Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
REF F1406 .E53 1996 (Arlington Campus Reference)
Over 5300 entries including biographical articles, articles on national topics clustered by country (such as Argentina: constitutions, organizations, poli tical parties, etc.

A Reference Guide to Latin American History
REF F1410 .R395 2000
An encyclopedia of entries arranged by (1) a general chronology (chapters on different historical periods followed by chronology of events by year); (2) a topical chronology treating society, politics and government, economic development, culture (literature included) and popular culture (cinema et al.) and other subjects; and (3) biographies of 300 notable figures in Latin American history. Selected bibliography.

CIA World Factbook
A complete geographical handbook, featuring 267 full-color maps and flags of all nations and geographical entities. Each country profile tracks demographic, ethnicity, literacy, political, and economic data.

Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics
REF F1410 .E56 2002
Opening with a historical introduction to Latin America, this source is arranged by country, with articles consisting of country profiles, an overview of the country and its history and encyclopedic entries on subjects and important political and literary figures. Excellent bibliographies of general works and electronic resources, followed by the same for each country.

Political Database of the Americas
A non-governmental Internet-based project that provides reference materials, primary documents, comparative studies and statistical data for countries in the Western Hemisphere. Organized under the following categories, Constitutions and Constitutional Studies, Electoral Systems and Election Data, Decentralization, Political Parties, Executive Institutions, Legislative Institutions, Judicial Instituions, and Civil Society. The site is searchable by country within each of the subject links.