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Worldwide Business Directories

This is a guide to general business directories covering geographic areas around the world held by the Science, Industry and Business Library, located at 188 Madison Ave., at 34th St. in Manhattan. These lists include titles and call numbers, grouped by region, country, or, in the United States, by state. If you are not able to come to the library, you may be able to find some of these directories at a library near you.

Choose from these regions of the world:

  1. International Directories
  2. North America (includes the United States and Canada)
  3. Europe
  4. Asia and the Pacific
  5. Middle East
  6. Latin America and the Caribbean
  7. Africa

International Directories



Title Location/Call Number
Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries McGraw Desk
LexisNexis Corporate Affiliations Company/Industry Section
Hoover's Handbook of World Business Company/Industry Section
International Directory of Company Histories Company/Industry Section
D&B Principal International Businesses McGraw Desk
World Trade Centers Association World Business Directory HF54.U5.W667

 

North America


This covers general directories of the United States, followed by those covering particular states, and ends with Canadian directories. Click on the letters to jump to a particular state, or scroll through the list.

General Directories of the United States
Foreign Companies Operating in the United States
Minority and Women Owned Businesses

States: A C D F G H I K L M N New York O P R S T U V W

Canada


United States
Title Location/Call Number
American Big Businesses Directory Company/Industry Section
American Manufacturers Directory HD9723.U27
America's Corporate Families HG4057.A512
Corporate Directory of U.S. Public Companies HG4057.A156468
Corporate Yellow Book Company/Industry Section
Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries McGraw Desk
D&B Business Rankings McGraw Desk
D&B Directory of Service Companies HD9981.3.D86
FaxUSA Company/Industry Section
Harris New England Manufacturers Directory HD9727.A11.H3
Hoover's Handbook of American Business Company/Industry Section
Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies Company/Industry Section
Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies Company/Industry Section
Hoover's Masterlist of U.S. Companies Company/Industry Section
Interstate Manufacturers and Industrial Directory, Buyers Guide HC107.A11.E2
Manufacturing & Distribution U.S.A. Company/Industry Section
Million Dollar Directory Company/Industry Section
Reference Book of Corporate Managements Company/Industry Section
Standard and Poor's 500 Guide HG4057.A4758
S & P MidCap 400 Directory HG4057.A4324
Standard & Poors Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives HD2745.D85
Walker's Manual of Unlisted Stocks HG4501.W25
Ward's Business Directory  Company/Industry Section
Foreign Companies Operating in the United States
Chinese Business in America HF5035.C515
Directory of Foreign Firms Operating in the United States McGraw Desk
Directory, Japanese-Affiliated Companies in USA and Canada HG4057.A18
National Membership Directory (French-American Chamber of Commerce in the United States HF296.A29.F74
Subsidiaries of German Firms in the U.S. - Tochtergesellschaften... HG4057.S8
Yellow Pages Japan in USA HG4907.Y44
Minority and Women Owned Businesses
National Directory of Minority-Owned Business Firms HD2346.U5.N332
National Directory of Women-Owned Business Firms HD2346.U5.N333
National Minority and Women-Owned Business Directory HD2346.U5.N34
Alabama
Alabama Manufacturers Register HF5065.A2.M36
Alaska
Alaska Manufacturers Directory HF5065.A4.A42
Arizona
Arizona Manufacturers Directory T12.A72
California
California Manufacturers Register T12.D48
Directory of California Technilogy Companies HF5065.C2C28
 
