International
Contents
Agencies |
- Don't know where to start? Try:
- Congressional Research Service Reports
- Foreign Information by Country (University of Colorado, Boulder)
- Foreign Relations of the United States
- Guide to International Statistics
- World Factbook
Agencies
Country Information
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- Country Analysis Briefs
- An overview of the energy situation in major non-OPEC oil exporters from the Department of Energy.
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
- Reports on internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights issues by country.
- Country Studies
- Description and analysis of countries throughout the world from the Library of Congress from 1988-1998.
- Department of State: Countries
- Provides access to Foreign Consular Offices of the United States, Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts, Diplomatic List, and Background Notes.
- Department of State: Post Reports (Archived website)
- Written for U.S. Government employees and family members assigned to diplomatic missions abroad and provide information about living, housing, and health conditions, as well as recreational, cultural, and employment opportunities for family members in the host country. Also provide an overview of the history, geography, demography, and political organization of the country.
- Global Regional Climate Maps
- National Weather Service maps and time series for precipitation and surface temperatures.
- World Factbook
- Information on countries around the world from the Central Intelligence Agency. Includes reference maps.
- World Leaders
- A listing of chiefs of state and cabinet members of foreign governments from the Central Intelligence Agency.
Data and Statistics
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- Guide to International Statistics
- UM Libraries' guide to International Statistics.
- Census Bureau's International Programs Center (IPC)
- Census Bureau: Foreign Trade Statistics
- Access to foreign trade statistics from the Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau.
- NationMaster.com
- Data from prominent international statistics sources like the CIA, UN and others with graphical views to allow easy comparisons of countries. Note: Not all source data is guaranteed to be reliable on this website. User should take note and double check their sources for information.
- STAT-USA UM Only
- Access to business, trade, and economic information from the Federal Government. Includes the National Trade Data Bank. Access available at the Information & Research Services desk, 1st floor, McKeldin Library.
- Tariff Information Center (USITC)
- Provides access to the USITC Tariff Database and other related sources.
- U.S. Overseas Loans and Grants (Greenbook)
- Access to historical record of U.S. foreign aid to the rest of the world including all loans and grants authorized by the U.S. Government for each fiscal year from the U.S. Agency for International Development.
- USA Trade Online UM Only
- Find specific U.S. export and import information on more than 18,000 commodities world wide. It can create charts and individual reports that can be tailored to your needs. Access available at the Information & Research Services desk, 1st floor, McKeldin Library.
Foreign Relations
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- Center for Global Development
- An independent, not-for-profit think tank that works to reduce global poverty and inequality by encouraging policy change in the U.S. and other rich countries through rigorous research and active engagement with the policy community.
- Department of State Bulletin/Dispatch
- Department of State weekly magazine that provides the major speeches and congressional testimony from the State Department.
- Also available in HeinOnline Treaties. (UM Only)
- Department of State Foreign Affairs (DOSFAN) Electronic Research Collection
- Digital library of electronically archived information products produced by the U.S. Department of State from 1990 through 1997. Includes the archived web sites of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) and the U.S. Information Agency (USIA).
- Digital National Security Archive UM Only
- Primary resources central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945. More than 43,000 declassified documents included in the database.
- Foreign Agricultural Service
- Administers the USDA's international food aid programs, and helps increase income and food availability in developing nations by mobilizing expertise for agriculturally led economic growth.
- Foreign Relations of the United States
- Department of State series that includes documents and communications relating to U.S. foreign policy, including items from the President, Departments of State and Defense, National Security Council, CIA, Agency for International Development, and other foreign affairs agencies. Volumes from 1861-1960 are available from University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries.
- Frontline Diplomacy
- Library of Congress' Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. Provides access to interviews with U.S. diplomatic personnel, spanning from the 1920's to the 1990's, but primarily covers post-World War II diplomacy.
- HeinOnline Treaties UM Only
- Full text of all published treaties and agreements to which the US has been a party. Includes: US Treaties & Other International Agreements (UST); Treaties & Other International Acts Series (TIAS); Treaties in Force (TIF) and Guide to Treaties in Force; International Legal Materials (ILM); KAV Agreements; Bevans; Malloy; and Miller.
- LexisNexis Congressional
- Indexes U.S. legislative information from 1789 to the present such as bills and laws, Congressional hearings and reports. Many items relate to foreign policy and affairs. Full-text is available for recent years and select pre-1970 documents.
- MERLN (Military Education Research Library Network)
- Access U.S. policy statements on select topics and countries from the National Defense University.
- Office of the Historian of the U.S. Department of State
- Access a timeline of U.S. Diplomatic History, Holocaust-Era Assets Records, and other publications and lists.
- USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse
- Online resource for USAID funded technical and program documentation, including over 63,300 documents available in full text. Also provides search capabilites for the Development Experience System (DEXS).
International and Non-Governmental Organizations
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- Guide to International Organizations (American Library Association's GODORT)
- Index to International Government Organizations (Northwestern University Library)
- Index to Non-Governmental Organizations (Duke University Library)
- International Document Collections
- UM Libraries' guide to International Document Collections in the College Park area.
Documents of International Origin
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- Global Legal Information Network
- "Public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations." All resources appear in their native languages, with summaries provided in English.
- Global Legal Monitor
- Law Library of Congress site covering legal news and developments worldwide.
- Guide to Law Online: Nations of the World
- Links to country constitutions and legislative bodies as well as legal guides from the Library of Congress.
- Portals to the World
- Links to electronic resources from around the world provided by the Library of Congress.
- World News Connection UM Only
- Translated articles from foreign newspapers and news services.
Travel
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- See the Travel and Recreation page.
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