Country Resource Guide: U.S. Government Websites

Produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, each country entry provides demographic statistics, economic conditions, industry, government, trade, and transnational issues. Keyword searchable.

The CIA's online updated directory. Not all governments included are officially recognized by the U.S.

This site is a series of books online, prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program. Over 100 countries are profiled. Each book describes and analyzes the country's political, economic, social, and national security systems. Searchable across countries or within a combination of countries.

A Library of Congress site which provides authoritative links to the Library’s research guides, videos, special collections, and exhibitions.

Formerly known as the Department of State's "Background Notes" for each country in the world.

"The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress. The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights." Text of the Country Reports are available from 1999 through 2004.

A computerized source of demographic and socio-economic statistics for 227 countries and areas of the world. Major types of data include population by age and sex, vital statistics, migration, ethnicity, religion, employment, and income. Data can be selectively displayed.

Made up of over a dozen U.S. agencies, Export.gov provides exporting and trade services for U.S. businesses. Offers trade news, export instructions, shipping documentation, financing and pricing information, and much more.

Allows interactive mapping of U.S. national and state export and import data. Presented by the Office of Trade and Industry Information (OTII), Manufacturing and Services, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.