International Websites

International Websites

ART

Art History Resources: Prehistoric, Ancient, and Middle Ages: http://witcombe.bcpw.sbc.edu/ARTHLink.html
Links to sites and articles discussing art history around the world.
Chicago Public Library - Visual Arts Fine Arts: http://cpl.lib.uic.edu/008subject/001artmusic/finearts.html#world
Contains a section of links to art information around the globe, including art images, art crimes and art history.
World Wide Arts Resources - The largest gateway to the arts in the world.: http://wwar.com/
This metasite links to articles on international artists by movement, museums internationally, and more.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Handbook of International Economic Statistics, 1998: http://www.cia.gov/cia/di/products/hies/
CIA provides basic worldwide statistics for comparing the economic performance of major countries and regions. In general, the data in the Handbook are for 1970, 1980, and individual years in the period 1990-97.
Office of Trade & Economic Analysis: http://www.ita.doc.gov/industry/otea/
This International Trade Administration site provides links to U.S. foreign trade statistics and trends.
U.S. Economic and Trade Policy: http://www.state.gov/www/issues/economic/us_trade.html#topics
The U.S. Department of State's COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDES and COUNTRY REPORTS ON ECONOMY & TRADE provide an excellent overview to the business, political and economic climate in various countries.

COSTUME

The Costume Page - Ethnic & Theatrical Costume: http://members.aol.com/nebula5/tcpinfo3.html
Links to various illustrated costume pages for cultures and regions can be found here.
Often, text accompanies pictures.
Milieux: The Costume Site: http://www.milieux.com/costume/costume.html
This source provides links to articles with illustrations for costumes representing different regions and countries.

CRIME

Bureau of Justice Statistics International Justice Statistics: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/ijs.htm Links to various significant international governmental and organizational reports on crime and criminal justice abroad, including the U.N.'s CRIMINAL JUSTICE COUNTRY REPORTS, WORLD CRIME SURVEYS (requires unzip software), and the WORLD FACTBOOK OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS.
Life Education Network - World of Drugs Map: http://www.lec.org/WOD/index.html This nonprofit drug abuse awareness organization is developing a site demonstrating the production of drugs internationally.
The World Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems: http://www.ojp/usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/wfcj.htm#content
This site reports on criminal justice issues and practices of various countries worldwide.

CULTURE

All of the Embassies of Washington D.C.: http://www.embassy.org/embassies/eep-1100.html
Country reports often require a description of the country, including its culture and places of interest for tourists. Embassies are an excellent source for this and much more.
Asian Studies WWW VL: http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html
By country and general topic, this set of links connects to many entities significant to the understanding of the Asian region of the world.
CIEMEN - World Ethnic Survey: http://www.partal.com/ciemen/ethnic.htmlProduced by an international cultural association, this source provides information on international ethnic, native and nationalist affairs.
The Global Gastronomer - Cuisines of the World: http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/hupfer/global/gastronomer.html
This source links to recipe sites around the world. For those country reports on Cameroon or Guyana, look no further. Also provides historical Elizabethan and medieval recipes.
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies: http://link.lanic.utexas.edu/menic/
University of Texas provides here links to a multitude of cultural, political, and governmental links relating to the various countries of the middle east.
Pacific Studies WWW VL: http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-PacificStudies.html
A useful site in the pursuit of information relating to the various islands in the Pacific.
El Centro's Pre-Columbian Peoples Page: http://www.angelfire.com/tx2/ecc/early.html
El Centro's Pre-Columbian Peoples Page El Centro College Presents: Pre-Columbian Peoples of the Americas INDEX: To Mesoamerica To North of Mesoamerica To South America Mesoamerica: To Olmec Page To Teotihuacan To the Maya To Aztec Page To the Toltec Other Peoples of Mesoamerica General.
UNESCO - World Heritage List: http://www.unesco.org/whc/heritage.htmThis is a list linking to information on significant cultural places of interest around the world.
WWW Virtual Library: Latin American Studies: http://lanic.utexas.edu/las.html
This set of links to various Latin American nations is a useful starting point in initiating country investigation in the region.
The WWW Virtual Library: Russian and East European Studies: http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/reesweb/
This comprehensive set of links lists information regarding culture, art, literature, government, geography, soviet servers, and more.

