The GS Web Directory
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The GS Web Directory
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 | Political Resources on the Net
Editor: Roberto
Cicciomessere, Rome, Italy "Listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around the world." |
| International Constitutional Law (ICL)
Source: Universität Würzburg,
Germany Links to full texts of constitutional documents (translated into English if need be) from around the world. |
| FH Country Ratings Source: Freedom House, New York, NY, USA Rating of the countries and territories of the world according to the level of political rights and civil liberties. Changes during the past year are noted in separate tables. Detailed analysis by country and year. |
| The Observer
Human Rights Index Source:
Guardian Unlimited, London, England. A rating of the world's countries based on reported cases of serious human-rights variations. |
| Press Freedom
Survey Source: Freedom House, New York,
NY, USA Rating of the countries and territories of the world from the point of view of freedom of expression by the media. Four main areas are considered: laws and regulations that influence media control; political pressures and controls on media content; economic influences over media content; repressive actions. |
| Index of Economic Freedom Source:
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Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC, USA and The Wall Street Journal, New York,
NY, USA. Ranking of countries and territories based on various indicators of economic freedom. |
| The EmbassyWeb Source: infoCatch,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands List of links to embassy and consulate web pages, classified by the country in which the diplomatic mission is found. |
| Electoral
Systems / Sistemas Electorales Source:
Political
Database of the Americas, Georgetown University,
Washington, DC, USA [In English and Spanish] Survey of electoral systems (and recent election results) from all the countries of North, Central and South America. |
| Elections around the
world
Source: Wilfried P.C.G. Derksen, The Netherlands [In English, German, Spanish,
French and Dutch] Results of the most recent presidential (where appropriate) and parliamentary (seats and vote percentages) elections in all countries and dependent territories of the world; also, heads of state and government; area, population, capital and flag. Links to political parties and parliaments of various countries. |
UNITED
STATES | Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Washington, DC |
| Boundary-Related Links Source: International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU), University of Durham, United Kingdom |
| Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) / Union interparlementaire Geneva,
Switzerland [In English and French] The organization of parliaments of sovereign States, established in 1889. |
| Chiefs of State and
Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments Source:
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA),
Washington, DC, USA Heads of state and government, members of the cabinet, head of the central bank, ambassador to the US and permanent representative to the UN of all sovereign countries except the US. Not quite up-to-date. |
| World Political Leaders, 1945-
Source: Roberto Ortiz de Zarate, Vitoria,
Spain Chronological listing of heads of state and government (for some countries, also other leaders, such as First Secretaries of the Communist Party in communist countries) for all sovereign countries and dependent territories of the world. Chronologically the listing starts with the establishment of the state in question or World War II, whichever came first. Some countries that no longer exist (e.g. Czechoslovakia, GDR, USSR) are also covered. |
| Rulers Author: B. Schemmel Listing of heads of state and government (for some countries, also other leaders, such as First Secretaries of the Communist Party in communist countries) for all sovereign countries; also for subdivisions of some federal states (e.g. US and Australian States; Canadian Provinces; German and Austrian Länder); some international organizations. The information is, in general, up-to-date. Some countries that no longer exist are included under their main successor states (e.g., for the Soviet Union, look under Russia). Chronological listing is included for most positions, with many going back to the 17th century. |
UNITED STATES | Freedom House New York, NY |
| The Heritage Foundation Washington, DC |
| Century Foundation (TCF) New York, NY and Washington, DC |
| Economic Policy Institute Washington, DC |
| Stalking the Wild Taboo Webmaster: Louis R. Andrews, Augusta, GA, USA Essays and discussions on "taboo" subjects, such as political secessions, racial differences in IQ and the like. |
| Worldwide Directory of Parties
Source: Wilfried P.C.G. Derksen, The Netherlands Links to political party webpages where they exist, otherwise the same information as in Elections Around the World |
| Minorities and Unrepresented Nations in the World Source: Transnational Radical Party, Rome, Italy |
| European Centre for Minority Issues Flensburg, Germany |
| Minority Rights Group International (MRG) London,
United Kingdom Organization devoted to the rights of ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities. |
| Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO)
The Hague, Netherlands "Founded in 1991 ... the UNPO is an international organisation created by nations and peoples around the world who are not represented as such in the world's principal international organisations, such as the United Nations." List of UNPO Members |
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Copyright Gabor Sandi 1998-2004
Flags on this site are from the FOTW Flags Of The World website. |
