ABYZ
News Links Keep in touch with the news from other countries
with this gateway to worldwide newspapers and other news media.
BBC
News Country Profiles Full profiles provide an instant guide
to history, politics and economic background of countries and
territories, and background on key institutions.
Country
Studies Find in-depth information on the geography, society,
economy, culture, politics, government, and more on the countries
covered. These studies focus on lesser-known countries of the
world.
Foreign
Government Resources on the Web
Link to international agencies, foreign government websites,
embassies, background information, constitutions and laws, statistics,
and news from all over the world from this website.
Government
Publications and Maps: International Documents Created as
a way to access government publications from all over the world,
this website provides links to the official websites of national
governments.
InfoNation
View and compare statistical data for all UN member states.
You can select up to five countries for comparison from the
menu.
Portals
to the World Select from a list of nations and regions of
the world for links to authoritative, in-depth information about
geography, culture, business, government, media, national security,
and more.
SIRS
Knowledge Source Select the “Database Features”
tab to access country profiles, maps of the world, and World
Almanac excerpts from this Blinn College Library subscription
database.
U.S.
State Department Background Notes Find out about a country's
land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy,
and its relations with the United States and other countries.
The
World Factbook Originally published as the CIA Factbook
to provide up-to-date country information to CIA operatives,
this previously classified publication furnishes information
on geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation,
military, and transnational issues.