"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and
enhances the freedom of others."  
Nelson Mandela (South African civil rights leader, Noble Peace Prize winner 1993 and the
first South African president to be elected in a true democratic election - 1994)

Search the  sources  below  for  background and historical information related to your specific country :

• CIA World Fact Book
• Country Background Notes -  U.S. State Department
  
• World Geography - New Trier Database
  
• University of Iowa Africa Countries Resources : includes pre and post colonial history
• BBC Country Profiles
  

This site created by Deborah Lazar, Librarian  May 2010