Country Commercial Guides Annual reports prepared at U.S. embassies around the world outline the commercial environment for individual countries using economic, political and market analysis. Information includes economic trends and outlook, political environment, marketing U.S. products and services, leading sectors for U.S. exports and investment, trade regulations and standards, investment climate, trade and project financing, business travel. Detailed country data can be found in appendices. Service includes EIU Country Reports, International Business Newsletters, Country Monitor, Country Finance, Country Commerce, and European Policy Analyst. Energy Information Administration Country Analysis Briefs U.S. Department of Energy site provides detailed profiles for 95 countries with emphasis on their production and consumption of the various types of energy, including petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity and nuclear.
Profiles encompass discussion and data on related environmental issues, including carbon emissions.
General background information on each country includes demographic and economic data. This very flexible site permits selection by country, region, topic or energy type. Site is also fully searchable. Library of Congress Country Studies Detailed studies of approximately 100 countries. World Bank Development Data Links to a variety of development-related information.