Countries - PLSC 140: International Politics - Ibrahim

U.S. Government Websites About Other Countries

U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheet
Background Notes from the US Department of State include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.
U.S. Department of State Country Information
Contains information on press releases, business information, U.S. embassy information, and more.

Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs
Contains links to the Australian government's profiles for countries.

GRID-Arendal
GRID-Arendal was established in 1989 to support environmentally sustainable development by working with UN Environment and other partners. The organization communicates environmental knowledge through innovative communication tools, especially maps created from environmental data.
United Nations - Maps and Geospatial Services
Over 100 maps searchable by region or country-along with country profiles. Also includes thematic maps and the latest deployment maps of U.N. peacekeeping operations.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

World Economic Outlook Database (IMF)
Find data on national accounts, inflation, unemployment rates, balance of payments, fiscal indicators, trade for countries and country groups.
United Nations
NOTE: Great source of international data (economic, social, trade) but less so for financial.
United Nations Demographic Yearbook
International statistics on population size and composition, births, deaths, marriage and divorce.
World Health Organization - WHO
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system.
World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization - NATO

Country Domains on the Web
When searching the web for sites originating from a particular country (official country websites), it is helpful to know the country code (much like a .gov, .edu or .com). This searchable database will help identify those codes.
Foreign Government Websites (Northwestern Univ. Library)
Geo-Data: The World Geographical Encyclopedia
Entries describe the physical geography of every nation and dependency on Earth. A World Rankings appendix includes dozens of tables ranking major features of the Earth, such as largest river by length and volume, tallest mountains by continent, etc.

globalEDGE This link opens in a new window
A global business knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business issues. Maintained by Michigan State University.

Government and World Affairs Webcasts
Audio and video content from the Library of Congress
Governments on the Web
Links to governmental institutions, political parties and party alliances for many countries.
International Statistical Links
Search an alphabetical list of links to many countries' statistical offices.
Inter-Parliamentary Union - Women in National Parliaments
Each month, the IPU publishes rankings of the percentage of women in national parliaments.

Population Reference Bureau This link opens in a new window
Database contains current data on 136 population, health, and environment variables for more than 220 countries, 28 world regions and sub-regions, and the world as a whole.