International Government
| GENERAL
...provide information on geographic entities & international organizations & are updated periodically. ...first classified Factbook was published in August 1962, and the first unclassified version was published in June 1971. Contains information on Geography , People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation, Military, Transnational Issues Information on all of the Foreign Embassies of Washington D.C. forms the core of the Electronic Embassy. This online series presently contains studies of 100 countries. The International Data Base (IDB) is a computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world. This is a place where you can get a visual overview of what is happening around the world. Important regional and global information is presented in the form of charts and graphs, sometimes accompanied by insightful summaries.. Department of State - International Information Programs This section of the WWW Virtual Library presents over 1750 annotated links in a range of international affairs topics. Sites are chosen because of long-term value, favoring those with cost-free, high-quality information and analysis online. |
| SOCIAL
ISSUES ...tries to bring together the best information available on the languages of the world. Entries represent separate languages or probable languages (highly divergent 'dialects') according to our best sources. UNICEF advocates and works for the protection of children's rights, to help the young meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. International archive of human rights legal documentation. Links to several different mirror sites. |
| STATISTICS
"...is the site for the U.S. business, economic and trade community, providing authoritative information from the Federal government." ...lists web sites offering free and easily accessible social, economic and general data from official or similar "quotable" sources, especially those that provide both current data and time series. |
| COMMERCE
& BUSINESS ...the oldest and largest regional multilateral development institution. Created in response to a longstanding desire on the part of the Latin American nations for a development institution that would focus on the pressing problems of the region. ...largest multilateral source of loan and equity financing for private sector projects in the developing world. IFC finances and provides advice for private sector ventures and projects in developing countries in partnership with private investors and, through its advisory work, helps governments create conditions that stimulate the flow of both domestic and foreign private savings and investment. ...consists of five closely associated institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD); International Development Association (IDA), International Finance Corporation (IFC); Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA); and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Users can choose a country or group from the drop-down menu to compare it to the aggregate figure for developing countries. Country Commercial Guides (CCG's) are prepared annually by U.S. embassies with the assistance of several U.S. government agencies. These reports present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic, political and market analysis. The CCG's were established by recommendation of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), a multi-agency task force, to consolidate various reporting documents prepared for the U.S. business community. It covers: Balance of payments; Exports and imports; Investment position; U.S. direct investment abroad; & Foreign direct investment in the United States; Country Commercial Guides (CCG's) are prepared annually by U.S. embassies with the assistance of several U.S. government agencies. These reports present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic, political and market analysis. The CCG's were established by recommendation of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), a multi-agency task force, to consolidate various reporting documents prepared for the U.S. business community. The OECD groups 29 member countries in an organisation that, most importantly, provides governments a setting in which to discuss, develop and perfect economic and social policy. Also contains the OECD International Regulation Database , which is a comprehensive and internationally-comparable set of information about the state of regulation and market structures in OECD countries. ITC is a technical cooperation organization whose mission is to support developing and transition economies, and particularly their business sectors, in their efforts to realize their full potential for developing exports and improving import operations with the ultimate goal of achieving sustainable development. The WTO’s overriding objective is to help trade flow smoothly, freely, fairly and predictably. |
| FOREIGN
GOVERNMENT This site contains lists of heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders who don't occupy either of those formal positions) of all countries and territories, usually going back to at least 1900. The IPU is the world organization of parliaments of sovereign States. It was established in 1889. The Union is the focal point for world-wide parliamentary dialogue and works for peace and co-operation among peoples and for the firm establishment of representative democracy. The Georgetown University Center for Latin American Studies' Political Database of the Americas was founded to fill a void in the electronic informational resources available to students, academics, policy analysts and government officials on Latin American politics. ISN is a one-stop information service in the fields of international relations and security. Among the services offered are: an annotated links library, a limited area search tool (ISN LASE), a selection of resources on current world affairs, and specialized fact databases. |
| INTERNATIONAL
LAWS, TREATIES, ETC Began in 1992. An ongoing project designed to make available the texts of international multilateral conventions and other instruments. Superlative almanac of international relations and military science. |
| ORGANIZATIONS
The Commonwealth is a unique family of 54 developed and developing nations around the world. It is a voluntary association of independent sovereign states spread over every continent and ocean This list of international inter-governmental organizations (IGOs) Web sites has been compiled as part of the work for a book titled, The Information Systems of International Inter-Governmental Organizations. Listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around the world |
| MAPS
National Geographic Web site. Many of the maps are free of charge. The TopoZone is the Web's center for topographic map users and outdoor recreation enthusiasts. We've worked with the USGS to create the Web's first interactive topo map of the entire United States. |
| ENVIRONMENT
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