International Government Resources  

Links to the official websites of national governments by Northwestern University

Choose "Country and Territory Guides" for links to foreign governments (and much additional info) gathered by the Univ.Colorado Boulder.

"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 provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities."

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.

"Guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions."

Trends in global antiterrorist activity and locations of terrorist activity from the U.S. Dept. of State

Excellent list of treaty websites from the U.S., international organizations, and non-governmental sources.

Collection of links to Constitutions of 120 nations.

Offers full texts of laws, regulations and court decisions of all countries, also legal guides.

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.

International, comparative, and foreign law research links. Note especially the research guides to laws of foreign countries under "Foreign Law Research."