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DEVELOPING COUNTRIES


Social Indicators of Development: http://www.ciesin.org/IC/wbank/sid-home.html
Socioeconomic data can be found here for various developing countries.
Trends in Developing Economies: http://www.ciesin.org/IC/wbank/tde-home.html
More reports from the World Bank on developing countries; these are entitled "Trends in Developing Countries".
US Agency for International Development: http://www.info.usaid.gov/
Provides statistical information and general information regarding the countries USAID assists financially.
WIDNET (Women In Development NETwork) - Réseau Femmes & Développement: http://www.focusintl.com/widnet.htm
The Women in Development Network provides information on the status of women around the world.

EDUCATION

National Center for Education Statistics - Education Indicators : an International Perspective: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs/eiip/
Provides a comparison between the U.S. and other industrialized nations educational indicators.
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS): http://nces.ed.gov/timss
The 3rd International Mathematics and Science Study compares the science and math abilities of children from 41 different nations, including the United States.
UNESCO's Education Website: http://www.unesco.org/education/main_idx.htm
Provides educational information for various nations.
UNESCO's World Data on Education: http://www.ibe.unesco.org/Inf_Doc/Nat_reps/wdepfome.htm
This reports sites key educational data for countries around the world.

ENERGY

International Petroleum Statistics Report: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/ispr/contenthtml
These statistics detail consumption and projections for petroleum use worldwide.
International Nuclear Safety Center Database: http://www.insc.anl.gov/
Lists which countries have nuclear power plants and the precautions being taken to protect inhabitants.
U.S. Energy Information Administration - Country Analysis Briefs: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/contents.html
These are overviews to energy use in various countries.
U.S. Energy Information Administration - International Energy Outlook: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo
These projections provide information for energy use internationally.

ENVIRONMENT

Vegetation and Plant Distribution Maps Checklist: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/branner/vegmaps.htm
Links to plant communities, forest coverage, land use, natural resources, biodiversity, soils, plant species, plant fossil records, rainforests, protected and endangered areas, etc., for many countries of the worlds and states of the United States. Arranged by continent, country, and area.
Global Environment Outlook 1: http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov/geo1/ch/toc.htm
This United Nations report details trends in the environment from a worldwide perspective.
State of the World's Forests 1999: http://www.fao.org/forestry/FO/SOFO/sofo-e.stm
The Food and Agriculture Organization provides the full text of this annual report on the condition of forest land internationally.
World Conservation Monitoring Centre: http://www.wcmc.org.uk/
The World Monitoring Conservation Centre provides information and reports are different conservation issues such as endangered species, protected areas, biodiversity profiles, and more.
World Resources Institute (WRI): http://www.wri.org/wri/index.html
Of special interest here are the website links to Trends & Indicators and the World Resources 1996-97 report.

GEOGRAPHY & MAPS

Flags of All Countries: http://www.wave.net/upg/immigration/flags.html#C
Images of world maps are provided here.
Geography - About.com: http://geography.miningco.com/science/geography/msub12.htm
Here can be found links to historical interactive atlases.
Great Globe Gallery: http://hum.amu.edu.pl/%7Ezbzw/glob/glob1.htm
Links, links and more links to images of the earth and maps.
How far is it?: http://www.indo.com/distance/
This source indicates distances between cities of the world.
Maps & GIS INFOMINE Search Screen: http://infomine.ucr.edu/search/mapssearch.phtml
This University of California, Riverside search mechanism indexes maps site based on country and region with links often provided to full text images.
National Geographic - Map Machine: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/
National Geographic provides images of maps of different nations of the world which can be copied.




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GOVERNMENT


American School of International Management - International Studies (metasite): http://www.t-bird.edu/ibic/
A metasite of links, this excellent page is organized alphabetically by region and country to sites of governmental, business, and cultural interest. Coverage here emphasizes medium to large countries.
Excite - City.Net: http://www.city.net/
A comprehensive site for cities of the world with a population of 100,000 or more.
U.S. Library of Congress - Nations of the World: http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/nations.html
This source identifies which U.S. Government resources cover particular foreign countries and provides direct links to those documents. Materials indexed include C.I.A. World Factbook, Government Officials - Chiefs of State & Other High Officials, Library of Congress Country Studies, and the U.S. Department of State's Human Rights Reports and Travel Advisories.
US State Department - Background Notes: http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/index.html
These are current 3-5 page factsheets describing the government, economy, basic demographics and political situation of many countries around the world.

