Countries

• Find useful web sites on countries at the WebLinks > Countries
• At Encyclopaedia Britannica online you can search for countries by name to find long articles, maps, illustrations, video clips, magazine articles  and links to reviewed web sites

Alternatively, use the 'World atlas' feature to find country maps and related articles

See 'World data analyst' for masses of country statistics. You can view and compare country data from across the world

• At Oxford Reference Online you can read the reference book 'Oxford guide to countries of the world' or check flag images and details in 'World flags'

• Credo Reference's 'Geography' section includes online reference books such as the 'Penguin encyclopedia of places', the 'CIA world factbook' and 'Cassell's peoples, nations and cultures

• At Newspapers online you can search articles from over 100 national and regional UK newspapers; for historical information there is also the 'Times digital archive' covering 1785-1985

Further information

• Library catalogue
• Contact us - for help to find information, from your local librarians
• 'Enquire' - a 24-hour chat enquiry service from the national People's Network. Local librarians take part in 'Enquire' on a rota basis but it is likely that you would be answered by a librarian from another library service

Library contact details and opening times

Find the  facts in a book

Key books on countries

See also

Maps and atlases