World Government Resources

Background Notes From the U.S. State Department include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of the countries.

CIA World Factbook Brief information about a country's population, ethnicity, politics, and economics.

Country Studies From the Library of Congress, presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.

Foreign Government Resources on the Web Excellent collection of links to foreign governments, constitutions, and statistics worldwide from the University of Michigan.

Law Library of Congress Guide to each nations' constitution, executive, judicial, and legislative information with links for research help.

Political Resources on the Net Political resources sorted by country: offers links to parties, governments, media and more.

United Nations Comprised of 192 countries, with links to all of the various organizations including UNESCO, WHO, UNICEF as well as the international law courts, human rights commissioner, and peacebuilding efforts.

World Bank Includes articles, working papers, datasets, and statistics from 185 countries.