International Government Resources
Virtual Library - International Affairs
Foreign Governments
- Foreign GovernmentsLinks to the official websites of national governments by Northwestern University
- Foreign Information by CountryChoose "Country and Territory Guides" for links to foreign governments (and much additional info) gathered by the Univ.Colorado Boulder.
World Nuclear Forces
"At the start of 2012, eight states possessed approximately 4400 operational nuclear weapons. Nearly 2000 of these are kept in a state of high operational alert. If all nuclear warheads are counted—operational warheads, spares, those in both active and inactive storage, and intact warheads scheduled for dismantlement—the USA, Russia, the UK, France, China, India, Pakistan and Israel together possess a total of approximately 19 000 nuclear weapons." Stockholm International Peace Institute
- World Nuclear Forces Statistics
- Nuclear NotebookSelected full text articles from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Country Profiles
- Country Studies (Library of Congress)"Description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world."
- World Factbook (CIA)"World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities."
- Background Notes (US Dept. of State)Very current facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.
- Country Profiles (BBC News)"Guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions."
- Country Reports on TerrorismTrends in global antiterrorist activity and locations of terrorist activity from the U.S. Dept. of State
Treaties, Constitutions, and Laws
- TreatiesExcellent list of treaty websites from the U.S., international organizations, and non-governmental sources.
- Constitutional Law: Constitutions of the WorldCollection of links to Constitutions of 120 nations.
- Guide to Law Online--Nations--Law Library of CongressOffers full texts of laws, regulations and court decisions of all countries, also legal guides.
- Global Legal Information Network (Lib. of Congress)Public database of official full-text laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations. Each document is accompanied by a summary in English plus subject terms selected from the multilingual index to GLIN. Keyword searchable.
- Globalex (NYU School of Law)International, comparative, and foreign law research links. Note especially the research guides to laws of foreign countries under "Foreign Law Research."
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