Reference Books
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The Statesman's Yearbook 2025
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Call Number: JA 8 S7 2025ISBN: 9781349961115Publication Date: 2024-09-04Now in its 161st edition, The Statesman's Yearbook continues to be the reference work of choice for accurate and reliable information on every country in the world. Covering political, economic, social and cultural aspects, the Yearbook is also available online for subscribing institutions.
This key resource includes:
- Key historical events
- Population
- Economy
- City profiles
- Social statistics
- Defense
- International relations
- Recent elections and current leaders
- Energy and natural resources
- Industry
- Climate information
- Energy and natural resources
- International trade
- Religion and culture
The Statesman's Yearbook also includes a fact sheet on every country in the world.
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The Statesman's Yearbook 2024
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Call Number: JA 8 S7 2024ISBN: 9781349960750Publication Date: 2023-11-10Now in its 160th edition, The Statesman's Yearbook continues to be the reference work of choice for accurate and reliable information on every country in the world. Covering political, economic, social and cultural aspects, the Yearbook is also available online for subscribing institutions.
Country Information Online
- Background NotesUS State Department : Provides information on geographic entities and international organizations.
- BBC News - Country ProfilesHistory, politics, economic information, and background on key institutions in countries and territories.
- CIA World Factbook (Central Intelligence Agency)Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.(NOTE: Some instructors ask that you consider the information with care, as there may be a particular American bias and point of view.)
- Country Insights (Global Affairs Canada)Links to websites for virtually every country in the world. Contains cultural information which answer intercultural questions from a Canadian and a local point of view.
- Country Studies - Library of CongressPresents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.
- Foreign Government Resources on the Web (University of Michigan Library)History links to government websites, constitutions, economic information, statistics, etc..
- Handbook of Latin American StudiesAn annotated bibliography on Latin America. Includes coverage of the Caribbean.
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)Provides access to country reports that are based on discussions between IMF Staff and country officials which focus on economic growth, developments and policies.
- NationMaster.comProvides worldwide statistics with country comparisons using graphs and maps.
- Nations (Library of Congress, Law Library)Links to legal and government resources of individual countries, often with English translations.
Websites
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Statista This link opens in a new windowStatista provides statistical data on many topics including media, business, politics, and society. Sources include market reports, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases.
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Business Market Research Collection This link opens in a new windowIncludes Hoover's Company Profiles which does include many large international companies. US subsidiaries are often found higher in the results list than foreign parent companies - so be sure to search for the precise company name you are after: e.g., search for Royal Dutch Shell to find the Dutch parent company.
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Company ProfilesProfiles of larger Canadian and US companies via the Library's "Business Source Ultimate" subscription.
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SWOT AnalysesStrengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of North American companies via the Library's "Business Source Ultimate" subscription.
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Research and Business IntelligenceIndustry sector data, financial benchmarks, labour trends and business statistics.
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SEDARContains Canadian securities filings and may be used to find public company profiles and annual reports.
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Federally Incorporated CompaniesCanadian company information.
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Canadian Trade IndexDirectory of manufacturers, exporters and distributors in Canada. Search by company, product description, trademark and province.
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Annual ReportsAnnual reports of primarily U.S. publicly traded companies.
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EDGARCompany filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Fraser's Canadian Trade DirectorySearch by company, product or brand name.
Corporate websites, publicly traded companies: The publicly traded corporate website can yield up useful product information, annual reports, financial statements, mission statements, code of ethics, etc. Sometimes these are distinct from a company's public-facing website, e.g., Google's Alphabet parent company site or may be a click or two down from the retail homepage, e.g., Indigo's Investor Relations / Amazon's Investor Relations pages.
- Note: Privately owned companies do not have a statutory obligation to share their financials publicly. This sort of information may not be available or may be of a very select nature.
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Statista This link opens in a new windowStatista provides statistical data on many topics including media, business, politics, and society. Sources include market reports, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases.
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North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2017 Industry Classifications -Classification Codes - Include the NAICS Canada, the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and classifications from other countries.
Industry and Market Research
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Industry ReportsIndustry report from all over the world accessed through Business Source Ultimate
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Market Research ReportsMarket Research Reports are accessible through Business Source Ultimate
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Canadian Industry StatisticsCanadian And U.S. industry trends
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Research and Business IntelligenceIndustry sector data, financial benchmarks, labour trends and business statistics.
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Overview of IndustriesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,. Includes Industries at a Glance which gives profiles of major U.S. industries.
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Statistics CanadaProvide information on population, demography and industry information
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U.S. Economic CensusGives economic census data by sector.
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Small Business Accelerator (SBA)Provides guides to industry-specific resources such as Clothing Retailer or Coffee Shop Business, with an emphasis on BC; sample plans and templates are also available.
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BC StatsContains a range of economic, socio-economic and geographic information pertaining to British Columbia.
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Canada's Gateway to Commercial Real EstateProvides listings of commercial properties for lease/sale. Each listing includes demographic information for the immediate neighbourhood, which includes daytime population, number of local businesses, and household information/composition.
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Data - Statistics CanadaStatistics Canada's key socio-economic database. Updated daily and provides access to a large range of statistics on Canadian economics, demographics and social series.
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Census ProfileFind the latest census information for various levels of geography, including provinces, census metropolitan areas, communities and census tracts.
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Statistics CanadaStatistics from Canada's national statistical agency. Organized into three broad subject areas: demographic/social, economic, and socio-economic.
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Statista This link opens in a new windowStatista provides statistical data on many topics including media, business, politics, and society. Sources include market reports, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases.
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Passport This link opens in a new windowDemographic and economic data on every country in the world (with forecasts), as well as statistics, market reports, company profiles and information sources for country, market, consumer, and lifestyle profiling. This database was previously referred to as the Global Market Information Database or GMID.
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Statista This link opens in a new windowStatista provides statistical data on many topics including media, business, politics, and society. Sources include market reports, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases.
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Business Source Ultimate Country Report This link opens in a new windowProvides you with an overview of countries political, economic, legal, environmental etc. structures. Click on the COUNTRY tab or enter the name of the country in the box labelled "Browse for"
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Background NotesUS State Department : Provides information on geographic entities and international organizations.
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BBC News Country ProfilesFull profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.
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Country Insights"The Centre [for intercultural Learning] is Canada's largest provider of cross-cultural and international training services for internationally-assigned government and private sector personnel."
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Country StudiesThis Library of Congress site covers information regarding the culture and society of various countries
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HLAS Online: Handbook of Latin American StudiesA bibliography on Latin America consisting of books, journal articles, etc. Selected by scholars; covers a range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.
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World FactbookInformation on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.(NOTE: Some instructors ask that you consider the information with care, as there may be a particular American bias and point of view.)