see also: Meriam Library -- United Nations see also: Meriam Library -- Trade Information
General Country Information
CountryReports.org CountryWatch.com GlobalEDGE (Michigan State University) Library of Congress Country Studies (Area Handbook) Global Gateway : World Culture and Resources Portals to the World Tradeport Country Profiles from World Trade Press U.S. Department of State Background Notes Countries Issues and Press Post Reports United Nations Country At A Glance Cyberschoolbus InfoNation World Factbook (Central Intelligence Agency)
CountryReports.org
CountryWatch.com
GlobalEDGE (Michigan State University)
Library of Congress
Country Studies (Area Handbook) Global Gateway : World Culture and Resources Portals to the World
Tradeport Country Profiles from World Trade Press
U.S. Department of State
Background Notes Countries Issues and Press Post Reports
United Nations
Country At A Glance Cyberschoolbus InfoNation
World Factbook (Central Intelligence Agency)
Market Research / Business & Economic Information
Market Research Library (requires free registration) Countries and Regions (World Bank Group) Country Briefings (Economists.com) Country Commercial Guides (from export.gov -> select Market Research Country Information (International Monetary Fund) Country Information - FASOnline (Foreign Agricultural Service) Tradeport (California's Gateway to Global Trade)
Human Rights
Amnesty International Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (Dept. of State) Human Rights Watch Commission on Human Rights (U.N.) Universal Declaration of Human Rights (U.N.) U.S. Committee on Refugees and Immigrants
Embassies / Consulates
Bureau of Consular Affairs (Dept. of State) Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments (CIA) Diplomatic List : (Dept. of State) Foreign Consular Offices in the United States (Dept. of State) Glossary of Diplomatic Terms (eDiplomat.com) Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts (Dept. of State) Travel.State.gov U.S. Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic Missions (usembassy.state.gov)
Constitutions & Foreign / International Law Information
Constitution Finder (University of Richmond) Foreign and International Law (WashLawWeb -- Washburn University School of Law Library) Global Legal Information Network : GLIN (Law Library of Congress) International Resources : Countries (FindLaw) International Constitutional Law (ICL) Law by Source : Global (Cornell Law School) Laws of Other Nations (Internet Law Library) Nations of the World ( Law Library of Congress)
International Organizations
International Agencies and Information on the Web(University of Michigan, Documents Center) International and Area Studies (Mansfield University) International Documents Task Force (Government Documents Round Table) International Organization, [links to] (Union of International Associations) International Government Organizations ( Northwestern University Library) International Intergovernmental Organizations (IGO's) (Michigan State Univ., Library) International Organizations (Library of Congress) International Organizatons and Groups (Appendix B of CIA World Factbook) Official Web Locator for the United Nations System of Organizations (U.N.)
Statistics
Development Data and Statistics (World Bank) Foreign Agricultural Trade in the United States : FATUS Foreign Labor Statistics (Bureau of Labor Statistics) Foreign Trade Highlights Foreign Trade Statistics (Census Bureau) International Data Base: IDB (Census Bureau) State Exports to Countries and Regions Statistical Agencies (International) (Census Bureau) United Nations Statistics Division USA Trade Online (restricted to CSU,Chico) UNESCO Institute for Statistics
see also: Meriam Library -- Statistics on the Internet see also: Meriam Library -- Trade Information
Travel Warnings / Health Information
Consular Information Sheets (Dept.of State) Current Travel Warnings (Dept. of State) Travel and Business (Dept. of State) Travel.State.gov Traveler's Health (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) Traveler's Health (MedlinePlus)
Foreign Labor
Foreign Labor Trends (Bureau of International Labor Affairs/Dept. of Labor) Foreign Labor Trends (Cornell University) Foreign Labor Trends Reports (Dept. of State)
U.S. Government Agencies
Agency for International Development (USAID) Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS.gov) Department of Homeland Security Foreign Agricultural Service International Information Programs (usinfo.state.gov) Peace Corps State Department
see also: Meriam Library -- U.S. Government Agencies see also: Meriam Library -- United Nations
Other Country Guides
Foreign Government Resources on the Web (University of Michigan) Foreign Governments (Northwestern University) Governments on the WWW International Documents Task Force (GODORT)