Rulers
& Heads of State
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1058/rulers.html
Heads of state & government of all currently existing
countries and states.
Travel Warnings
http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html
U. S. Department of State travel warnings and consular
information sheets.
Flags of All Countries
http://www.theodora.com/flags.html
Country Studies/Area
Handbooks
http://.cweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research
Division of the Library of Congress. Information available on 100 countries.
Historical information includes ancient times.
United Nations Home Page
http://www.un.org
More than you ever wanted to know about the United Nations
organization, member nations and activities.
Background
Notes
http://www.state.gov/www.background_notes/index.html
CIA World
Factbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Country profiles include flag, map, background, geography,
statistics, government, and more.
Country Library
http://www.tradeport.org/ts/countries
Country overview, trade information, sources of financing, key
contacts, travel and culture, etc.
Electronic Embassies
http://embassy.org/embassies/
Foreign embassies located in America.
U. S. Embassies
http://travel.state.gov/links.html
Addresses for U. S. embassies located in foreign countries.
Lonely Planet Online
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/dest.htm
Travel information.