Research Guides: Government Information: International

International Sources

CIA World FactBook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
CIA Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Regimes with which the United States has no diplomatic exchanges are indicated by the initials NDE. Updated weekly.
National Parliaments Website List (IPU)
List of countries with links to parliamentary websites from the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The IPU was founded in 1889 to act as a forum for those countries with active parliaments.
Global Issues in Context
Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. UNet login required.

Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)

NGO Research Guide from Duke University
Search though hundreds of NGOs using parameters such as type, region, and subject. Compiled by Duke University.

NGOs are non-profits or organized groups of volunteers that operate on a local, national or international level and are united around a particular cause or set of issues.

Think Tanks

The 2013 Global Go To Think Tank Index (GGTTTI)
Annual report of regional and international rankings of the world’s think tanks from the University of Pennsylvania.

"Think tank" refers to a policy institute or a research institute which conducts research on topics such as economics, political climate, military, social policy and culture. Well-known political think tanks include:

Think Tank Search - Harvard University
A Google Custom Search of more than 400 think tanks and research centers courtesy of Harvard Kennedy School.

Supranational Entities

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Organization of 188 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation. Research, reports, data and statistics available on topics from the economy, politics and policy.
World Bank
The World Bank is a United Nations international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs. Policies, statistics, research and other information available here.
World Bank e-Library
Reports and publications from the World Bank. UNet login required.
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD
The OECD provides a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems and to understand what drives economic, social and environmental change
OECD iLibrary
Data, reports, and other publications from the OECD. Includes information on countries not part of the OECD. UNet login required.