Nations of the World
See also
- Demographics and Statistics
- Travel
- International Business for sites on business conditions in other nations
- United States
The sites on this page will provide basic information on any nation in the world.
This page:
Nations, generally |
Special Aspects: Embassies and Consulates |
Human Rights
Nations, generally
- CIA World Factbook
- Regional Maps
- The World entry has some good lists and other facts
- Global Gateway: World Culture and Resources - One-stop shop for LC's international Web sites
- Portals to the World - Links selected by LC subject experts
- Country Studies/Area Handbooks (with Dept. of the Army)
- Nations of the World - Links to constitutions and laws of nations (Law Library of Congress)
- Countries
- A-Z List of Country and Other Area Pages
- Background Notes on World nations
- Independent States in the World, as recognized by the U.S. government
- Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty
- Special Reports:
- Country Specific Information - Travel warnings, embassy notices, etc. (Travel.State.gov)
- Country Reports on Terrorism
- Human Rights Reports
- International Religious Freedom Report
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Country Profiles
- A+ Country Reports - Much of the usual facts and figures, with extras like current news and weather, audio clips of national anthems [countryreports.org]
- BBC News Country Profiles - Basic facts; each profile has a timeline of events for that country
- Country Indicators for Foreign Policy (CIFP) - Demographic, political, economic, environmental indicators (Carleton University, Canada)
- CountryWatch - With news and links
- Economist.com Country Briefings - Current news and economic info
- Eldis - Profiles on the economies and societies of countries in the developing world. (Does not include North America or Europe)
- Foreign Government Documents - I.e., non-U.S. governments (University of Michigan Library)
- Foreign Governments - Links to official sites of governments and government departments (Northwestern University Library)
- Foreign Information by Country - Extensive set of links to official and unofficial sources (University of Colorado, Boulder, Libraries)
- GeographyIQ - Facts on countries, world rankings, currency conversion
- Governments on the WWW
- Hieros Gamos: Law and Government Resources for nations of the world
- Infoplease: Countries of the World
- Internet Legal Research Guide - Links to legal and government sites in 238 nations, islands, and territories
- International Database - Current and historical population figures for world nations (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Kiosk: Journal of Geo-Politics - Each page has basic information about a country and an extensive list of links
- NationMaster - Lots of statistics for comparing nations
- Nations of the World [PoliSci.com]
- Nations Online - For each country, includes many links to official sites, tourism info, culutral sites
- Political Resources on the Net - Links to sites on the governments, political parties, elections, and media in every country
- UC Atlas of Global Inequality - Compare countries and specific factors, such as economics, education, and environment (UC Santa Cruz)
- United Nations:
- List of Member States
- Country at a Glance
- United Nations Statistics - Statistics on every country in the world
- Territories of the World - List compiled by the United Nations
- Web Sites of National Parliaments (Weidenbaum Center, Washington University)
- World Development Indicators (World Bank)
- World in Figures - Comparative tables (Statistics Finland)
- Worldguide - Entries for 270 nations and territories include country profiles, demographics, maps, economic data, satellite images, and Internet links
- Worldskip - News, government, economy, and culture of over 220 countries
- Election Notes - National and local elections in every country (Klipsan Press)
- Elections Around the World (Electionworld.org, formerly agora.stm.it)
- World Leaders - Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments (CIA)
- World Statesmen.org
- Flags of the World
- Footnotes to History - The many temporary and would-be nations "you didn't learn about in high school"
- Separatist, Para-Military, Military, Intelligence, and Aid Organizations Most of these groups are not fun; they have weapons and they use them. For fun, see Fun Pseudo-Nation-States and Quasi-Religious Institutions
- Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization - Minority groups around the world. Some want independence, some autonomy.
U.S. Government Information on other nations:
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA):
Library of Congress:
State Dept.:
British Government Information:
Other Sources:
World Rulers:
Flags of the World:
Places that would like to be nations:
Embassies and Consulates
- Embassy World
- Permanent Missions to the United Nations
- U.S. Embassies and Other Diplomatic Missions (State Dept.)
- Diplomatic List - Diplomats, their staffs, and their spouses in the U.S. (State Dept.)
- Foreign Consular Offices in the United States (State Dept.)
- Electronic Embassy - Embassies in Washington (embassy.org)
U.S. Embassies Abroad:
Other Countries' Embassies in the U.S.:
Human Rights
- Amnesty International: Human Rights by Country
- Freedom House: Freedom in the World Comparative and Historical Data - Rates the extent of freedom in countries around the world
- Human Rights Reports (U.S. State Department)
- International Religious Freedom Report (U.S. State Department)