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Germany

Federal Government Portal

Federal Chancellor
Head of government.
Federal Constitutional Court - Bundesverfassungsgericht
Federal Foreign Office
Federal Ministry of Finance (in German only)
Federal Ministry of Justice
Federal President - Bundespräsident
Head of state.
Federal Statistical Office
German Parliament
- Federal Diet (Assembly) - Bundestag
- Federal Council - Bundesrat
Ministries Directory
Statistics Portal

BBC News Country Profile: Germany
A guide to history, politics and economic background of countries from BBC News.
CIA World Factbook - Germany
Country profile provides information on country background, geography, people, government, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
European Union Member States - Germany
The EU is a supernational union comprised of 27 member states.
- CORDIS - Germany
  Member state site for the European Union's CORDIS (Community Research and Development Information Service for Science, Research and Development).
- EUbusiness - Germany
  Country profile, business guides, and business news from EUbusiness (an independent online business information service about the European Union).
- European Judicial Network - Germany
  Information on how to obtain justice in civil and commercial matters.
FAO and Germany
Information on economic and agricultural issues from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It also has a good selection of maps.
Human Development Report on Germany
Provides quick statistics on human development, economy, labor force, and population from the United Nations Development Programme. Country factsheet is also available.
IAEA - Germany
Country factsheet on multilateral and safeguard agreements from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
IEA - Germany
Country information, energy-related statistics, graphs and publications from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
IMF - Germany
Country information, reports and publications from the International Monetary Fund.
ITC - Germany
Country-specific trade and market profiles, map, and trade statistics from the International Trade Centre (ITC).
Library of Congress - Germany
Country portal and resources compiled by the Library of Congress subject experts.
OECD - Germany
Country information, statistics, publications, and news from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
OHCHR - Germany
Country background, treaties, reporting status, calendar of events and publications related to human rights from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR).
UNESCO Worldwide - Germany
Highlights cooperation between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its Member States.
- German Commission for UNESCO
  National office representing UNESCO in Germany.
- UNESCO Communication & Information - Germany
  Country profile, news and links to related projects and websites.
- UNESCO Education Worldwide - Germany
  Education statistics, publications, plans, ministries, and news for Member States.
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics - Germany
  A selection of national statistics on education, literacy, science and technology, culture, and communication.
- UNESCO World Heritage - Germany
  Cultural and natural heritage properties and documents on the World Heritage List.
United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Germany
Country profile covering history, politics, economy, human rights, relations with the UK, and travel.
United Nations Country @ a Glance - Germany
Country overview, news, economy, environment, health and technology from the United Nations Cyberschoolbus.
United Nations Statistics Division: Environment Snapshot - Germany
Country snapshots offer national environment statistics.
United Nations Statistics Division: National Accounts - Germany
"Statistics database contains a complete and consistent set of time series from 1970 onwards of main national accounts aggregates for all UN Members States and all other countries and areas in the world."
U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics - Germany
U.S. trade in goods (imports, exports and balance) with Germany.
U.S. Commercial Service - Germany
Country profile about doing business abroad by the Commercial Service, the global business solutions unit of the Department of Commerce.
U.S. Department of Energy - Germany
Country energy profile for production, consumption, U.S. oil imports, and CO2 emissions.
- U.S. Department of Energy - European Union
  Regional analysis briefs on energy consumption and exports in the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom).
- U.S. Department of Energy - Germany
  Country analysis briefs on energy consumption and exports in Germany.
- U.S. Department of Energy - North Sea
  Regional analysis briefs on energy consumption and exports in the North Sea (Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom).

