Nations of the World

The sites on this page will provide basic information on any nation in the world. For sites on business conditions in different countries, see International Business. See also Demographics and Statistics.

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Nations, generally | Special Aspects: Embassies and Consulates | Human Rights

Nations, generally

U.S. Government Information on other nations:

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA):

• CIA World Factbook
• Regional Maps
• The World entry has some good lists and other facts

Library of Congress:

• 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)

State Dept.:

• 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

British Government Information:

• Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Country Profiles

Other Sources:

• 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
• UN Data
• 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
• See also:
• Demographics and Statistics
• Travel
• United States

World Rulers:

• 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:

• Flags of the World

Places that would like to be nations:

• 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.

Embassies and Consulates

• Embassy World
• Permanent Missions to the United Nations

U.S. Embassies Abroad:

• U.S. Embassies and Other Diplomatic Missions (State Dept.)

Other Countries' Embassies in the U.S.:

• 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)

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)