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You need to focus in on your country and its region in order to understand it fully. Here's some key resources that will help you do just that.

General Geographic Resources

WDI Online

World Bank e-Library

 NationMaster

Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology

IUB Green Boxes by country

University of Colorado at Boulder Green Boxes

IUB Greenboxes for Researching Multiple Countries

University of Texas in Austin has a great collection of thematic maps online that can help you visualize key insights for your country.

Don't forget to look at IU Libraries' International Studies page, Global Studies page, and Government Information page for more detailed information.

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Here are some resources broken down by region for more focused research on your country.

Central America

Latin American and Caribbean Studies Resources

Chicano Database

Informe! (English Interface)

Latin American Periodicals Tables of Contents (LAPTOC)

Researching Mexico

Subject librarian: Luis Gonzalez

Asia

Bibliography of Asian Studies

East Asia

For more resources, see the IU Libraries East Asian Studies page. They also have resources broken down by Chinese Studies, Japanese Studies, and Korean Studies.

China

China Academic Journals

China Core Newspapers Full-text Database

China Data Online

Japan

JapanKnowledge+

South Korea

KRpia

E-Korean Studies

DBpia
 

South-central Asia

Digital South Asian Library

South Asian Newspapers

India

Indiastat

For India, see the India Studies page.

For Pakistan and Uzbekistan, see the IU Libraries Resources Central Eurasian Studies page.

 

 Subject librarian: Wen-ling Liu

Africa

Africa-Wide NiPAD

For more detailed information on researching Africa, IUB Libraries' African Studies page is the place to go!

The Nordic Institute on Africa

African Growth and Opportunity Act

Stanford Univesity Library has a great webpage about Subsaharan Africa.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign also has a great Libguide for their African Studies program, including detailed information about IGOs, NGOs, and business and trade resources.

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