Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.

List of databases in Find-eR, European Commission library catalogue.

Search and explore the wealth of data assets - datasets, databases, statistical products, reports and more - created or acquired by the European Commission DGs, services and executive agencies. Access via EU Login.

Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) country knowledge portal brings together EIU’s economic, political and market insights and analysis.
To access the EIU portal on any device and to set up alerts, European Commission staff should register using their work email address.

Europa World provides political, economic and statistical information on over 250 countries, territories and international and regional organizations

A primary task of the European network of legal experts in gender equality and non-discrimination is to provide reliable expert information to enable the Commission to fulfil their role as guardian of the treaties. It is therefore one of the key goals of the network to disclose and gather information that is often not easily accessible due to the specificities of national legal systems or language barriers.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was founded in 1991 to create a new post-Cold War era in central and eastern Europe.

Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people in 90 countries worldwide.

IMD World Competitiveness Online is a database on the competitiveness of nations. It includes time series from the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook, the leading annual report published by IMD since 1989, from the IMD World Talent Ranking and from the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking. Browse by country.

The Statesman’s Yearbook is an annual publication covering the politics, cultures and economies of all the countries of the world plus major international organizations.

The Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) World Factbook provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.