Information on Countries
- Background Notes
Factual publications that contain information on all the countries of the world with which the United States has relations. They include facts on the country's land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, etc. - CIA World Factbook
Provides information about most countries of the world including their background, geography, climate, population characteristics and statistics, government, flag, economy, major exports and imports, communications, transportation, and military issues. - Country Profiles from InfoPlease AlmanacAvailable to everyone online at no cost.
These profiles include information on a country's geography, maps, flag, history, current ruler, area, population, capital, largest cities, languages spoken, ethnicity/race composition, religions, literacy rate, economy, and government. - Country Profiles from the BBC (U.K.)
View country profiles written from a non-U.S. perspective. - Country Studies and Area Handbooks
Presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world and examines the interrelationships of those systems.
Additional International Resources
- European Union Internet Resources (UC-Berkeley)
A comprehensive, well organized list of sites and links that deal with the European Union. - World Governments on the Web
- International Studies Association
A resource with information on the association as well as links to sites that concern their areas of interest. - Brookings Institution Center for Foreign Policy Studies
Provides authoritative information, critical assessment, and careful objective analyses of world events and to anticipate those developments that are most likely to have significant effects on U.S. foreign policy over the next several years. - Center for Defense Information
A private, non-governmental, research organization that monitors the military and defense expenditures. - Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace
A leading academic think tank in the field of international relations. Includes a list of their current projects and publications. - Institutes and Think Tanks (Joint Forces Staff College)
- Latin American and Caribbean Government Documents Project
A Cornell University project "to organize and describe the many Latin American official documents now appearing on the Internet." - Project Visa
Embassies, consulates, and other links. - Yearbook of the United Nations
The Yearbook is the principal reference work of the United Nations and provides a detailed overview of the Organization's activities. This online collection contains the digitized volumes from 1946 t0 2005. Individual volumes can be browsed and searched.
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