International
The first part of this International web page gives access to collections of international government publications on the internet, such as treaties, world parliaments and constitutions, statistics, etc. The second area offers researchers a list of the websites for major international agencies. The final section is a small collection of web sites from Canada, Maine's closest international neighbor.
General International Resources
- Area Studies
- http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area.htm
A substantial listing of countries' web sites, including their official government sites, maps, and other political science information links as available. - Background Notes
- http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/
Background Notes on approximately 60 foreign nations are published by the State Department and updated periodically. Each publication offers a summary of current information on the population, history, and economy of a foreign nation. Bowdoin Library maintains a collection of print Background Notes on Reserve. - Constitutions of Foreign Nations
- http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/const.htm
This extensive collection, one of many political science resources made available on the web page of British political scientist Richard Kimber, is frequently updated and offers links to the full text of a large number of national constitutions, some treaties, and international law. - International Data Base
- http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbnew.html
International Data Base (IDB) maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau. The IDB is comprised of statistical tables of economic, social and demographic data for all nations. - Country Studies
- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
The Country Studies/Area Handbooks provide informative analyses of the politics, economy, social conditions and national security concerns of individual countries around the world. Compiled by multidisciplinary teams of social scientists under the joint auspices of the Army and the Library of Congress, these are excellent sources of information. - Statistical Agencies (International)
- http://www.census.gov/main/www/stat_int.html
Here the U.S. Census Bureau presents links to websites of the official statistical agencies for all countries who publish their census data on the web.
- 2000 World Factbook
- http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
A publication of the Central Intelligence Agency, the World Factbook offers detailed summaries of the political, economic, demographic, geographic, and statistical data available for over 200 nations and territories. The most recent printed edition of the World Factbook is also available in Govt Ref at PrEx 3.15. Earlier versions are available in the Government Documents stacks. - World Parliaments
- http://www.soc.umn.edu/~sssmith/Parliaments.html
A frequently updated listing of the web pages for many parliaments around the world.
Listing of International Agencies
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- http://www.asean.or.id
- The Food and Agriculture Organization
- http://www.fao.org
- The European Union
- http://europa.eu.int/
- European Union Internet Resources
- http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/GSSI/eu.html#servers
- The International Court of Justice
- http://www.un.org/law/
- The International Monetary Fund
- http://www.imf.org
- International Organization for Migration
- http://www.iom.int
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- http://www.nato.int
- Organization of American States
- http://www.oas.org
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- http://www.oecd.org
- United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
- http://www.un.org
- The United Nations
- http://www.un.org
- World Bank
- http://www.un.org
- World Health Organization
- http://www.who.int/
- Canadian Government
- http://canada.gc.ca/ Canada and Maine have close economic and cultural ties. This bilingual website gives an overview of Canadian government with links to individual departments.
- Canadian Parliament
- http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/index.asp?Language=E
A good overview of Canada's Parliament with directory information. Publications and information in both French and English. - Statistics Canada
- http://www.statcan.ca/ This site offers tabular data from Canada's 1996 Census along with other data describing Canada's government and economy.
- Canadian Federal and Provincial Documents at Fogler Library
- http://libraries.maine.edu/orogovdoc/canfed.htm The University of Maine at Orono is an official depository for Canadian Government Documents and maintains a Canadian Studies Center.