International Reference

Archives, Libraries, and Museums

Archives

• European Archives from the Council for the European Studies.
• European Archival Network Links to Archives of European nations
• UNESCO links to Archives Worldwide
• Repositories of Primary Sources, Worldwide from the University of Idaho
• UNESCO Archives Portal links to primary documents and images; also includes links to National, Regional, and State Archives worldwide.
• History Digital Libraries Worldwide from AcademicInfo
• Historic Photo Collections Links to photo collections Worldwide from AcademicInfo
• British Library Online Newspaper Archive Access via Olive Software to selected, searchable facsimile issues of London’s Daily News, The News of the World and The Weekly Dispatch, and The Manchester Guardian.

Libraries

• Library Servers on the Web Worldwide
• International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
  • National Libraries of the World from IFLA
  • IFLA Membership Directory with links to library sites
• British Library
• Bibliothèque nationale de France
• Biblioteca Nacional
• Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale "Vittorio Emanuele II" (Italy)
• Deutsche Bibliothek

Museums

• International Council of Museums
• Museums around the World
• European Art and Cultural History Museums
• Museums and Parks of Latin America
  from the Instituto Latinoamericano de Museos
• UMAC Worldwide Database of Museums and Collections
• Virtual Library Museum Pages Worldwide

• British Museum
• National Gallery, London
• Tate Modern
• Victoria & Albert Museum
• French National Organisation of Art Museums
• Musee de Louvre
• Musée National d'Art Moderne - Centre Georges Pompidou
• Musee d' Orsay
• Museums in Italy
• Italian Museum Websites - Selected List
• Museo Nacional del Prado Madrid
• Galleria degli Uffizi
• Vatican Museums
• Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Museums in Berlin
• Museen Basel
• Museum Rietberg
• Kunsthaus Zurich
• Verein Zurcher Museen Zurich Museums
• Schweizer Museen im Internet

Conversions

• Cooking Conversions
• Dictionary of Measurement Units
• Measure 4 Measure
• Mega Converter
• Metric Conversion Calculator From World Wide Metric
• Metric Conversion Calculator From Admiral Metals
• Online Conversion.com

Currency Conversion

• xe.com: Universal Currency Converter
• xe.com: Interactive Currency Table
• xrates.com: Currency Calculator
• Yahoo! Finance: Currency Conversion

Dictionaries and Translation

• Google Language Tools
• Academic Info Foreign Language Study links
• AlphaWorks machine translation of foreign languages.
• AltaVista's Babel Fish translator
• Translating Dictionaries from travlang.
• Translation Resources from the Internet Public Library
• From Language to Language
• Foreign Language Dictionaries
• Foreign Languages for Travelers
• Ectaco Online Dictionaries
• ForeignWord.com
• Free Translation.com
• Systran translation tool
• Very Best of British: The American's Guide to Speaking British
• Voice of America Pronunciation Guide
• Word2Word.com
• Yahoo Dictionaries by Language
• yourDictionary.com - dictionaries in several languages

Government and Politics

• Background Notes from the U.S. Dept. of State,
  Information on all the countries of the world with which the U.S. has relations.
• BBC News Country Profiles
• CIA World Fact Book
• Electionworld.org: Elections Around the World
• Europa (European Union official web site)
• Foreign Consular Offices in the United States (US Department of State)
• Publications Office of the European Union
• GLIN (Global Legal Information Network)
  GLIN is a public database of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations.
• International Agencies from the University of Michigan
• Nations of the World
  From the LIbrary of Congress. This Website lists links from countries around the world dealing with their governments and laws.
• NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
• OAS Organization of American States
• Project Visa visa and embassy information, worldwide
• UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, & Cultural Organisation
• United Nations
• United Nations Dag Hammerskjold Library
• Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
• Western European Union
• WHO World Health Organization
• World Bank
• World Trade Organization

National Government sites

• Foreign Government Resources from University of Michigan, exhaustive resource
• European Governments from the EU
• European Parliament of the EU
• Foreign Governments from Northwestern University
• Worldwide Governments on the Web - very detailed site, links to ministries and departments
• Foreign Governments from the Service Public of France
• World Governments
• Official Government Web Pages by country
• Municipal Government Links Worldwide
• PoliticalResources.net

