LibGuides: Foreign Governments: Home

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Comprehensive websites for locating all types of Foreign Government information on the Web.

Foreign Governments
Produced by the Documents Department of Northwestern University the web site "provides links to the official websites of national governments."
U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets
Two to Four page briefing papers on the government, economy, culture, environment, and major historical events of each country. Information here is very much like that found in the CIA World Fact Book but may be more recent.
Web Sites of National Parliaments
World Leaders Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
A directory of world leaders produced by the CIA. This directory lists countries in order by "the most commonly used version of each country's name." Some countries included in this list are not officially recognized by the United States.