Manitoba Legislative Library
Government Outside Canada
Governments and International Organizations
While all external links provided throughout the Virtual Reference Desk are selected by Library staff as possible sources of information, the Library is not responsible for maintaining these external sites nor for their continued availability.
Countries
UN and International Organizations
United States
Countries
Australian Government Information
Official gateway to Australian federal, state, and local government information.
The Commonwealth
Overview of the organization and activities of the Commonwealth Secretariat plus
information on member countries.
U.
S. Dept. of State Background Notes
Facts about land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.
Library of Congress Country Studies
Prepared by the Federal Research Division, this series provides in-depth information on
over 100 countries.
| DirectGov (UK) Entry point to United Kingdom public sector information on the internet. |
Web Sites of National Parliaments
Presented by the Inter-parliamentary Union.
| World Factbook Since 1971 it has been a basic source of information on the countries of the world. |
The Manitoba Legislative Library is a depository library for the official publications of the United Nations.
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
United Nations Children's Fund or UNICEF
UN documents alert - UN Pulse
Selected just-released UN online information including major reports, publications and documents. An archive is available.
UN Info Quest (UN-I-QUE)
A ready reference file created by the UN Library staff to respond to frequently asked
questions regarding UN documents.
| World Trade Organization (WTO) |
State and Local Governments
Indexes and links to U. S. sites.
State Home Pages
All state home pages are accessible here.
State and Local Governments
Indexes and links to U. S. sites.
THOMAS
American federal laws
US General Accounting Office (GAO)
Access the full-text of public GAO documents.
US Department Of Commerce Information Services
Access the U.S. federal budget.
United States Government Manual
As the official handbook of the Federal Government, it provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches.
