Background Notes Country info from the U.S. Department of State.

L.C. Country Studies Comprehensive data from the Library of Congress.

OPEC countries Details on each nation's economy and energy industry from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

World Bank country data Search World Bank reports on different nations.

Asian Studies Exhaustive listing of country sites, academic institutions and so forth dealing with Asia (from Israel eastward to the Pacific Islands).

Center for Middle Eastern Studies Reference guides, documents, publications, maps, pictures and links to country sites in the Middle East.

Israel The official website from the nation's government .

Keele Guide to European Government and Politics From Keele University in the U.K.

Latin American Studies Similar listings of country and institutional sites dealing with lands south of the border.

Russian and Eastern European Studies Links to government sites in the region, plus organizations and other sites with information about business, culture, politics. From the University of Pittsburgh.

UK government information service Everything from the BBC to the RAF.