an index published annually by Transparency International which ranks 176 countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys.
provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
GlobalEDGE's Country Comparator tool allows you to compare countries based on a variety of indicators of the economy, trade and investment, energy, people, government, infrastructure, education, health, and labor.
Users can search and download a variety of statistical resources compiled by the United Nations (UN) statistical system and other international agencies.
provides full text for more than 40 U.S. & international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for 389 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full-text television and radio news transcripts are also provided.