Locate the EIU.com Country Commerce report for your country. You will find information on rules of competition, licensing, taxation, labor, and foreign trade. (Rutgers-restricted Access)
For more general information, consult CountryWatch. (Rutgers-restricted Access)
Consult the U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets (formerly Background Notes) for your country from the U.S. State Department.
Look for the appropriate Country Commercial Guide compiled by U.S. Federal Government agencies.
Some of the other U.S. Government sources are:
And here are presentation slides (in a ZIPped file) from a course on Country Risk Assessment conducted by Dr. Michel Henry Bouchet of the Skema Business School in France.
General information on countries of the world are also available from other governments and intergovernmental sources, as well as from multinational firms offering business services:
Foreign Governments
International and Intergovernmental Organizations
Commercial Firms
Other Sources