See also International, Foreign Affairs and Libraries - country section

Multiple Country Sites

- Background Notes - cover country information with excellent historical and economic overviews
- Country Studies/Area Handbook Series - search pages, or go to the list of approximately 90 countries
- Country Background Notes - provide information on a country's leaders, politics, economy, and relations with the U.S.
- Country Commercial Guides - present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic, political, and market analysis
- Country Profiles - profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions; include audio or video clips from BBC archives.
- Foreign Government Resources (University of Michigan)
- Portals to the World - electronic resources to countries (Library of Congress)
- Links to Foreign Governments - listed by country name
- Digital South Asia Library - digital materials for reference and research on South Asia: maps, photographs, and publications about South Asia {including India} (CRL)

CC users use the A-Z database list for Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Report - current political and economic analysis of 123 countries

Statistics

OFFSTATS- links of official statistics from countries and intergovernmental organizations

Select Specific Countries

Australia: Dept. of Industry, Sciences, & Resources
Canada: Industry Canada, Statistics Canada, Government Information, and
Government of Canada Web Archive
Chile: Ministry of Economy (in Spanish)
China: Finance Ministry
Japan: Economic Planning Agency
South Africa: Ministry of Finance
United Kingdom: History of Parliment, UK online Citizen Portal (includes bills, laws, and debates from 1993+), British Government Publications (1994+), BOPCRIS (Parliamentary papers, Session papers, and reports from the House of Commons from 1688-1995)

Foreign Legislation

Global Legal Monitor - tracking new legal developments from around the world

Foreign News

EuroNews - spin-off of cable news channel for todays news (no archive, no searching)

For CC users:

  • the A-Z database list for Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS), World News Connection, 1995+ and FBIS Index, 1975-1996, full text available; also Docs Microfiche PREX 7.10/3: 1979-1998 and Docs CD-ROM PREX 7.10/3: 1996-1999
  • the A-Z database list for Newspaper Source - since 1994 full text of nearly 200 regional, national and international newspapers
  • the A-Z database list for Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe - use the news catagory selection options in the News search form to get foreign newspapers

Foriegn Country Courts

International Court Web Sites
Global Courts - Supreme Court decisions
World Courts & Case-Law
Law Courts
International Court of Justice
Permanent Court of Arbitration


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