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From the Library of Congress' Country Studies Collection:

"Intended for a general audience, books in the series present a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of select countries throughout the world. Most books in the series deal with a single foreign country, but a few cover several countries or a geographic region. The series includes several books on countries that no longer exist in their original configuration—such as Czechoslovakia, East Germany, the Soviet Union, Sudan, and Yugoslavia. These books remain in the series because they continue to offer valuable historical information and perspective. In some cases, studies on successor states are also part of the series."

While newer versions of these documents are available online, older versions are useful for historical and research purposes. For example, a country study on the Soviet Union from 1991 might reflect contemporary US government attitudes toward Moscow in a way that a more current country study might not.

Below is a spreadsheet of the Library of Congress Country Studies available at FSU. Please note that due to the size and age of the collections, some documents are not readily available. In such instances, please contact Mohamed Berray (Documents Librarian) or Niall Williams (Government Information Specialist).