International Government Information: International Government Resources

Organized by country with links to major government websites, from Northwestern University Libraries.

From the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and includes only those countries with a national parliament.

A guide to the official gazette of each country, i.e. the regularly published proceedings of each federal government. From the University of Michigan.

Organized by country with links to enacted legislation by subject area. See also: World Legal Information Institute and Globalex.

Reports from the European Parliament, European Council, European Central Bank and other official European entities. See also: Europa.eu.

An extensive guide from the Law Library of Congress on finding international executive, judicial, legislative, and constitutional information.

From CQ Press, this online encyclopedia provides political and government information for over 200 countries.

An advocacy organization that also produces numerous reports, press releases, and audio and video See also their "Research" link and the Amnesty International Report (also called State of the World).

Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg. Its task is to provide the European Union with statistics at European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions.

Monitors and reports on civil liberties and political rights. See, for example, Freedom in the World, published annually since 1972.

Includes quality of life indicators by country. Published by the United Nations Development Programme.

Data and publications related to monetary growth and stability.

Includes a guide to indigenous peoples and nations that are not fully represented as part of the United Nations.

Country information from the U.S. Department of State.

Country economic and development data and publications. See also the World Bank Country Profiles and Project Maps.

This links to the official website of the European Court of Human Rights.

This links to the official website of the International Criminal Court.

Digital access to United Nations publications 1993-current.

The United Nations Library in NYC with a catalog (UNBISnet), voting database, index to speeches, research guides, UN-I-QUE and more.

A directory of links to funds and programmes, specialized agencies, research institutes and much more.

Includes an advanced search, a treaty database, cumulative indexes, the Monthly Statement, and more.

A guide from Columbia Law School with explanatory information, links, and suggested resources. See also the UN guide from Northwestern.

From Northwestern University Libraries

You can browse by region or search the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO) directory.

Created based on content from WANGO, Duke, University of Minnesota and the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

A guide to over 700 NGOs from Duke University.

A guide to NGOs from the UN Department of Public Information. You can narrow your search by region, country and area of expertise.