Information on Foreign Countries

Asia Regional Information Center. Asian Development Bank, Australian Agency for International Development. Provides information about the economic performance and prospects of 16 Asian nations.
Background Notes - U.S. Department of State.
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Directory of government officials published weekly by the Central Intelligence Agency.
CIA World Factbook
Key Development Data & Statistics by country, from the World Bank.
Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices- U.S. Department of State. (ceased 2002)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- U.S. Department of State.
Country Studies- Area Handbook Series. Produced by the Library of Congress for the Defense Department.
Foreign Embassies of Washington, D.C. provides a listing of embassies of foreign governments located in Washington.

InfoNation: A United Nations site that can provide a variety of demographic, social and economic statistics on user-selected countries.
International Data Base: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Contains statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world.
Nations of the World. Law Library of Congress. Contains links to legal instruments (Constitutions, laws, regulations, etc.) as well as official government sites and general sources of information about each country.
Statistical Agencies (International): U.S. Bureau of the Census links to the main statistical agencies of various countries.

Maintained by: Ted D. Smith, tedsmith@uoregon.edu
Last Modified: 06/10/2009