Government Information - Foreign & International

Comprehensive Sites

Foreign Government Resources on the Web (University of Michigan) – Arranged geographically this comprehensive site to statistics and other data as well as official government sites. Also provides links to Inter-governmental Organizations and treaties.
Governments on the World Wide Web (Gunnar Anzinger) Comprehensive database of governmental institutions on the World Wide Web: parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations, central banks, multi-governmental institutions etc. Includes also political parties.
International Agencies and Information on the Web (University of Michigan) – links to inter-governmental agencies and treaties.
International Governmental Organizations (Northwestern University) – alphabetical list with links.
Portals to the World (Library of Congress) – Selective links to authoratative sources. Arranged by country or area with a wide range of links for each.

Country Information

Background Notes (U.S. Dept. of State) – demographic and economic information and short narrative descriptions about the history, government, economy and foreign relation. Updated/revised by the Office of Electronic Information and Publications of the Bureau of Public Affairs as they are received from regional bureaus.
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments CIA) – updated weekly, includes many governments including some not officially recognized by the U.S.
Constitution Finder (University of Richmond) – links to international constitutions. Some have multiple language versions.
Consular Information Sheets (U.S. Dept. of State) – travel warnings, announcements and links to such information as location of the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in the subject country, unusual immigration practices, health conditions, minor political disturbances, unusual currency and entry regulations, crime and security information, and drug penalties. If an unstable condition exists in a country that is not severe enough to warrant a Travel Warning, a description of the condition(s) may be included under an optional section entitled "Safety/Security".
Country @ a glance(UN Cyber School Bus) - maps and brief facts such as population, size, currency, date of admission to UN and location of foreign missions.
Country Commercial Guides (U.S. Dept. of State) - prepared annually by U.S. embassies, these guides analyze countries' commercial environments, using economic, political and market analysis.
Country Studies (Library of Congress) - on-line versions of books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army. The intent was to focus on lesser known areas of the world or regions in which U.S. forces might be deployed. The series, at present, covers 102 countries. Notable omissions include Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and other Western nations, as well as a number of African nations.
World Factbook (CIA) – brief country information on geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, maps and flags.

Diplomatic Missions

Embassy World – directory and search engine of the world’s embassies and consulates.
Foreign Embassies of Washington, DC (TeleDiplomacy) - provides information on each of the embassies in Washington D.C., with links when available.
U.S. Embassies and Consulates (U.S. Dept. of State) - links to websites, arranged by geographical region. Includes list of key officers.

Frequently Used Sites

European Union Online – links to activities, organization and documents.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization – links to issues, organization, and publications.
Organization of American States - links to Legal Cooperation Mechanisms such as conventions and resolutions.
United Nations – links to documents, including the Charter and Treaty Collection, and Official Documents of the United Nations, issues and publications.

Revised 8/22/2006

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