Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Country Reports.

  Link to World Governments - Ministries, Departments and contacts.

  Link to overview of country listed, including political and topographic maps.

National Intelligence Services  We have listed the National Intelligence Services links for those countries where such data is available.

Languages   A primer on the languages spoken in the country.

Travel Guide   All you need to know if travelling to the country.

Pictures   Pictures of the country, its people and its cities.

Universities   A listing of major Universities within the country.

NATIONAL STATISTICS  The Official Government Reports of a Nation's Statistics. For countries that do not post Statistics (English) we use data from the World Bank.

Chambers of Commerce  -  Link takes you to the World Chambers Network. Pick the Country or Territory you want and click on search for the links you will require.

Wikipedia Overview - Link takes you to the Wikipedia Encyclopedia.

Current Conflicts - Link takes you to an update on conflicts the Nation is engaged in.

TODAY'S NEWS - News relating to the country from around the world.

 Currency exchange rates for Local Currency. 

  Local weather conditions today.

   Local Time.  This link will take you to an International Time locator, find the name of the country in the listing, click, and you have the time there now.

   Link to Amnesty International - Country Human Rights Report. 

  Prison Population of the World (by Country)

  Slavery in the 21st Century - Data on Modern Day Human Trafficking & Slavery.

Island Vulnerability - Island Nations suffer vulnerabilities that other Nations do not
             have to expect.  This link leads to information regarding this factor of Government.  

  Member of the League of Arab States - Map

  Member of the Commonwealth of Nations (The British Empire) - Map

  Member of the Organization of American States - Map

  Member of the African Union  Map

   Member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - Map

  Member of the European Union - Map

  Member of the Association of South East Asian Nations - Map

  Member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (ex-Soviet Union)

  USAID - Loans and Grants made by the United States Congress to Foreign Countries
         from 1962 to 2004. Most important are the fiscal sums given as Grants.

This symbol indicates that the State Department of the United States Government has deemed that this Country is considered a State Sponsor of International Terrorism.

THE WAR ON TERRORISM



The States of Iran, Syria, Cuba, North Korea and Sudan
 are the five governments that the United States Secretary of State
has designated as state sponsors of international terrorism.

Department of State - Counter Terrorism

Department of Homeland Security
     

Although we have listed as many English Language newspapers and other business publications as we can find, we would point out that not all publications have the Freedom of the Press enjoyed by those in North America and Europe.  So, we suggest you check the Freedom House - Freedom of the Press Report, before reading any of the newspapers or other publications listed on this site.

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