Eighty Ebooks originally sponsored by the U.S. Army and written by researchers affiliated with the Library of Congress' (LOC) Federal Research Division. Intended for a general audience, the studies provide descriptions & analyses of lesser-known countries or regions where U.S. military forces might be deployed.

United Nations Resources

UN Documentation: How to Find UN Documents
Research guide from the Dag Hammarskjöld Library with tips for finding UN documents, resolutions, reports, meeting records & speeches, voting records, and letters.
UN Official Document System (ODS)
Provides full text search of documents issued since 1993; resolutions of all principal organs & Security Council plenary documents since 1946. Older documents are added regularly. Includes the Daily Journals of New York and Geneva.
United Nations Digital Library (UNDL)
Includes UN documents, voting data, speeches, maps, and UN-produced materials in digital format and bibliographic records for print UN documents starting in 1979.
UN Data
Data portal offering datasets from UN programs, departments, and partners.
Finding Maps
Research guide from the Dag Hammarskjöld Library with tips for finding maps.

Selected Government Documents

ProQuest U.K. Parliamentary Papers
Contains the sessional papers of the British House of Commons and the House of Lords. Offers working government documents covering the history of Britain and the UK, its colonies, and all areas of social, political, economic and foreign policy.

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