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This list provides search engines and online directories to International governments (IGO) and non-governmental organizations (NGO). Non-government organizations are agencies like the International Red Cross or United Nations. Some engines are created by the US Government while others are from universities or other reputable organizations.
International Governments
Africa: Country Pages
From the University of Pennsylvania
Asian Studies (including Oceania)
Part of the WWW Virtual Library, hosted at the Australian National University, scroll down to the Individual Countries and Select Areas section.
Canada, Government of
The official site for the Canadian government.
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Countries
Assembled by the Central Intelligence Agency and updated monthly, this is a list of who is in what position in foreign governments. Note addresses and contact information is not provided.
Commonwealth
A wealth of links to information on the association of 53 nations through the Secretariat for the Commonwealth based in London.
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean
Provided by the University of Texas, click on "Countries" in the directory to access a list of nations.
Country Studies
Electronic version of formerly hard copy texts on developing nations of the world. The information is updated approximately every 12 years by experts at the Library of Congress.
Foreign Governments
Part of Northwest University's International Documents Page, this site lists nations of the world with links to the official agencies. Many of these sites will be in a language other than English, but an English-language alternative may be available.
Governments on the WWW
While not updated frequently, this site is a wealth of information about governmental institutions including parliaments, ministries, courts, and city councils from over 200 countries.
InfoNation
While designed for younger users, this site offers data comparison between up to seven selected UN member nations.
Mexico, Republic of The official website for Mexico, only in Spanish. The President of Mexico's site offers an English language version for some information.
Middle East Network Information Center
Provided by the University of Texas.
Russian and East European Network Information Center
Provided by the University of Texas.
World Factbook From the Central Intelligence Agency, used for a variety of resource topics on each nation.
Non-Government Organizations
US Government Search EnginesEuropa
The search engine for the European Union site. Also see University of California Berkeley's extensive site on the EU.
International Committee of the Red Cross Activities, legal information and more from the worldwide humanitarian organization.
NGO Cafe An organization of organizations, this site is a means for non-government organizations to share information. The easiest way to navigate the page on your first visit is to open the site map and drill down to see the different categories of information available.
United Nations The largest international organization of governments. Search their document system through this portal.
World Trade Organization Information on international trade negotiations, agreements, meetings and official business of the organization. Be aware there is a hoax site at http://www.gatt.org/ that uses the WTO website look, for the purpose of protesting the WTO.
Government Information--International Documents
Search either Google, Swicki or Pss! through this in development tool from Indiana University.
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