Subject Guides: Latin American Studies: Reference, Statistics, and Background Information

General Information

CIA World Factbook The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, a World Oceans map, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.
CRS Reports (Congressional Research Services) Reports provided by the CRS to the United States Congress on various topics. A search of "Latin America" brings up several reports. Archived reports available.

Europa World Plus This link opens in a new window Europa World Plus is the online equivalent of paper Europa Yearbook, a mainstay at the Social Sciences/Education Reference Desk; a country-by-country listing with elections, economic, and other infrastructure data;

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture A great general encyclopedia about Latin America.

Statistics

Atlas Nacional Interactivo de Argentina (ANIDA) El Atlas Nacional Interactivo de Argentina, ANIDA, es el primer atlas nacional de la República Argentina publicado en Internet y de acceso público. ANIDA es una publicación geográfica que contiene una recapitulación y una generalización de los conocimientos científicos en diversos campos de la geografía de Argentina. Permite conocer diversos fenómenos y procesos que caracterizan al territorio argentino desde una visión lo más completa, integrada y actualizada posible, a partir del empleo de información generada y provista por distintos actores (organismos públicos, académicos, de investigación) y de herramientas digitales modernas. Se destaca por ser resultado del trabajo colaborativo con otros organismos públicos, profesionales e investigadores de universidades y del sistema científico-tecnológico nacional.
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For more information on ANIDA: https://www.ign.gob.ar/content/anida-atlas-nacional-interactivo-de-argentina
CECHIMEX Statistics on China, Mexico, and the US CECHIMEX is the Centro de Estudios China México
CEPALStat CEPALSTAT is the gateway to all the statistical information of Latin America and the Caribbean countries collected, systematized and published by ECLAC.
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ECLAC, which is headquartered in Santiago, Chile, is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations. It was founded with the purpose of contributing to the economic development of Latin America, coordinating actions directed towards this end, and reinforcing economic ties among countries and with other nations of the world. The promotion of the region's social development was later included among its primary objectives.
IBGE, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística