Reference & Background
Reference & Background
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Armed Conflict Database
Seeks to cover international and internal conflicts, as well as terrorism. It?provides an interactive source of information on 70 armed conflicts including terrorism, refugees/ and returnees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), weapons used and their flows, fatalities, costs, historical backgrounds, annual updates and timelines.From the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Find info on terrorism, refugees, and view data by region, conflict, etc. -
U.S. Census & Other Statistical Sites
This is a collection of a wide variety of government-created statistical resources. Library staff have collected these links and organized them by usefulness and government agency.Links to U.S. Government sites & more provided by the Government Documents section of Polk Library. -
World Factbook, CIA
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.Basic information about countries around the world, compiled by the CIA.
