FOREIGN COUNTRIES

To help you use this lengthy list of sites, please either browse the general section which contains sites for regions and continents or use the alphabet below to select the section which would include the specific country you are looking for.
A-F
G-M
N-R
S-Z

MULTIPLE NATIONS

Countrywatch: This site offers information on the countries of the world, including news, politics, marcoeconomics, risk information, and comprehensive background information.
Electronic Embassy: Information on foreign embassies in Washington D.C.
Library of Congress Country Studies Area Handbook Series: Information on foreign countries that offers analysis of political, economic, social and national security systems and institutions. Each handbook is written by a team of social scientists who pay particular attention to the people in the society.
NationMaster: A site that offers interactive country comparisons where you choose what statistics you want to see compared and then they are represented as both numbers and a bar graph.
OneWorld: This site offers daily news on human rights and sustainable development particularly in developing countries with emphasis on climate change, digital divide, debt, education and trade.
Portals to the World: The Library of Congress presents this selection of links with information about nations of the world. The links were selected by Area Specialists.
Yahoo - Government:Countries

AFRICA

All Africa: This site offers hundreds of stories each day from more than seventy African publications. The news is from countries across Africa.
WWW Virtual Library: African Studies

ASIA

Asia for Educators: Columbia University presents this site offers subjects and classroom materials about Asia. The information can be viewed by time period, file type or subject area.
Asia for Visitors @ About.com: Site which offers chat areas, information, newsletters, and Internet sites, covering airlines, accommodations, specific countries, climate, culture, dining, environment, festivals, health, history, language aids, maps, news, recipes, shopping, sightseeing, and train travel.
Portal to Asian Internet Resources (PAIR): Collection of more than 6,000 cataloged and annotated online resources on Asia with an emphasis on humanities and social science. The resources are professionally selected by scholars and subject specialists.
WWW Virtual Library: Asian Studies
Yahoo! Asia

THE CARIBBEAN

Caribbean-On-Line: Over 2000 pages for tourist information, including airlines, car rental, cruise lines, golf, hotels and resorts, maps, sailing and boating, villa rental and weather.

EUROPE

Central Europe Online: The latest news and information from Central Europe, covering Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the Balkans.
EuroNews: News, business, economics, sports, weather, and more.
Europe Daily: Daily news on different regions of Europe with sections on business, environment, Internet, politics, science, and sports.
Europe for Visitors @ About.com: Site which offers chat areas, information, newsletters, and Internet sites, covering city guides, countries, air travel, boats, cars, ferries, rail, accommodations, etiquette, insurance, languages, maps, money, packing, passports and visas, tours and climate.
Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door: Information on budget traveling in Europe as well as on specific destinations.

LATIN AMERICA

MIDDLE EAST

SOUTH AMERICA

South America for Visitors @ About.com: Site which offers chat areas, information, newsletters, and Internet sites, covering specific countries and major cities.

Updated December 30, 2005.