Provides timely analysis and forecasts of the political, economic, social, and business environment in a total of 126 reports about more than 180 countries. Present the political and economic structure of the country, the current political scene, economic policy, domestic economy (covering industry, agriculture, money and finance), foreign trade and payments. These publications supplement the often less timely information published by governments and international organizations. For those countries that normally do not produce current information, these studies are a primary means of determining the conditions within a nation.