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These sources provide concise overviews of a country. In addition to population statistics and demographics; information may include government structure, geography, economic data, population demographics and more.
"Background Notes include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. "