GOVERNMENT - FOREIGN

All of the Embassies of Washington D.C.: http://www.embassy.org/embassies/index.html
Embassies often provide overviews to the government and places of interest for a particular country. Sites here are often in English and are a good starting point for country reports.
Auburn University Montgomery - Foreign Governments: http://www.aum.edu/home/academics/schools/sciences/pspa/I_Intl.htm
This is another option for links to foreign governmental information.
Embassies of the World (A-C): http://www.escapeartist.com/feinus/feinus.htm
This site offers an alternative to the link above for those foreign embassies in the U.S. that do not maintain homepages.
GODORT & Northwestern University - Foreign Governments: http://www.library.nwu.edu/govpub/resource/internat/foreign.html
GODORT and Northwestern University have combined efforts to provide links to various foreign governmental agencies. Coverage is not always complete, so use this along with the foreign governmental links below.
Governments on the WWW: http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/
Indexes regionally, then by country significant governmental entities, such as agencies, political parties, public information offices, and more.
University of Michigan - Foreign Government Resources on the Web (metasite): http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/foreign.html
This links to some sites which index foreign governmental agencies. Also provides news, statistics, and regional links to information.
University of Southern California - Foreign Governments: http://www.usc.edu/Library/GovDocs/foreign_govt.html
Yet more links to foreign governmental agencies are found here.
U.S. Census Bureau - Statistical Agencies International: http://www.census.gov/main/www/stat_int.html
The U.S. Census Bureau has created a page which links to many countries' main statistical bureaus. Many agencies may only report in their native language.

HEALTH

CDC Home Travel Information Page: http://www.cdc.gov/travel/
This Center for Disease Control site provides health information for the traveler to different parts of the world. These reports briefly indicate health conditions internationally.
Global Health - Key Resources: http://www.pit.edu/HOME/GHNet/GHKR.html
The University of Pittsburgh provides health links to topics of international interest.
PAHO - Country Health Profiles Information: http://165.158.1.110/english/country.htm
These Pan American Health Organization reports provide a comprehensive overview to health conditions in Latin American countries.
World Health Organization - Main Page: http://www.who.int/
Links to various health statistics of an international level can be found in these W.H.O. reports.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Amnesty International On-Line: http://www.amnesty.org/
Annual country reports provided here describe human rights issues prevalent in various nations.
Fourth World Documentation Project Home Page: http://www.cwis.org/fwi.html
Treaties, tribal resolutions, and working papers on human rights issues and land disputes for developing regions of the world.
Homelands: http://www.wavefront.com/~homelands/
This resource lists autonomous, secessionist and nationalist movements worldwide.
Human Rights and Related Sources Available Through the Internet: http://www.umn.edu/humanrts/links/links.htm
This set of links provides information on various human rights matters internationally.

INTERNATIONAL DISASTERS & RELIEF

Center for International Disaster Information: http://www.cidi.org/
In dealing with international emergencies, this site provides information regarding the events and the management of the disaster.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: http://www.ifrc.org/
International disasters and relief efforts are described here in a timely fashion.

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

International Organizations: http://www.library.nwu.edu/govpub/resource/internat/igo.html
GODORT and Northwestern University have combined resources in creating this comprehensive but incomplete set of links to various intergovernmental organizations.
University of Miami - International Governmental Organizations: http://www.library.miami.edu/gov/igo.html
A brief but comprehensive list of various international organizations produced by the University of Miami.
University of Michigan - International Agencies & Information on the Web: http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/intl.html
This University of Michigan site provides links to many different international agencies and organizations on the web. Definitely a metasite worth the time of investigating it.

LANGUAGE

Ethnologue, 13th edition, 1996: http://www.sil.org/ethnologue/ethnologue.html
This is a catalog of more than 6,700 spoken languages representing 228 countries. Languages are indexed by area and country.
The Human-Languages Page: http://www.june29.com/cgi/HLPsearch.cgi?stype=DIV&DIVS=Languages+and+Literature
An alphabetical list of over 100 languages. This page will take you to various language learning resources.

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LAWS, CONSTITUTIONS, & TREATIES

Foreign Governments/Constitutions, Laws and Treaties: http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/forcons.html
The University of Michigan provides yet another excellent guide to governmental information. These links to legal information of an international level are good starting points.
Global Legal Information Network Database Search Form, Law Library of Congress: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/glin/mdbquery.html
This Library of Congress legal search engine helps in answering certain legal questions of interest for other countries. Coverage is inconsistent but still useful.
Tuft's Multilaterals Project/International Treaties: http://fletcher.tufts.edu/
These are current treaties affecting many nations.

