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Africa South of the Sahara
Searchable web guide to that region. Topic list available.
AMDOCS: Documents for the study of American History.
Background Notes on the Countries of the World
Summarizes each country's history, economy, and foreign policy. From the U.S. State Department.
Biographical Guide to the U.S. Congress
Brief biographies of congressman past and present.
Budget of the U.S. Government
From the Office of Budget and Management.
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
Identifies government publications online, and those available through Federal Depository Libraries.
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Simple list of current office holders. From the Central Intelligence Agency.
CIA World Factbook
Facts and statistics on more than 250 countries and other entities.
Code of Federal Regulations
Rules and regulations set by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government.
Congressional Directory
Official biographical directory of Congress, with voting records and committee information.
Constitutions of the Countries of the World
Current constitutions along with links to some documents with constitutional implications, such as GATT.
Defense Technical Information Center
Scientific and technical information from the US military, including the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
EINIRAS Data Network
European database for international relations and area studies. Produced by EINIRAS (the European Information Network on International Relations and Area Studies)
FIRST: Facts on International Relations and Security Trends
Foreign Government Resources on the Web
Comprehensive list of links at the Univ. of Michigan's Documents Center.
GPOAccess (Government Printing Office)
U.S. government regulations, reports, and data, much of it in full text.
Human Rights
U.S. Department of State reports on human rights around the world.
INCORE: International Conflict Research
Includes annotated links to governmental and non-governmental organizations addressing conflict, news sources, and e-mail groups.
Joint Electronic Library
Documents online from the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Library of Congress Country Studies
describes and analyzes the political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examines the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
Marxists Internet Archive
Full-text works, biographies and images.
New York State
Starting point for access to NY State government information.
New York State Assembly
Legislation and budget information, committee assignments, reports from the legislature, and more.
PARLINE - Parliaments On-line
Official documents issued by parliaments of the world
PARLIT - Parliamentary Literature Database
Bibliographic index covering parliamentary law and practice.
Population Index
Bibliographic database on demographics and population issues
Portals to the World (Library of Congress)
Links to authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world.
RAND
Research and analysis on public policy issues.
SIPRI Cooperative Articles Database
Database on arms production, international relations, and disarmament. No longer updated - for post-2003 articles, go to EINIRAS
THOMAS (legislative information)
United Nations Environment Programme
United States Code
Full text of current general and permanent laws of the United States. For regulations issued by agencies, see the Code of Federal Regulations
U.S. Department of State

 

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