Information about European Countries

Here are some reliable "facts" about European countries.

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. BBC established a nice database about background characteristics, political information, and even media systems in the world. Please see Country Profiles at BBC.


2. EUROPA is the portal site of the European Union (http://europa.eu). It provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration. It also has statistics and public opinion info. It's worth checking out! There is a specific section that devotes to some statistics in relation to science and technology in Europe.

3. Country Profiles by the Library of Congress.

4. UN Data--A world of information.

5. US Department of State, background notes.

MEDIA & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

6. European Journalism Center. The European Journalism Centre (EJC) is an independent, international, non-profit institute dedicated to the highest standards in journalism, primarily through the further training of journalists and media professionals. It has "media landscape" for all European countries.

7. EB68.2 E-Communications Household Survey (pdf), with summary sheet for individual 27 countries.

8. EB67.2 Scientific research in the media, accessible at European Union Public Opinion.

DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE

9. Science of Latvia.

10. Science and Society in Europe.