LITERATURE

Literary Resources -- Other National Literatures: http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/other.html
This is a brief list of links to different country literature information sites.
Yahoo! - Arts:Humanities:Literature: Cultures, and Groups: http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Cultures_and_Groups/
As usual, Yahoo provides a comprehensive site to literature resources for over 40 countries. Consistency among the sites, however, varies.

MUSIC


Ethnic and National Music: http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/ethnic.html
This page lists music information for various geographic regions and countries.

NEWS

Election Notes: http://www.klipsan.com/elecnews.htm
Provides the latest news on elections around the world. Also, lists a calendar of dates for upcoming elections.
IPL Reading Room Newspapers: http://www.ipl.org/reading/news/
A handy list of international papers organized by region and country.
News Sources by Region: http;//nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/newsp/news.htm
News sources are listed here for various regions of the world.
Yahoo! - Reuters Headlines: http://www.yahoo.com/headlines/international/
Key international headlines can be found here.

POLITICS

1999 Patterns of Global Terrorism: http://www.usis.usemb.se/terror/rpt1999/index.html
Published by the U.S. Department of State, this publication details events and conditions for terrorism in the world.
Address Directory - Politicians of the World: http://www.trytel.com/~aberdeen/
Lists addresses of world political leaders.
Elections and Electoral Systems by Country: http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/election.htm
Provides election information for a multitude of countries.
Louisiana State University - International Sources: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/govdocs/international/index.html
By region, this "Webliography" produced by Louisiana State University provides key political, economic and news links internationally by region.
Parliaments on the Web: http://www.ipu.org/english/parlweb.htm
This source links to parliament sites around the world.
Roberto Ortiz de Zarate's Political Datasets: http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/welcome2.htm
This extensive site provides information regarding international leadership, such as current leaders, women leaders, leaders 1945-present, and more.
Terrorism Research Center: Links: http://www.terrorism.com/terrorism/links.html
This organization provides links to terrorist information sites around the globe.
War, Peace and Security Guide: http://www.cfcsc.dnd.ca:80/links/index.html
This multilingual source details information regarding armed forces of the world, contemporary conflicts and military history.

Religion

Religion-Online: http://www.religion-online.org/
There are over 1,100 articles and chapters in a variety of subject areas, such as Ethics, Comparative Religion, Worship, Religion Education, and History and Sociology of Religions.
The Encyclopedia Mythica: http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/
Describes the mythologies of different cultures and from different time periods.
Myths and Legends: http://pubpages.unh.edu/~cbsiren/myth.html
Stories and traditions are linked alphabetically by country and/or language.
Yahoo! - Society and Culture:Religion:Faiths and Practices: http://www.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion/Faiths_and_Practices/
A comprehensive set of links to over 40 different religions from around the world.

STATISTICS & DEMOGRAPHICS

Agriculture

General

Population

Social Indicators

Trade

Agriculture & Food Supply


FAOSTAT Database Collections: http://apps.fao.org/lim500/agri_db.pl
Data provided for crops, animals, land use, producer prices, and other trade issues internationally.
The FAO Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS): http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/econonomic/giews/english/giewse.htm
This site provides information on food supply problems as they develop.
Timber Fact Sheets in Europe and North America: http://www.unece.org/trade/timer/tim-fact.htm
These are United Nations fact sheets regarding the forest lands in various countries.
USDA Economics and Statistics System: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/usda.html
This cooperative statistical endeavor provides agricultural outlook and trade information for a variety of crops.

General

Census Bureau: Statistical Agencies (International): http://www.census.gov/main/www/stat_int.html
This page links to statistical agencies in foreign countries.
Nanyang Technological University - Statistical Data Locators: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/stat/statdata.htm
A massive set of links to regions and country statistics. Special emphasis is placed on Asian countries.
Statistical Resources on the Web/Foreign: http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents/stforeig.html
This metasite should be referred to when all else fails.
UNESCO's Statistical Yearbook, 1999: http://www.unesco.org/general/eng/stats/
This sourcebook provides statistics for population, health, education, science and technology, and communications in the world by country.
United Nations - Infonation Comparative Statistics: http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
The United Nations has created a database which allows users to compare basic social and economic indicators between up to 7 countries.
United Nations - Statistical links: http://www.cbs.nl/en/services/links/default.asp
A succinct list of organizations internationally by region and country.

