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The Country Studies contain "versions of books previously published in hard copy (with the exception of a born-digital study on Macau and an unpublished partial draft study on Afghanistan) by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress as part of the Country Studies/Area Handbook Series sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Army between 1986 and 1998. At present, 101 countries and regions are covered. Each study offers a comprehensive description and analysis of the country or region's historical setting, geography, society, economy, political system, foreign policy, and national security...

Because the series was originally intended to focus primarily on lesser known areas of the world or regions in which U.S. forces might be deployed, the series is not all-inclusive. Notable omissions include Canada, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and other Western nations, as well as a number of African nations..."

Note: "The analysis of the authors and should not be construed as an expression of an official United States Government position, policy, or decision."

"The Country Studies/Area Handbook Series was designed to provide U.S. government officials and American citizens with information on foreign countries."

"Congress appropriated funds in Fiscal Year 2004 and directed the Department of Defense to make them available under the heading 'Operation and Maintenance, Defense Wide,' and to extend the interagency agreement between the Librarian of Congress and the Department of Defense to produce a revised set of the Country Studies Series for use by the Department of Defense and the general public, and to update this series on an ongoing basis. Once the new agreement is signed and funds are transferred to the Library of Congress, the Federal Research Division will initiate action to produce new Country Studies."