Crs Report for Congress Received through the Crs Web Countries of the World and International Organizations : Sources of Information Updated June 7, 2005

By Torreon, Barbara Salazar

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Title:	Crs Report for Congress Received through the Crs Web Countries of the World and International Organizations : Sources of Information Updated June 7, 2005
Author:	Torreon, Barbara Salazar
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
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Publisher:	Government Printing Office


Citation APA MLA Chicago Salazar Torreon, B. B. (n.d.). Crs Report for Congress Received through the Crs Web Countries of the World and International Organizations : Sources of Information Updated June 7, 2005. Retrieved from http://self.gutenberg.org/

Excerpt
Summary: This report provides a selection of materials for locating information on foreign countries and international organizations. In the general information section, it presents sources giving an overview of politics, economics, and recent history. A specialized information section cites sources on human rights, immigration, international organizations, military strengths, terrorism, and other topics. Included are titles of some of the most frequently consulted bibliographic sources that are available for use in many libraries. Electronic information on foreign countries is also provided, via the Internet, by agencies of the federal government, international organizations, and related sources. Included is a list of foreign chanceries located in Washington, D.C. . This report will be updated periodically through the year as new materials become available.

Table of Contents
Contents General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Specialized Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Human Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Immigration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 International Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 International Trade and Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Military Strengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 People (Heads of State, Diplomats, Etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Terrorism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Travel and Travel Advisories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Treaties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Working and Studying Abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Internet Sources for Countries of the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Search Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Federal and Related Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Foreign Embassies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 International and Regional Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Regional Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Selected Topics of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Foreign Chanceries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16