Research Guides: Maps, Flags, Boundaries: Additional Resources

Databases

Most subscription databases are available via IP authentication within UNHQ, but some are available only in the Library with username and password.

Databases that are useful for country research and cartographic information include:

Columbia Gazetteer of the World
The definition of the term Gazetteer, when used in a geographical sense, is a "geographical index or dictionary." When used in atlases or map indexes, gazetteers are assemblages of alphabetically ordered listings of places or physical/cultural features.
EIU Viewpoint
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EIU Viewpoint includes Country Intelligence (including country reports), Industry Intelligence, Data Services and much more
Jane's Online
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Jane’s mainly provides information regarding military and defense subjects.
OECD iLibrary
This database contains a wealth of information produced by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), especially reports and publications on countries, including non-OECD members.
Statesman's Yearbook Online
The online version of Statesman's Year Book, a statistical and historical annual publication. Includes information on all countries plus states and dependencies. The Yearbook covers key historical events, population, history, economics, trade, and infrastructure.
- Information on international organizations
- Comparison tool for comparing two or more countries
- Browseable archive dating back to 1864
Stratfor
Stratfor provides strategic forecasting, intelligence analysis, and forecasting of existing or potential competitive and security threats in specific markets or regions, or by particular countries

The Cartographic State: maps, territory and the origins of sovereignty / Jordan Branch
Date: 2013
This book examines the important role played by cartography itself in the development of modern states.
A History of the World in 12 Maps / Jerry Brotton
Date: 2013
A look at twelve maps--from Ancient Greece to Google Earth--and how they changed our world.
Atlas of the World
Date: 2010
Includes maps of cities and regions, world statistics and provides details on numerous topics of geographic significance, such as climate change, biodiversity, energy, and landforms.
The New Atlas of World History / John Haywood
Date: 2011
Historical atlas presenting global history in a series of uniform world maps, allowing at-a-glance comparison between different periods and regions.
Rethinking Maps / Dodge, Perkins & Kitchin
Date: 2011
Explores how maps are being rethought, made and used, and what these changes mean for working cartographers, applied mapping research, and cartographic scholarship.
Geo-Data: the world geographical encyclopedia / John F. McCoy
Date: 2002
Provides entries on the physical geography of every country in the world plus other selected locations.