- CountryWatch Database
Political, economic, and business information on countries around the world. Divided into two sections: Country Reviews and Country Wire. Country Reviews has information on 191 countries which is updated continuously. Country Wire provides the latest political, economic, corporate, and environmental information as it occurs.
- Background Notes
Background notes is an official United States Government publication which profiles countries and organizations of the world. Each entry generally includes the following on each country: Profile, People, Government, Economy, History, Political Conditions, Foreign Relations, and Principal U.S. Officials.
- Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
From the CIA, contains listings by country.
- Constitution Finder
This sites provides links to constitutions, charters, amendments and other related documents of national government for nations of the world. There is an alphabetical listing of countries for you to browse. Information for some countries comes in a variety of languages.
- Country Studies
Each study is written by a multidisciplinary team of social scientists. Most books in the series deal with a particular foreign country, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social and national security systems and institutions. Site provided by the Library of Congress.
- Lonely Planet
Great site for information on places. They have extensive information on history, cultural and events.
- Nations of the World: Anthems, Flags, Maps, Weather
Each entry includes a map, flag, and mini sound files of each national anthem. The site also provides information on each country's economy, defense, geography, government, and people. Links to the National Weather Service provide weather conditions for cities within each country, as well as news & local information. Much of the information is from World Factbook.
- Rulers
This site contains lists of heads of state and heads of government going back to 1900 of all currently existing countries and territories.
- University of Michigan International Center
Here you will find information on working, studying, or traveling abroad. There are links to hostel and scholarship sites as well.
- U.S. Department of State
Information on various countries provided by the State Department.
- World Factbook
Published annually by the CIA, this is a handy reference work for basic statistical data on the country of the world.
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