• Australian Government
  • Australian Parliament
  • Prime Minister and Cabinet
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Gobierno de Chile
  • Congreso Nacional de Chile
  • Presidencia de la Republica
  • Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
• Government of China (Chinese)
  • Bejing Government (Chinese)
  • Bejing Government (English)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Gobierno de Costa Rica
  • Asamblea Legislativa
  • Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto
• Denmark Information Service
  • Danish Parliament
  • Prime Minister's Office
  • Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Republica del Ecuador
  • Congreso Nacional del Ecuador
  • Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
• Egyptian Government Portal
  • Government Online
  • Egypt Information Portal
  • Egyptian Presidency
  • Egyptian Parliament
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• France - Government - from the EU
  • Sites Publics - Government departments and institutions
  • Presidence de la Republique
  • Site du Premier Ministre
  • Parlement Francais
  • Ministère des Affaires étrangères
• Germany - Government from the EU
  • Bundesregierung
  • Bundeskanzler
  • Bundespraesident
  • Bundesrat
  • Bundestag
  • Auswärtiges Amt Federal Foreign Office
• Greece - Government from the EU
  • Prime Minister
  • Hellenic Parliament
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Greek) - (English)
• Hungary - Government from EU
  • Official Government site (Hungarian)
  • National Assembly
  • Parliament
  • Prime Minister
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• India Directory of Official Websites
  • India Government Gateway
  • Indian Parliament
  • Prime Minister
  • President
  • Ministry of External Affairs
• Government of Ireland
  • Office of the President - Áras an Uachtaráin
  • Department of the Taoiseach Prime Minister
  • Houses of the Oireachtas - Tithe an Oireachtais
  • Department of Foreign Affairs
• Israel eGovernment
  • The Knesset
  • Prime Minister's Office
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Italy- Government from the EU
  • Governo Italiano
  • Il Portale Nazionale del Cittadino
  • Parlamento Italiano
  • Senato della Repubblica
  • Presidenza della Republica
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Japan
  • Prime Minister (Japanese)
  • Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet (English)
  • Ministries and Organizations
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Malaysia
  • Parlimen Malaysia
  • Prime Minister's Office
  • Ministries
• Mexico Directorio Web del Gobierno Mexicano
  • Presidencia de la Republica
  • Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores
  • Portal Ciudadano del Gobierno Federal
• Scotland
  • Scottish Executive
  • Scottish Parliament
  • Scotland Office
• Senegal
• South Africa Government Online
  • Parliament of South Africa
  • The Presidency
• Spain - Gobierno
  • El Senado de Espana
  • El Rey de Espana
• Thailand - Royal Thai Government
  • Thai Parliament
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Trinidad and Tobago - Government
  • Parliament
  • Office of the Prime Minister
• Turkey
  • Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaskanligi (Presidency of the Republic of Turkey)
  • Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi (Grand National Assembly of Turkey)
  • Basbakanlik (Prime Ministry)
  • Disisleri Bakani (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
• United Kingdom - Government - from the EU
  • Direct gov - Government Information Service
  • United Kingdom Parliament
  • 10 Downing Street
  • Official Site of the British Monarchy

Maps

• Mapquest
• AtlaPedia online maps
• Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
• Time Zones of the World
• United Nations Cartographic Section
• United Nations Maps - World Regions
• World Map & Placename Index
• Yahoo! Maps

News Sources

• Google News Current Events
  Google has an excellent page with links to national and international news sources.
• AlltheWeb search international news in 49 languages
• DayPop indexes news sites every day.
• The International Herald-Tribune
• Middle East News Service
• Radio Free Europe
• The Times (London)
• English Edition International Newspapers
• Foreign Language News and Newspapers from MIT
• IndiaPress Indian Newspapers
• Netizen International Newspaper Directory
• Newseum 217 front pages from 28 countries, Daily
• National and International Newspapers from the Internet Public Library
• NewsLink
• Newspapers - USA and Worldwide from Refdesk
• Newspaper Directories
• NewsParadise 120 International English language newspapers
• OnlineNewspapers.com
• Today's Front Pages from 40 countries, from Newseum
• World Wide Newspapers
• World Wide Newspapers from redOzone

Statistics

• International Statistics Sources
• BBC News Country Profiles
• CIA World Fact Book
• Country Studies
• Encyclopedia of Education Statistics
• InfoNation
• POPIN (United Nations Population Information Network)
• Social Science Statistical Data

Symbols and Signs

• Byzant Symbols Religious symbols from both Western and Eastern traditions.
• Dictionary of Symbolism
• Disability Access Symbols
• European Road Signs
• International Road Signs
• Signs, Symbols, Meaning, & Interpretation
• Symbols.com: Encyclopedia of Western signs and ideograms
• Symbols.net

Time and Calendars

• Calendars
• Calendars of the World, Present and Ancient
• Complete Sun and Moon Data
• Greenwich Mean Time
• International Standard Date and Time Notation
• Islamic Calendars
• Jewish Calendars
• Local Times Around the World
• Military Time
• 24 Hour Clock
• Time Zone Converter
• Time Zone Map
• Time Zones of the World
• The World Clock
• World Time Server
• World Time Zones Map
• World Time Zones including Sun Map

Travel

• CIA World Fact Book
• BBC News Country Profiles
• CDC (Centers for Disease Control)
• The World Clock
• ERSys.com - maps and statistics for U.S. cities and towns
• INCORE: Conflict Data Service
• Lonely Planet Guides
• FAA Traveler Information (Federal Aviation Administration)
• Project Visa visa and embassy information, worldwide
• Transportation Security Administration (includes what you can take on flights)
• U.S. Department of State
• U.S. State Department Travel Publications
• WHO World Health Organization
• How Far is it? measures distance between two locations, world wide.