Foreign Countries & International Organizations
Gateways to Resources | Areas Studies | Foreign Governments | International Organizations
United Nations | Statistical Sources
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Gateway to Resources
Foreign Government
Resources on the Web
Comprehensive site from the University of Michgan Documents Center
International Documents Task Force Web Links( ALA/GODORT)
Foreign governments, IGO's and NGO's.
Area Studies
Background Notes (U.S. Department
of State )
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, and its relations
with other countries and the United States.
CIA World
Factbook
Information on 267 nations and other entities; covers geography, people, government,
economy, communications, and defense forces; includes maps.
Country Studies - Area
Handbooks (Library of Congress)
Studies of 102 countries. Most have not been updated since 1998, so consult Country Profiles for more up to date statistics and poltical news.
Portals to the
World
Authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of
the world. Links selected by Area Experts at the Library of Congress.
Foreign Governments
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments (CIA)
Web Sites of National Parliaments (Inter-Parlimentary Union)
Foreign Governments (Northwestern University) - provides links to foreign governments and and departments
International Organizations
International Governmental Organizations (Northwestern University)International Agencies and Information on the Web (Univ. Michigan Documents Center)
Organziation Search Facilities - search for organizations by type of organization, interest area, or geographic region
IGO Web Search (Indiana University Libraries) - searches across the web sites of over 355 IGO's
United Nations
- Official Web Site Locator for the United Nations System of Organizations
- Databases
- Economic
and Social Development (UN progra sites and agencies by
subject)
- Human Rights
- Peace and Security
- UN
Departments
- UN Documents
Statistical Sources
Foreign Government Statistics (Univ. Michigan, Documents Center)
World Factbook (CIA) Provides basic economic, social, and demographic data by country
International Database (IDB): Socio-economic and demographic statistics for all countries of the world. Includes population pyramids. (Census Bureau)
Population Reference Bureau: U.S. & international population trends
Virtual Reference Desk: Population and Demographics (Binghamton University Libraries) contains more sources for international statistics, including migration.
United Nations
- United Nations
Statistics Division - economic, social and demographic statistics, including information about development goals
-
World Population Trends
(U.N. Population Division)
- Statistical Yearbook (United Nations) Bartle Reference [HA
12.5 .U63]
Includes data on population and social aspects, economic activities, and international economic relations. Update monthly by Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, shelved in General Periodical Display under United Nations Secretariat, Statistical Office, Monthly Bulletin of Statistics.
- UNESCO Statistical Yearbook Bartle Reference [HA 12.5 .U6]
Data on the educational, scientific, and cultural life and activities of aproximately 200 countries.