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A.M. Best defines country risk as the risk that country-specific factors could adversely affect an insurer's ability to meet its financial obligations. Country risk is evaluated and factored into all A.M. Best ratings. As part of evaluating country risk, A.M. Best identifies the various factors within a country that may directly or indirectly affect an insurance company.

Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives.

Explore the constitutions of every country of the world.

GeographyIQ is an online world atlas packed with geographic, economic, political, historical and cultural information. In addition, GeographyIQ brings together a number of other resources including maps, flags, currency conversion as well as climate and time zone information.

Created by Michigan State University's Broad College of Businesses, globalEDGE delivers a comprehensive research tool for academics, students and businesspeople. Connect with over 47,000 people using the gE Network while tapping into a directory of over 5000 quality resources. globalEDGE provides tools and resources to efficiently research nearly any international business question you may have.

Mergents contains financial information about companies. In the lower right corner there is a country profile section, in which you can find detailed information about countries. There are reports for about 113 countries.

NationMaster was founded by Luke Metcalfe back in 2003. He was a fan of the CIA World Factbook but wanted to give it context, comparing countries side by side and calculating everything per capita. From there, NationMaster turned into the internet’s one stop shop for international statistics - a place where you can compare anything at all.

Published by World Trade Press, A to Z the World contains information on every country in the world. It may be one of the more comprehensive resources available. For each country if contains information about the land, the people and the history of each country. It also has information on the business climate, Climate and Weather, Communication, Economy and Trade, Geography, Government Leaders, Culture and Society, Sports, Superstitions & Folklore, Education, Food and Recipes, Health and Medical, Holidays and Festivals, Human Rights, Language, Dating and Courtship, Marriage, Family and Parenting, Work and Professional Life, Maps, Money and Banking, Media Outlets, Newspapers, Television Stations, Radio Stations, Periodicals, Music, Religion, Security Briefing. There are about 174 countries in this list.

The international transactions accounts provide information on trade in goods and services (including the balance of payments and the balance of trade), investment income, and government and private financial flows.

Export.gov is a place for businesses to go if they are interested in exporting. What you can find out about countries is also useful. If you click on Market Intelligence, and then scroll down until you see Country Commercial Guides, then click on Learn More, you will be presented with a list of commercial guides for about 125 countries.

This government website provides links to the principal federal statistical agencies, plus international statistical organizations, and national statistical agencies of other countries

The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, 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.

At this site, a list of all the independent countries of the world is listed. Also details about the United States official relationship, the embassies, and press releases.