Colorado
Directory of Colorado Manufacturers HD9727.C6.D4
Colorado Manufacturers Directory HF5065.C6C644
Connecticut
Harris Connecticut Manufacturers Directory HD9727.C8.A23
Delaware
Dalton Philadelphia Metro Business Directory : Philadelphia/Suburbs/South Jersey/Delaware HF3163.P5.D28 
Delaware Manufacturers Register HF5065.D3.M2
District of Columbia
Maryland/DC Manufacturers Directory HF5065.M25.M32
Florida
Florida Manufacturers Register HD9727.F6.F573
Georgia
Georgia Manufacturers Register HD9727.G4.G43
Hawaii
Hawaii Buyer's Guide T12.3.H3.H39
Hawaii Manufacturers Directory HF5065.H3.H39
Idaho
Idaho Manufacturers Directory HF5065.I2.I33
Illinois
Illinois Manufacturers Directory T12.W5
Illinois Services Directory HC107.I3.I62
Top Business Lists (Chicago) HC108.C4.C7352
Indiana
Indiana Manufacturers Directory HD9727.I6.I53
Iowa
Iowa Manufacturers Register HD9727.I8.I86
Kansas
Kansas Manufacturers Directory HF5065.K2.K365
Kentucky
Kentucky Manufacturers Register T12.3.K4.K46
Louisiana
Louisiana Manufacturers Register HF5065.L8.M36
Maine
Maine Business and Professional Directory HF5065.M2.T68
Maine Manufacturing Directory HD9727.M2.M34
Maryland
Maryland/DC Manufacturers Directory HF5065.M25.M32
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Manufacturers Register HD9727.M4.M457
Michigan
Michigan Manufacturers Directory HD9723.D43
Minnesota
Minnesota Manufacturers Register HD9727.M6.M57
Mississippi
Mississippi Manufacturers Register T12.M56
Missouri
Missouri Manufacturers Register HD9727.M8.M59
Montana
Montana Manufacturers Directory HF5065.M9.M67
Nebraska
Nebraska Directory of Manufacturers and their Products T12.D62
Nebraska Manufacturers Register HD9727.N2.N42
Nevada
Harris Directory of Nevada Businesses HF5065.N3.H37
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Business and Professional Directory HF5065.N4.T68
New Hampshire Manufacturing Directory HF5065.N4.T68
New Jersey
Corfact's New Jersey Business to Business Directory HF5065.N5
Dalton Philadelphia Metro Business Directory : Philadelphia/Suburbs/South Jersey/Delaware HF3163.P5.D28
Dun's Regional Business Directory Northern New Jersey Area HG4057.N5.D86
New Jersey Business Directory HF5065.N5.N53
New Jersey Manufacturers Register HF5065.N5.N49
Tri-State Plus Business-to-Business Directory Company/Industry Section
New Mexico
New Mexico Manufacturers Register HD9727.N6.N43
New York
Harris New York Manufacturers Directory McGraw Desk
HC107.N7.N22
Book of Lists (Crain's New York Business) McGraw Desk
Directory of Directors in the City of New York and Tri-State Area HF1000.N48
Duns Regional Business Directory Long Island, New York HG4057.N7.D86
Duns Regional Business Directory New York Metropolitan Area McGraw Desk
Dun's Regional Business directory New York Suburban Area HG4058.N57.D86
International Business in New York City: Directory McGraw Desk
Long Island Resource Guide HC107.N72.L6
Membership Directory (New York City Partnership and Chamber of Commerce) HF296.N4.N48
Metro New York Directory of Manufacturers HD9728.N4.M47
New York City Business Sourcebook HF5068.N52.N495x
Regional Technology Guide. New York Metro McGraw Desk
North Carolina
North Carolina Manufacturers Register HF5065.N8.N66
North Dakota
North Dakota Manufacturers Register HF5065.N9.N674
Ohio
Ohio Manufacturers Directory HD9727.O3.O36
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Manufacturers Register HF5065.O5.O44
Oregon
Oregon Manufacturers Register HF5065.071
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Manufacturers Register HD9727.P4.P429
Tri-State Plus Business-to-Business Directory Company/Industry Section
Puerto Rico
(See Caribbean)
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Manufacturers Register HF5065.R4.M3
South Carolina
South Carolina Manufacturers Register HF5065.S6.S654
South Dakota
South Dakota Manufacturers Register HD9727.S8.S65
Tennessee
Tennessee Manufacturers Register T12.T22
Texas
Texas Manufacturers Register HD9727.T4.T45
Utah
Utah Manufacturers Register HF5065.U8.U83
Vermont
Tower Publishing Vermont Manufacturing and Wholesale/Distributor Directory HD9727.V5.V471
Virginia
Virginia Manufacturers Directory HF5065.V8.V57
Washington
Washington Manufacturers Register T12.W285
West Virginia
West Virginia Manufacturers Register HD9727.W4.W39
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Manufacturers Register HD9727.W6.W58
Wyoming
Wyoming Manufacturers Directory HF5065.W8W95
Canada
Blue Book of Canadian Business HF3223.B59
Canadian Key Business Directory HF3223.C24
Canadian Trade Index HF3223.C25
Financial Post 500 HG4090.A333
Financial Post Directory of Directors HF1000.F56
Fraser's Canadian Trade Directory HF5071.F727
Repertoire Industriel du Quebec T12.5.C2.S37
Scott's Directories, Atlantic Industrial Directory T12.5.C3.S22
Scott's Directories. Ontario Manufacturers HC117.06.S36
Scott's Directories, Western Industrial Directory T12.5.C2.S3
Survey of Industrials HF4090.Z65.S87

