Area Handbook Series
Country Studies from researchers at the Library of Congress.
Background Notes
Provides facts about the land, people, history, government, political
conditions, economy, and foreign relations of countries, geographic
entities and international organizations provided by the Department
of State.
BBC
News: Country Profiles
Instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries
and territories, and background on key institutions. Also includes audio
or video clips from BBC archives.
World
Factbook
Provides basic statistical data on the countries of the world updated
continually by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) . Includes maps,
and a handy resource called Flags of the World.
Currency
Converter
A multi-lingual Currency Converter with up to date exchange rates
Governments on the Web
Contains links to official international government websites and to
information about different countries.
Infonation
Country quality-of-life statistics from the United Nations
International
Data Base (IDB)
Computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic
and socioeconomic data for 227 countries and areas of the world.
List
of International Government Organizations (Northwestern University
Library)
Alphabetical list of IGO websites, including links to press releases
and publications.
Nations
of the world: (nations and associated jurisdictions)
Portal of sources of interest to legal researchers offering the full
texts of laws, regulations, and court decisions. Materials related to
law and government are also included, as are government sites providing
general information.
OECD (Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Country quality-of-life statistics
UNdata
Data from agriculture, employment, education, energy, enrironment, health, human development, industry technology, population, refugees, trade, and tourism.
United Nations
Human Rights Documents
Provided by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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