LexisNexis™ Country Analysis Provides Fast and Easy Access To Economic, Business and Political Risk Information on 190 Countries

BETHESDA, MD, September 24, 2002 - LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions announced today the release of LexisNexis Country Analysis, a unique product for news, analysis, in-depth reports and statistics on 190 countries including emerging markets in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. LexisNexis Country Analysis was designed with sophisticated subject and industry indexing for effortless searching through more than 300,000 documents for specific country information in an easy to use format.

LexisNexis Country Analysis presents information from the following top of the line partners:

• Political Risk Service – analysis of present and future political and economic conditions in over 85 countries, plus International Country Risk Guides with financial, political, economic, and composite risk ratings for 140 countries.
  
  
• Edimax – monthly market newsletters on consumer markets and sales trends in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Latin America.
  
  
• World Markets Research Centre – twice-a-day news feed that provides critical information on 185 countries and analyzes political, economic and security risks.
  
  
• Business Monitor International – weekly analysis of politics and economics in 21 emerging markets.
  
  
• Interfax – international business news focused on the emerging markets of Europe and Asia.
  
  
• U.S. Government – status reports on the condition of an industry in a particular country.