World Government Sources

African National Congress
Detailed information on the African National Congress (leading political party in South Africa), its history and leaders.

Background Notes
Information on geographic regions.

CIA World Factbook 2000
Information about the government, people, and resources of all the countries in the world. The most up-to-date version available.

Canadian Information
A one-stop-shopping site for Canadian government information, including the budget, provincial government sites, the Consumer Price Index, and more.

Canadian Parliament Home Page
An online tour of Parliament, plus House of Commons Proceedings and Debates, Senate information, committee membership lists, and more.

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Ministers of Foreign Governments
From the CIA, lists of governmental leaders and officials of foreign governments.

Country Studies and Area Handbooks
From the Library of Congress' Federal Research Division, the online versions of numerous books in the Country Studies series. Tables and graphics are not incluced. Consult the Library's OPAC for additional volumes on countries not mentioned here.

CultureCanada.gc.ca
CultureCanada.gc.ca is the Government of Canada's one-stop Web access to government resources on the subjects of Culture, Heritage and Recreation.

Department of State Foreign Affairs Network (DOSFAN)
A cooperative effort between the US Dept of State and the University of Illinois at Chicago. A huge archive of texts, news, and summaries of foreign and international affairs. Publications available here include Background Notes on foreign countries, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, Patterns of Global Terrorism, country flags, and current information on foreign countries by region.

Embassy World
A directory of the world's embassies and consulates.

Europa: The European Union on-line
Provides up-to-date information on European Union affairs, and other information about European integration.

Europa Public Opinion Analysis
Reports on European public opinion surveys from 1973-2005.

Foreign Consular Offices in the US
From the Department of State - addresses and phone numbers of officials.

Governing.com
Information on state and local governments.

International Court of Justice Home Page
Text of the official judgments, advisory opinions, and orders received directly from the International Court of Justice (World Court), the supreme judicial body of the UN. In French and English, the two official languages of the Court.

History in the news: The Middle East
The site provides resources on history, politics, geography and culture of the Middle East countries.

National Library of Canada
Canadian government information; links to Canadian Internet sites.

Number 10 Downing Street
Information about the British Prime Minister; biographical information about the current and past PMs as well as Cabinet members.

PAIR: Portal to Asian Internet Resources
Over 6,000 links to a wide range of topics on Asia in English and local languages.

Political Database on the Americas
Political information on Latin America, including statistics on population and geography, lists of current leaders, and texts (in Spanish) of national constitutions.

United Nations Development Programme
UN Web site, with links to UN organizations and departments. Includes recent UN press releases and announcements.

United Nations Statistics Division
Prepared by the UN and other international agencies, this website has links to a variety of databases with statistical information. Note that subscription-based databases are listed separately from the free access databases.

US State Department Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets
Travel tips, warnings, and information about foreign consulates for individuals traveling to foreign countries.

WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
"Over 1750 annotated links in a range of international affairs topics," organized by broad category.

World Population Profile 1996
A statistical publication (annual) on trends in the world's population.

Last Modified: November 4, 2009