Country Research

These links will provide excellent general information about most every nation, and are good places to start researching your country:

• US State Department Background Notes
• CIA World Factbook
• Library of Congress Country Studies
• The Electronic Embassy (Use to find other embassies)
• Country Watch
• The Economist Country Briefings
• Government and Legal Structure, by Country
• UN Maps
• Atlapedia

The following links are categorized by geographical region:

Europe

• European Union (EU)
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
• Council of Europe
• Western European Union
• Policies of the European Union
• Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
  

Africa

• Organization of African Unity (OAU) / African Union (AU)
• African Development Bank
• The Economic Community of West African States
• The Economic Community of Central African States
• South African Development Community

Americas

• Organization of American States (OAS)
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
• South American Common Market (MERCOSUR)
• Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

• Latin American Economic System (SELA)
• Pan American Health Organization
• Small Islands Developing State Network
• Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)
• Andean Community

Asia

• Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
• Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
  
• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
• League of Arab States (LAS)
• Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)
• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

• The White House
• US Senate
• US House of Representatives
• Michigan Senate
• Library of Congress