Population

International Data Base (IDB): http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/ipc/www/idbnew.html
The U.S. Census Bureau has contacted statistical agencies around the world in compiling these population statistics for various countries. The figures project to 2050 and go back four decades.
Popnet Home: http://www.popnet.org/
This organization links the user to different population related sites.
Population and Reproductive Health: http://www.pitt.edu/HOME/GHNet/proprepro.htm#inte
University of Pittsburgh provides an overview to sites useful in investigating foreign population and health statistics.

Social Indicators

CIESIN - Social Indicators of Development: http://www.ciesin.org/mep-
With the search engine provided by this nonprofit and nongovernmental agency, one can assess the condition of living in many countries around the world.
The Progress of Nations 1999: http://www.unicef.org/pon99/
This UNICEF report provides articles and statistics regarding water supply, education, health, and social indicators for developing countries and worldwide.
UNICEF State of the World's Children 2000: http://www.unicef.org/sowc00/
This UNICEF report provides general statistics reflecting the health and condition of living for children in countries worldwide.
World Bank Country Data: http://www.worldbank.org/data/countrydata/countrydata.html
The World Bank has provided national statistics for countries and regions, including social and economic indicators.
World Bank - Data Query: http://www.worldbank.org/data/dataquery.html
Free access to a portion of the world bank's World Development Indicators database. Includes indicators for 207 countries for the period 1996-2000.
United Nations Statistics Division: http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/statdiv.htm
Links here to reports on social indicators and the state of women worldwide.
United Nations - Social Indicators: http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/social/
This site produced by the U.N. details information regarding child-bearing, human settlements, youth and elderly populations, and more.
Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development: http://www.oecd.org/std/
Provides economic statistics for 29 member countries with strong economies worldwide.

TRADE

TradePort: http://www.tradeport.org/ts/
Comprehensive information on countries, a California companies database (over 40,000 records), foreign companies database with thousands of records from the National Trade Databank.

QUICK REFERENCE

Today's Date and Time Internationally: http://www.ecben.net/calendar.shtml
International White and Yellow Pages: http://www.wayp.com/
AmeriCom Long Distance AREA DECODER: http://decoder.AmeriCom.com
GNS geographical locator: http://164.214.2.59/gns/html/index.html
Stock and Commodity Exchanges: http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/busi/business.shtml
globalEDGE: http://globaledge.msu.edu/
Latin American Capital Markets - Exchanges & Quotes: http://users.netrus.net/gmorles/exchange.htm
U.S. Department of State Foreign Per Diem Rates: http://www.state.gov/www/perdiems/index.html
US State Department - Services - International Adoption: http://travel.state.gov/children's_issues.html#adoption
World Climate: Weather rainfall and temperature data: http://www.worldclimate.com/
Washington Post - Historical Weather Data: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/weather/historical/historical.htm
World POPClock - U.S. Census Bureau: http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/popclockw
The International Salary Calculator: relocation, cost of living, real estate: http://www.homefair.com/homefair/cmr/salcalc.html
Sites for Basic Translation: http://www.ipl.org/ref/RR/static/ref2090.html
Great Outdoor Recreation Pages: http://www.gorp.com/
Lonely Planet -- Destinations: http://www.lonelyplanet.com.au/dest/dest.htm
Postcodes On-line: UK: http://www.royalmail.co.uk/quick_tools/postcodes/default.htm; Find any postcode within the UK by entering the city and either the street address or building/business name. Enter a postcode to find the applicable addresses. Click on Managing Address Data to find the links for the postage calculator, to buy stamps online, and for a list of licensed resellers of mailing lists of the 26 million postal addresses.
Canadian Postal Lookup: http://www.westminster.ca/cdnlook.htm; Find a postal code in Canada, if you have at least the street address and town.
ZIP Codes - U.S.: http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/; Zip plus 4 lookup, associate zip with place and vice versa, decipher postal abbreviations.
The Ultimate Directory (InfoSpace): http://www.infospace.com/; Search over 112 million U.S. and Canadian listings by name, address, business category or do a reverse lookup by phone number. You can access federal, state and local people and addresses, as well as embassy information under the Government section. The International section includes listings for several European countries and the World Directories section lists available phone books for the rest of the world.