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International Governing Bodies
- United Nations (UN). An organization of sovereign nations providing the machinery to help find solutions to international problems or disputes and to deal with pressing concerns facing people everywhere.
- European Union (EU). An association of fifteen member states in Europe -- Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom -- organized to promote economic and social progress through a common market and common currency; to assert the identity of the European Union on the international scene through humanitarian aid to non-EU countries, common foreign and security policy, action in international crises, and common positions within international organisations); to introduce European citizenship, which complements national citizenship and confers its own civil and politic rights; to develop an area of freedom, security and justice; and to maintain and build on established EU law. The EU is preparing for its fifth enlargement since its beginnings in 1951, this time in the direction of Eastern and Southern Europe.
Country information
- Countryreports.org. Country information for most nations around the world, with basic information on government, economy, geography, people, defense, etc.
- The World Factbook. Country profiles updated annually by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
International organizations
- International City/County Management Association (ICMA): Professional and education association for more than 8,000 appointed administrators and assistant administrators serving cities, counties, and other local governments and regional entities around the world.
- International Local Government: A collection of community web pages from local government around the world.
- International Union of Local Authorities (IULA): Works to strengthen and improve local governments and to promote coopertaion and the flow of information between communities throughout the world.
Other nations
- South Africa Government & Politics. Provides links to South Africa government organizations and political parties. Part of the Justice Center's Crime, Justice & Race in South Africa web site.