 

Europe

Directories covering Eastern Europe and Scandinavia follow the list of general European directories. Click on the letters to jump to a particular country, or scroll through the list.

General European Directories
Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
Scandinavia

Countries: B C D F G H I L N P R S T


Europe
Title Location/Call Number
Europages HF3493.E78
Europe's 15,000 Largest Companies HD2356.E9.E93
Eastern Europe
Major Companies of Central & Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States HF3500.7.A48.M34
Austria
Austrian Import Market HF3544.A7
Belgium
Kompass Belgium T12.5.B4.K65
Czech Republic
Foreign Companies in Czech Republic Yearbook HG4149.3.Z65.F67
Kompass Czech Republic HF5168.3.K65
Denmark
Danish Exporters HF3643.D3
France
Annuaire DAFSA Societe HG4150.A56
France Telexport : Répertoire des exportateurs et importateurs français HF3553.F68
Kompass-France: Répertoire général de la production française HC272.R38
Germany
ABC der deutschen Wirtschaft. Quellenwerk für Einkauf-Verkauf HF5151.A22.Q6
Germany's Top... HD2857.G47
Kompass Informationswerk über ausgewählte deutsche Firmen HC282.K65
Great Britain
Britain's Top Foreign Owned Companies HG4135.B73
Directory of Directors HG4090.Z5.F5
Kelly's Industrial Directory HF5155.K34
Kompass. The Authority on British Industry T12.7.G7.K812
Lehmann Communications Company Guide HG4150 .A56
Major UK Companies Handbook HG4135.5.E962
Price Waterhouse Corporate Register HD2845.P7
Sell's Products and Services Directory HC252.S44
Smaller UK Companies Handbook HD2346.G7.S62
Waterlow's Unquoted Companies HG4135.W38
Hungary
Almanach ipar, kereskedelem, szolgáltatás HR3550.5A48
Foreign Companies in Hungary Yearbook HG4149.5.Z65.F67
Ireland
Kompass Ireland HF5163.K65
Italy
Annuario Generale Italiano HF5178.M66
Guida agli Acquisti per gli Enti Pubblici HF3583.G83
Guida Monaci del Sistema Italia HF5178.G8
Kompass Italia HF3583.K6
Liechtenstein
Kompass Informationswerk für die Wirtschaft der Schweiz und Liechtenstein HF3703.K6
Netherlands
Kompass Informatiewerk over het Nederlandse Bedrijfsleven HF3613.K6
Norway
Kompass Indeks over Norges Industri og Næringsliv HC362.2.K65
Poland
Book of Lists (Warsaw, Poland) HF3636.B66
Foreign Companies in Poland Yearbook HG4191.Z65.F67
Kompass Polska. Katalog Gospodarczy HF5192.7.K65
Portugal
Kompass Portugal HF5211.K65
Russia
Kompass Russia HF5190.K66
Russian Industry: 1000 Largest Companies HC340.12.A1.R88
Slovakia
Kompass Slovakia HF5168.32.K65
Slovenia
Kompass. Directory of Industry and Commerce of Slovenia HF3749 .K65
Spain
Kompass España HF3683.K65
Sweden
Kompass Sverige HF3673.K6
Swedish Export Directory HF3673.S6
Switzerland
Kompass Informationswerk für die Wirtschaft der Schweiz und Liechtenstein HF3703.K6
Turkey
Foreign Companies in Turkey Yearbook HG4234.93.Z65.F67
Kompass Türkiye HF5230.5.K65

 

Asia and the Pacific

General Asian directories are followed by those covering particular countries, including Australia and New Zealand. Click on the letters to jump to a particular country, or scroll through the list.

