International Sources
Country Information from US Agencies
CIA
- Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
- CIA Publications and Handbooks
Includes World Factbook, World Leaders, World Maps, etc.
Census Bureau
- International Database
Detailed social and economic data, by country.
Department of State's Foreign Affairs Network
- Department of State
- Background Notes
Dept. of State overviews of government and politics in each country of the world. - Country Reports on Trade Policy and Practices
- Country Reports on Human Rights
Agency for International Development
- U.S. A.I.D. Web site
Statistical data relating to economic development, health, and
population in developing countries
Servers in Individual Countries
Australia
Canada
- Government of Canada/Gouvernment du Canada
Information on Canada's federal and provincial governments - Canadian Parliament
- Statistics Canada
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Israel
New Zealand
Singapore
South Africa
The Netherlands
Turkey
- Turkey
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Data Bank
United Kingdom
- U.K. Government Information Service
(Government Centre for Information Systems) - Office for National Statistics
- Parliament
- 10 Downing Street
Embassies and Consular Offices
Banks and Financial Institutions
- Inter American Development Bank / Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
- Central Banking Resource
Includes a list of central banks of the world - Banks of the World
(Institut fur Betriebswirtschaftliche Geldwirtschaft) - The Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
- World Bank
Global Information from the Virtual Library
Organizations
- Amnesty International
- Canadian Institute of International Affairs
- Commission on Global Governance
- CIESIN
Center for International Earth Science Information Network - European Union's EUROPA
- Eurostat
The Statistical Office of the European Communities - Information Society Project Office
- FAO
(Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations") - Free Trade Area of the Americas
- G8 Information Centre
(University of Toronto) - Human Rights Watch
- Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
(Georgetown University) - Pew Case Studies in International Affairs
- Inter American Development Bank / Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
- International Court of Justice - Decisions
- International Development Research Centre
- International Institute for Strategic Studies
- International Labour Organization
- International Monetary Fund
- NAFTA Secretariat
- National Endowment for Democracy
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) - OECD Online
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development - Organization of American States Foreign Trade Information System
- SIPRI
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute - UNICEF
- United Nations
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- United Nations International Computing Centre
- World Health Organization
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre
- World Resources Institute
- Worldwatch Institute
Additional Resources
- Canadian Politics on the Web
- Constitution Finder
(University of Richmond) Links to constitutions of the world - Country Indicators for Foreign Policy
Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Ottawa - Eurasia Research Center
- European Political Resources
Links to political parties in European countries - Foreign Government Resources
(U. of Michigan Documents Center) Information on Foreign Governments - International Statistics
(Statistics Norway) Links to worldwide government statistical agencies - Latin American Network Information Center
(University of Texas) - The Complete Guide to Palestine's Web Sites
(Birzeit University) - Political Database of the Americas
(Georgetown University Center for Latin American Studies) - Political Resources for the European Union