AP Comparative Government: What You Need to Know

Links verified 4 February 2009

Comparative Government
and Politics Examination

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EuroDocs
Facsimiles and translations of documents from Western European nations collected and displayed by the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University.
Europa, the official site of the European Union
Press releases and information about the institutions and policies of the European Union.
- The Delegation of the European Commission to the USA maintains a web site which aims its information at an American audience.
ALA Topical Guides for International Organizations
The American Library Association has a long list of links to information from international organizations.
Council of Europe
The COE seeks to establish common and democratic principles throughout Europe.
The Group of 8 (G8)
The organization of the major industrial democracies which coordinates macroeconomic policies.
The International Atomic Energy Agency
The IAEA is the world«s center of cooperation in the nuclear field.
International Monetary Fund
A source of emergency loans to countries with immediate needs if they meet IMF conditions.
NATO
The official site of an organization that is growing and redefining itself.
Organization of American States
The OAS is the region's premier political forum for multilateral dialogue and action.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
The OECD is made up of 30 nations - industrial democracies and some developing industrial democracies. It encourages democratic government and free market economics.
Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC's mission is to coordinate and unify the petroleum policies of Member Countries and ensure the stabilization of oil markets.
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCEurope is the world's largest regional security organization.
Shanghai Cooperation Organization
The main goals of the SCO are strengthening mutual confidence and good-neighbourly relations among the member countries; promoting their effective cooperation; making joint efforts to maintain and ensure peace, security and stability in the region; and to move towards the establishment of a new, democratic, just and rational political and economic international order.
Transparency International
Transparency International is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that evaluates legal, economic, and social systems for honesty and above-board activities. It publishes a yearly ranking of least to most corrupt countries.
United Nations
In English, French, and Spanish, there is information here about the institution and its activities.
The World Bank
A truly trans-national organization active in trade, finance, and development, especially in developing countries.
The World Trade Organization
A global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations

General Sources	Current News Articles	International Organizations
The United Kingdom	The Russian Federation (Rossiyskaya Federatsiya)	The Peoples Republic of China (Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo)
The Federal Republic of Nigeria	The United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos)	Islamic Republic of Iran (Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran)

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If you have problems with any of these links or find links
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