A C F H I J K M N P S T V W

Asia
Title Location/Call Number
Asia's 7,500 Largest Companies HG4234.85.A85
Directory of Japanese-Affiliated Companies in Asia HG4234.85.Z65.D57
Australia
Business Who's Who of Australia  HF5292.B795
Kompass Australia HC602.K65
China
American Business in China HF3128.A6
China Phone Book & Business Directory  HF5260.C546
Dun's Directory of Major Corporations in P.R. China HG4249.D57
Kompass China HF3833.K6
Fiji
Fiji Product Directory  T12.5.F4.F54 
India
Indian Export Year Book HF3783.S34
Kompass India HF5238.K656
Kothari's Industrial Directory of India HG5731.I57
Indonesia
Key Business Directory of Indonesia/Philippines & Thailand  HF5250.D861 
Japan
Japan Company Handbook HC461.J35
Japan Directory HF3823.J2517
Japan Trade Directory HF3823.J343
Korea
Kompass Republic of Korea  HF5258.K65
Korea Company Yearbook  HF3830.5.A48.K66
Korea Investment Hanbook: Investment Guide HG4247.Z65.K67
Malaysia
Kompass Malaysia  HF5239.M36.S8 
New Zealand
AmCham New Zealand Membership and Trade Directory HF341.A48.Z42
Business Directory (Auckland, Northland) HF5319.B87
New Zealand Business Who's Who: a Directory of Leading Business Houses of New Zealand  HC621.N4
Philippines
Key Business Directory of Indonesia/Philippines & Thailand  HF5250.D861
Kompass Register of Industry and Commerce of the Republic of the Philippines  HF5253.K65 
Next 5000 Corporations: Philippines in the New Economy HG4244.8.A225
Top 7000 Corporations: Philippines in the New Economy HG4244.8.A223
Singapore
Green Book Industrial Guide HF3800.67.A48.G74
Green Book Commercial and Consumer Guide HF3800.67.A48.G7
Kompass Register of Industry and Commerce of Singapore  HF3800.6.Z8.S52
Times Business Directory of Singapore HF3800.6.Z8.S577
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Trade Directory  HF5363.P16 
Taiwan
Kompass Taiwan  HC430.5.A1.K64
Taiwan Manufacturing Business Directory HF5262.A3.T3396
Taiwan Service Business Directory HD9987.A3.T288
Thailand
Key Business Directory of Indonesia/Philippines & Thailand HF5250.D861
Kompass, Register of Industry and Commerce in Thailand HF3800.55.A48.K66
Thailand Company Information HG4244.655.A3
Vietnam
Viet Nam Business Directory HF3800.5.A48.V53
Western Samoa
Western Samoa Trade and Commerce Directory  HC687.S3.S26

 

The Middle East

The Middle East
Title Location/Call Number
Eastern Trade Directory HF5230.E377
Gulf Directory (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates) HF3762.A48.G58
International Directory of Importers. Middle East HF3756.A48.I57
Major Companies of the Arab World HF3866.M3
Bahrain
Kompass Bahrain  HF5233.6.K65 
Israel
Israel Business and Government Directory DS102.9.I87
Kompass Israel HF3760.A48.K65  
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: An Investor's Guide   HG5713.A3.S28  
Foreign Companies and Their Representatives in Saudi Arabia Yearbook   HG4235.35.Z65.F67  
United Arab Emirates
Foreign Companies and their Representatives in the UAE Yearbook HG4262.6.Z65F67
Kompass United Arab Emirates  HF5233.K65 

 

Latin America and the Caribbean


This list covers business directories of Latin America, followed by those covering the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico.

