Fast Facts

NU only Almanac of American Politics Citations with abstracts from more than 1,100 journals; international in scope. Overviews of U.S. states, congressional districts and biographical sketches and political profiles of the current members of Congress and state governors.

Biographical Dictionary Covers more than 28,000 notable men and women from ancient times to the present day. Can be searched by birth years, death years, positions held, professions, literary and artistic works, achievements, and other keywords.

NU only Biography Resource Center Biographical information on nearly 275,000 people from throughout history; includes some full-text feature-length biographical articles and links to selected web sites.

Broadcast & Photo Services Free stock photos in categories such as news, people, places, industry, and lifestyle (U.S. Census Bureau).

NU only Cities of the World

NU only Countries and Their Cultures

Country Profiles (BBC) "Instant guide" to statistics, history, news, politics, chronology of key events, leaders, media, and economics of countries of the world.

Country, Religion, Topical Statistics -- OFFSTATS Quick and convenient, provides official statistics from agencies such as as UNICEF, World Bank, local ministries per country and other variables.

NU only Economist Intelligence Unit Database Data on 150 countries, from about 1980 to present. Includes commerce, finance and news updates as well as other country information.

Elections Around the World

NU only Europa World: The Europa World Year Book online Political and economic information for over 250 countries.

Facts for Features and Special Editions "...consist of collections of statistics from the Census Bureau's demographic and economic subject areas intended to commemorate anniversaries or observances or to provide background information for topics in the news."  (U.S. Census Bureau)

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

NU only A Guide to Countries of the World Oxford reference work

Nations of the World A-Z list of all countries in the world and their official languages. Click on the country name to link to "One World - Nations Online" which provides news links, maps, statistics, current topics, and more on languages of every country of the world.

Newsroom An excellent source of social, economic, demographic and other data, current information, free stock photos, and broadcast media.  (U.S. Census Bureau).

NU only Political Handbook of the World A component of the NU only CQ Press Political Reference Suite. Political and government information on all countries.

ProfNet: Database of Expert Sources "An online community of nearly 14,000 professional communicators, ProfNet was created in 1992 to connect reporters easily and quickly with expert sources at no charge."

State and County QuickFacts (U.S. Census Bureau) Very easy interface to extensive census information on the nation, states, counties, and large cities levels. Population statistics (e.g., children under poverty, college graduates), Business facts (e.g., retail sales) and geographical details (e.g., land area). Also contains some over-time comparison statistics.

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Statistical Data Locators A comprehensive set of links to statistics on the web.

NU only World Almanac Online version of the World Almanac and Book of Facts.

World Factbook (CIA) Extensive information on all countries.