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Country Information Pathfinder
Sample Questions That Can Be Answered Using This Pathfinder
- How can I find trade policy for the U.S. and Vietnam?
- Who is the current head of state in South Africa?
This pathfinder provides a starting point for answering questions about regions and countries.
The first sources listed here are those within the State Department's website, including
both general and business information.
Other non-State Department sources, including links where you can find statistics, embassies and official country websites,
will also be included here. Note that none of these sources are officially endorsed by the State Department nor do they
represent official U.S. foreign or domestic policy.
General Country Resources: State Dept. Website
State Dept: Regional Bureaus
http://www.state.gov/www/regions.html
Country Background Notes
http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/index.html
Other Country Information (Human Rights Reports, Narcotics Reports, etc.)
http://www.state.gov/www/regions/background_info_countries.html
Non-State Department general resources include:
Library of Congress: Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
CIA World Factbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/indexgeo.html
Business Resources: State Dept. Website
Country Commercial Guides
http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/business/com_guides/index.html
Country Economic and Trade Policy Reports
http://www.state.gov/www/issues/economic/trade_reports/index.html
Statistics Resources: Other Websites
U.S. Census Bureau: International Database
http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/ipc/www/idbnew.html
Census Bureau: Links to Statistical Depts. of Other Countries
http://www.census.gov/main/www/stat_int.html
Embassies
Embassies of Other Countries in Washington, D.C.
http://www.embassy.org/embassies/index.html
State Dept.: Key Officers at Foreign Service Posts
http://foia.state.gov/keyofficers.asp
Places to Look For Official Country Websites
Census Bureau: Links to Statistical Depts. of Other Countries
http://www.census.gov/main/www/stat_int.html
Foreign Resources on the Web (U. of Michigan Documents Center)
http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/foreign.html
Political Resources on the Net
http://www.agora.stm.it/politic/
Governments on the WWW
http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/
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