Latin America
Caribbean


Latin America
Title Location/Call Number
Anuario Hispano=Hispanic Yearbook HD2346.U5.W352
Caribbean/Latin America Profile HF3311.8.C35
International Directory of Importers. South/Central America HF3230.5.A48.I57
Latin America's Largest Companies (America Economia July issue) JBM 93-600
Argentina
Directorio de Exportadores Argentinos=Directory of Argentine Exporters HF3383.D57

Foreign Companies in Argentina Yearbook

HD2827.F67
Bolivia
Bolivia Export Directory  HF5122.E9
Brazil
Annual Directory (American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil) HF300.A27
Brazil Company Handbook  HG4109.5.B7
Brazilian Product Guide  HF1044.B7.B73
Foreign Companies in Brazil Yearbook HD2832.F6
Chile
Directorio Nacional Empresas y Ejecutivos  HC191.D571
Export Directory Chile - Directorio de la Exportación  HF3413.D17
Foreign Companies in Chile Yearbook HD2836.F67
Guía de Empresas Chilenas  HF3413.G85 
Colombia
Directory/Colombian-American Chamber of Commerce  HF300.C6
Foreign Companies in Colombia Yearbook HD2837.F67
Costa Rica
Costa Rican Export and Import Directory HF3253.C68
Guatemala
Chamber of Commerce of Guatemala's Directory  HF300.G9.C35C
Honduras
Membership Directory (Honduran American Chamber of Commerce)  HC145.A1.H4
Mexico
BANCOMEXT Trade Directory of Mexico HF3233.B253
Complete Twin Plant Guide HD9734.M43.C64
Foreign Companies in Mexico Yearbook  HG4092.Z65.F67
Guía Mexicana de la Promoción y P.O.P.  HF5415.12.M485
Membership Directory (American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico) HF300.M4.A47A
Paraguay
Guía de la Industria, República del Paraguay JLM85-254 Ed.2
Membership Directory of the Paraguayan-American Chamber of Commerce HF300.P3.C56
Peru
Directorio Empresarial del Peru  HF3643.D56 
Directorio Industrial Comercial del Peru  HF3463.D57
Foreign Companies in Peru Yearbook HD2841.F67
Perú, Directorio de Exportadores e Importadores  JBL01-83 
Peru, the Top 10,000 Companies HG4126.Z5.P47

Venezuela

Foreign Companies in Venezuela Yearbook HD2843.F67
The Caribbean
Caribbean/Latin America Profile HF3311.8.C35
Puerto Rico Official Industrial Directory HC157.P8.P596
U.S. and Foreign Companies Operating in Puerto Rico as of November, 1996 HF3353.U8

 

Africa


This list includes African directories, including North Africa.

Africa
Title Location/Call Number
Commercial Directory (Southern Africa) HF3893.C6
Horizons COMESA Trade Directory (Eastern Africa) HF3892.A48.H67
International Directory of Importers. Africa HF3012.A35.A37
L'Indicateur FIT Business Directory HF3932.A48.I53
Major Companies of Africa South of the Sahara HF3873.M35
Algeria
Kompass. Répertoire général de l'économie algérienne HF3883.A48.K6 
Benin
Annuaire des entreprises commerciales et industrielles du Benin HF3922.A48.A56
Répertoire économique du Benin HF3922.A48.R47
Egypt
Foreign Companies in Egypt Yearbook HG4262.6.Z65F67
Kumbas Misr: Dalil al-iqtisad al-Misri (Kompass Egypt)  HF3886.A48.K86 
Ghana
A-Z Yellow and Brown Pages, Ghana and International  HF3932.A48.Y4
Ghana Business Directory HF3932.A48.G44
Ivory Coast
Annuaire (Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Côte d'Ivoire) HF3925.A48.C4
Répertoire des grandes entreprises et industries HF3925.A48.R4
Mauritius
Top 100 Companies: A Business Magazine Publication HD2929.85.M38
Morocco
Kompass Maroc  HF3882.A48.K65 
Namibia
Namibia Trade Directory  HF5363.N3 
Nigeria
Nigeria Economic/Export Directory HC1055.N5432
South Africa
Commercial Directory  HF3893.C6
Kompass South Africa HF3901.A48.K66
McGregor's Johannesburg Stock Exchange Digest HG5851.A2.M35
McGregor's Who Owns Whom HG4264.3.M34
Swaziland
Swaziland, a Review of Commerce and Industry  HF5280.A3 S93 
Tunisia
Guide industriel et commercial HC547.T8.G831