Business

World Factbook

Produced annually by the CIA, The World Factbook provides brief information about each country's historical background, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, and military.  

State Department Background Notes

These provide infomation about the geography, people, government, economy and history of foreign counties along with travel information and State Department contact information.  

Library of Congress Country Studies

This site provides links to online versions of the Country Studies from the Area Handbooks Series.  

FirstGov

This site is an excellent portal for U.S. Government information.  Select the Business tab and scroll down to the section on International Trade.  Follow the links to Exporting and then Country/Industry Market Research.  The Country Commercial Guides are particularly useful for this assignement. 

Business Plans

Browse a selection of Business-related reference materials, including advice on creating a business plan