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Internet Resources for Foreign Governments

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General Sites

Foreign Government Resources on the Web
Attractively arranged site providing links to foreign governments and related information. Arranged geographically by regions, with additional sections for constitutions, laws, and treaties, embassies, statistics, and news sources.
Foreign Governments on the Internet
Yahoo Index to Foreign Government Sites
Foreign Governments
Links to official government sites, mostly in English.
Latin American and Caribbean Government Documents Project
Nicely arranged web site providing links to Latin American official documents in several categories: statistics, executive documents, national legislative documents, national judicial documents, and subnational documents.

Reference Sources

CIA World Factbook
Very useful short summaries of basic facts and statistics on countries, including information on geography, population characteristics, government structure , economy, transportation, communications, and defense.
US Department of State Web Site
Resource for Background Notes, US foreign policy, press releases, regional information, and foreign business and travel advisories.

Foreign Leaders

Rulers
Lists heads of state and heads of government for all currently existing countries and major international organizations. Includes a chronology of events related to elections and other events relating to the change of government leaders.

Constitutions and Laws

Foreign Laws,Constitutions, and Treaties
Web Sites on National Parliaments
A growing list of links to national parliaments, as well as regional and international parliamentary institutions.

Embassies and Consulates

Embassy.org
Includes the Electronic Embassy with links to the staffs and resources of the Washington D.C. embassy community to their constituencies in business and industry, education, the press and government.
Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts
Foreign Consular Offices in the United States
Information on foreign consular offices arranged by country and US location.

Statistics

Mark Bernkopf's Central Banking Resource Center
Links to Central Banks, ministries of finance, and related financial resources for various foreign countries.
Statistical Agencies of Foreign Countries
US Bureau of the Census links to foreign government statistics sources.

Related Sites

Resources: International Governmental Organizations
Political Science Resources
Law Resources


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