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Parliaments & Legislatures

  • Inter-parliament union
    Includes links to parliamentary websites by country as well as documents and information about the parliamentary systems of the countries (select Parline database).

Laws & Legislation

  • Nations of the world portal
    Includes links to individual constitutions, judicial links, and guides to legal and legislative information by country.

Reference Tools

  • Europa World Yearbook. REF JN1 E85
    Overview of countries of the world as well as international organizations by country or IO name. Includes historical and statistical surveys, information on government, political parties, judicial systems, religions, the press, finance, and commerce and trade.
  • Country Studies/Area Handbooks
    A Library of Congress description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.
  • Portals to the world
    Links by country to websites and information on social, cultural, political, and economic conditions of each country (Library of Congress).
  • Guide to electronic resources for international law
    By the American Society of International Law.
  • India: a Reference Manual. REF ID1 IB41 I56
    Overview of the country, its people, the economy, etc. in general terms.
  • Index to international Statistics (IIS). REF Z7752 I47
    Search by topic or by country. Gives reference to publication and abstract of information within the publication. Then check TRELLIS for Guelph holdings of title.
  • South Africa Yearbook. REF SO1 CS O29
    Overview of the country, its people, the economy, etc. in general terms.
  • Republic of China Yearbook. TI1 GI Y21
    Overview of the country, its people, the economy, etc. in general terms.

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