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Best of the Web: Government & Law » Foreign Governments & Country Information
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Directory & Search Engine of the World's Embassies and Consulates
Find embassies, consulates, and diplomatic missions throughout the world.
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Economist.com Country Briefings
News, country profiles, forecasts, statistics and more. Some material is "premium content" which is available by pay per view or by subscription.
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Foreign Governments
The official Websites of governmentsaround the world, often with direct linksto presidents and prime ministers, parliaments, ministriesand departments.
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Law Library of Congress "Country Guide"
Alphabetical list of countries with links to their constitutions and governmental branches as well as to legal guides and other resources relating to the country.
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One World --- Nations Online---Historical Country Names
List of formerly used country names.Name changes of countries, dependencies, geographical and other regions of particular geopolitical interest.
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Permanent Missions to the United Nations
Look up a country's Mission to the United Nations.
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Portals to the World
This Library of Congress site provides authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world.
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Portals to the World: Links to Electronic Resources selected by Library of Congress Subject Experts
Contains "selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area with the links for each sorted into a wide range of broad categories. The links were selected by Area Specialists and other Library staff using Library of Congress selection criteria."
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U.S. Embassies and Other Diplomatic Missions
Links to U.S. Embassies and Consulates throughout the world.
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Worldwide Governments on the WWW
Browse a country's federal, state, and local government Websites. Also find links to political parties and to general, political, and tourist information.
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Mid-day heat Jamaica. (1906). NYPL Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
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