International information on the internet is available through a wide variety of resources such as official government organizations, non-profit agencies, academic institutions, and commercial sites. These webpages use a mixture of these resources to provide listings of international organizations, country overviews, and subject guides to international information.
Guides and Overviews to Foreign Nations
Information from the State Department, CIA, Library of Congress, US Census Bureau, and the Institute of Latin American Studies.
Embassy Information
United States' missions abroad, foreign diplomatic missions, and other diplomatic information.
United Nations Information
UN home page, alphabetical site index, and the official UN web directory.
Foreign Government Links
Northwestern University's foreign governments site, the CIA's online directory of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments , State Department "Background Notes" on foreign countries, Yahoo's links to foreign countries and governments, Gunnar Anzinger's Governments on the WWW, Canadian government Internet information, and links to web pages from the United Kingdom.
News and Newspapers Online
A free service of Jackson Library, this page includes links to newspapers in the USA, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, Oceania, Antarctica, and Africa.
International Information by Subject
This page offers links to international information grouped by category. Most links are to sites provided by government organizations. When the link is to a non-government site, the agency's affiliations will be explained in the description.
International Statistics
Sources include the Canadian Institute for Health Information, Pan American Health Organization, United Nations Statistics Dividion, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States, U.S. Census Bureau, CIA, U.S. Department of Agriculture, World Health Organization, and UNESCO.
List of International Organizations
An alphabetized list to over 60 international organizations as well as links to other international organization sites.
The Center For Legislative Studies
Created in 1997 as the Parliamentary Documents Center for Central Europe, the Center for Legislative Studies emphasizes collaborative projects with colleagues throughout the western world and in Central Europe.
Union of International Assocations
F reely-accessible databases, such as World Problems, Strategies, Human Development and Values,and the online version of the Yearbook of International Organizations.
European Union/Maastricht
This site contains links to web pages dealing with the European Union and related topics.
International Travel Information
A collection of links which provide practical information for those interested in foreign countries, whether for travel or research purposes. Contains information on currency, directories, holidays, images, immigration assistance, maps, reservations, translations, symbols, travel advice, travel guides and visas.
The League of Nations
This site contains links to academic and United Nations' web pages dealing with the League of Nations.
The United Kingdom
This site contains links to web pages from the United Kingdom of Great Britain, including UKonline, the United Kingdom Parliament site, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Public Record Office/National Archives, Official Web Site of the British Monarchy, National Statistics Office, Official Cabinet Office of the UK, and the Office of the Prime Minister.
Foreign Government Gazettes
Government Gazettes, which are published by federal governments worldwide, are the means through which the government can communicate to officials and the general public. This website attempts to list all online government gazettes and their characteristics to aid researchers. A description of the contents and coverage are included for each gazette.
