In some cases, illustrative or intuitive overviews may be more useful for the purpose of planning voter education programmes. Certain government agencies may routinely need information about a country. They may be responsible for development, planning, or communications. Besides gathering such information, they may also be responsible for distributing it. Nationwide companies such as banks, mining companies, and large manufacturers are also likely to maintain such information.
Some countries also publish yearbooks or other annual reports.
And, a number of NGOs, both domestic and international, and other organisations may also do the same. Other Uses for Country Information. An electoral authority can make use of country information in a variety of ways. Because of this, it may already have collected the information. If this is the case, the voter educator's task will be made easier.