Almanac of African Peoples and Nations by 
Encyclopedia of Sub Saharan Africa by 
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North AfricaThis is a list of selected multi-purpose resources. For additional recommendations by topic, see the Finding Statistics and Data: Topical Sources guide.
World Legal Information Institute: Countries
COMESA: Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
ECCAS: Economic Community of Central African States
ECOWAS: Economic Community Of West African States
IGAD: Intergovernmental Authority on Development
International Monetary Fund: Country Information
SADC: Southern African Development Community
Office of the Special Advisor on Africa (UN)
Economic Commission for Africa (UN)
U.S. Department of State: Bureau of African Affairs
U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
U.S. Department of State: Bilateral Fact Sheets
World Bank: Sub-Saharan Africa
UNITED STATES
Muhlenberg College receives about 30% of all materials published by the U.S. Federal Government. These items cover a wide range of subject areas--from legal materials and the records of Congress to health and education information and in-depth research conducted by the Smithsonian. All of the government documents that we receive have records in Encompass Search.
INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
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