Subject Guides: Geography: World Geography

Celebrate Geography Awareness Week!

National Geographic's Yearly Celebration of Place and Space
Includes learning resources for all ages and teaching tools.

Country Studies
Short overviews of selected countries from the U.S. Library of Congress.
CountryWatch Country Reviews
Demographic, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental information.
eRHAF (electronic Human Area Relations Files)
Primary documents about cultures and societies from all over the world.
Statista Country Reports
Search for country of interest and download the country report.
Travel Information
Current country conditions from the U.S. Bureau of Consular Affairs.
World Bank: Countries and Regions
World Bank's gateway to publications and statistics on different countries.
World Development Indicators
Access to more than 900 indicators for over 200 countries. Coverage from 1960 to the present. Hosted by the World Bank. 1997-9, 2002, 2004-5, 2007 also available in print - (REF HC59.15 .W656)
The World Factbook
Country information from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
World Statistics Pocketbook
Over 50 indicators for 216 countries. Published by the United Nations.

These are suggested terms to use as keywords or subjects in URSUS to find geography-related materials.

* animal and plant distributions

** cultural phenomena

*** physical and economic conditions of production and distribution of goods and services

**** geographical distribution of disease

***** attributes of the Earth, such as its size, shape, and movements