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Background Notes
Summary information on countries worldwide via the US State Department. Included are links to sources of information on broader geographical regions.

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Monthly updates from the CIA.

CIA - World Fact Book
Summary data (including maps) on foreign countries and governments provided by the CIA; regional maps in PDF format.

Commonwealth Secretariat
Information on the 54 member countries comprising Great Britain and a number of its former dependencies.

Consitutions, Treaties, and Declarations
A comprehensive collection including foreign language materials.

Constitution Finder
Constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents of world Nations.

Country Studies
A continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program.

Foreign Governments
Provides links to the official websites of national governments maintained by Northwestern University.

Interactive Index of Economic Freedom
A practical reference guide to the world's economies which include country-by-country analyses and the most up-to-date data available on foreign investment.

National Geographic Online
Discover adventure, news, photography, travel, animals and nature. Locate nearly any place on Earth, find country facts, weather, and population maps.

Nations of the World
An annotated list of links with an emphasis on sites offering the full texts of laws, regulations, and court decisions via the Law Library of Congress.

Rulers
Heads of state and heads of government (both current and historical) of all existing countries and territories.

The European Union (EU) in the US
Information pertaining to the EU and its member States.

United Nations
The official site of the United Nations works to promote respect for human rights, protect the environment, fight disease, foster development and reduce poverty.

Washington Post - World
Includes recent news articles, links to online publications, and Internet sites from official government information to travel resources

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