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BBC - Country Profiles
Guides to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. Also included are audio and video clips from BBC archives.
World Fact Book
Political, geographic, economic, and sociological summaries organized by country. Published by the CIA.
Library of Congress' Country Studies
Description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world from the US Library of Congress.
World Bank - Countries
The World Bank Group works in more than 170 countries, working with partners in the public and private sectors in their efforts to end poverty and tackle some of the most pressing development challenges.
World Data Atlas
World and regional statistics, national data, maps, rankings.
Population Pyramid
Look at a population pyramid for your country.
UN Human Development Data Center
"The human development data are sourced from international data agencies with the mandate, resources, and expertise to collect national data on specific indicators unless otherwise noted."

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Britannica School This link opens in a new window
Britannica School is a general encyclopedia that's useful for all subjects. Choose your level: elementary, middle, or high.
CultureGrams This link opens in a new window
Reference resource for reliable cultural information on the countries of the world.
Global Issues This link opens in a new window
Provides a global perspective, integrating news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more. Citations export directly into Noodletools.
Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues. Citations export directly into Noodletools.
Proquest This link opens in a new window
A large, multi-subject database. Citations export directly into Noodletools.

Sustainable Development Goals
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Find websites that originate from different countries by including their country domain in your Google search.

For example, to find sites that originated in the UAE, add this to your search:

site:.ae

To find sites from the UAE government, add this to your search:

site:gov.ae

To find publications from the UAE government, add this to your search:

site:gov.ae .pdf

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Contact us if you have suggestions for or questions about this guide!

Linda Hoiseth

High School Librarian

lhoiseth@asdubai.org

Twitter: @lhoiseth

Sana Daher

MS/HS Library Instructional Assistant

sdaher@asdubai.org