Basic Country Information

CIA World FactbookDepartment of State Country Fact

Sheets/Background Note

Printable version available at www.uwf.edu/jdebellis/BasicCountryInformation.ppt

Objectives

At the conclusion of this tutorial you should be able to do the following:

Locate basic country information from the World Factbook and the Department of State’s Country Fact Sheets or Background Notes.

Write correct citation for the information found.

What’s so special?The sources we’ll cover in this tutorial are but two of the

many sources that provide basic country information. The World Factbook is updated annually and

occasionally more frequently when changes are warranted.

The Background Note series was updated periodically though not necessarily on annual basis for all countries. The Background Note series has become over the past several months the Country Fact Sheet series.

Each source collects roughly the same information on every country so comparisons can be easily made between countries.

Both sources are available free of charge from any computer with Internet Access.

Enter the URL:

The World Factbook

FAQ’s

How to search

Using the map

Select a country

France

Information in “Economy”

How to cite Two ways to cite:

France. (2011, October 1). World Factbook. Retrieved October 1, 2011 from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fr.html.

United States. Central Intelligence Agency. (2011, October 1). France. World Factbook. Retrieved October 1, 2011 from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fr.html

Background note or

Country Fact Sheet

Department of State website

Media Center

Major Publications

Country Background Notes

Barbados

How to cite

Correct APA citation:

United States. Department of State.

Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. (2012, June 4). U. S. relations with Barbados: Fact Sheet. Retrieved October 15, 2012 from http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/26507.htm.

Country Background Notes

Background Note: Albania

How to cite

Correct APA citation:

United States. Department of State.

Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. (2012, April 5). Background note: Albania. Retrieved October 15, 2012 from http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3235.htm.

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