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Declassified Documents
Declassified information available from the FOIA Electronic Reading Room. Enter "Germany" as the search term.
- National Intelligence Council (NIC) Declassified Documents
  Database of intelligence reports, National Intelligence Estimates, and other publications produced by the National Intelligence Council or its predecessor organizations, the Office of National Estimates and the Office of Reports and Estimates since 1946.
CRS Reports - LexisNexis Congressional CU
The Congressional Research Service (CRS), the research arm of Congress, prepares reports (usually under 20 pages long) on topics of interest to members of Congress. Enter "Germany" as the search term.
Declassified Documents Reference System CU
Search this database to find declassified documents related to Germany.
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Department of Defense Scientific and Technical Reports Collection provides access to citations to unclassified unlimited documents that have been entered into DTIC's Technical Reports (TR) Database, as well as the electronic full-text of many of these documents.
Digital National Security Archive CU
Database of primary declassified documents regarding critical U.S. policy decisions. Enter "Germany" as the search term.
- U.S. Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction: From World War II to Iraq CU
  This database has gathered material from the U.S. government and written essays on weapons of mass destruction from Nazi Germany to Iraq.
EUR-Lex
Free database provides access to European Union treaties, legislation, case-law, parliamentary questions, legislative proposals, the Official Journal of the European Union, and the European Court Reports.
Eurostat
Statistical data and publications from the European Commission.
Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST)
An integrated database containing information on armed conflicts and peace keeping, arms production and trade, military expenditure, armed forces and weapons.
Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
"Public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations."
Human Rights Watch - Germany
News and reports related to human rights.
International Area Studies Europe CU
Collection of databases from the University of Colorado covering Europe.
International Area Studies General CU
Collection of general databases from the University of Colorado covering international issues.
International Area Studies Statistics CU
Collection of international statistics databases from the University of Colorado.
LexisNexis Academic Country & Region Reports CU
News, country briefings, and country risk guides. Filter by country or choose "Country & Region Reports" from publication type.
SourceOECD CU
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) online collection of statistical databases, books and periodicals.
UNdata
UNdata provides a single entry point allowing users to search and download numerous statistical resources of the United Nations System.
WDI Online CU
World Development Indicators (WDI) online contains statistical data on the global economy from the World Bank.
WHO/Europe Databases
Databases of national health statistics and other data on the health situation in European countries.
Worldwide Incidents Tracking System (WITS)
WITS is the National Counterterrorism Center's database of terrorist incidents. The WITS database coverage is currently from 1/1/2004 to 6/30/2007 and is updated quarterly.

Council of Europe and Germany
"Founded in 1949, the Council of Europe seeks to develop throughout Europe common and democratic principles based on the European Convention on Human Rights and other reference texts on the protection of individuals." There are 47 member states.
Diplomacy Monitor (St. Thomas University School of Law)
Indexes current government news releases and other documents on diplomatic issues. Browse for documents by topic or documents issued by or affecting a particular nation.
Embassy of Germany in Washington, DC
Diplomatic representation of Germany in the United States.
Embassy of the United States in Berlin, Germany
Diplomatic representation of the U.S. in Germany.
European Commission Representation in Germany (in German only)
Country site for the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union.
Group of Eight (G-8) Information Centre
The G8 is an international forum for the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Group of Twenty (G-20)
The G-20 is a group of 19 of the world's largest economies and the European Union. The G-20 is an informal forum that promotes open and constructive discussion between industrial and emerging-market countries on key issues related to global economic stability.
NATO Member Country
Germany is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), an alliance of 26 countries from North America and Europe committed to fulfilling the North Atlantic Treaty signed on April 4, 1949.
- Permanent Representation of Germany to NATO (in German only)
  German delegation to NATO.
Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations
Website of member state missions and their representatives to the United Nations.
ReliefWeb - Germany
ReliefWeb, administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), provides news, documents, maps, and background information on emergency assistance by country.
UNHCR
News, operations, statistics, background, analysis and policy, and maps from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Select Germany from the "Browse by country" drop-down menu on the right.
United Nations Division for Sustainable Development - Germany
Economic, social and environmental policies and plans for sustainable development from the UN Department Economic and Social Affairs.
U.S. Department of State - Germany
U.S.-German relations, diplomacy, and country background notes.
- Background Notes - Germany
  Provides country background and foreign policy information for the American public from the Department of State's Bureau of Public Affairs.
World Bank - Germany
World Bank data, projects, and research.
World Trade Organization - Germany
Provides key information on trade statistics, WTO commitments, disputes, trade policy reviews, and notifications for member countries.

UNAIDS - Germany
Country situation analysis and news from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.
WHO - Germany
Information and statistics on the status of public health in Germany from the World Health Organization (WHO).
WHO/Europe
Official site of the World Health Organization Europe (WHO/Europe).
- Country Information - Germany
  Health information, programs, and statistics about countries in Europe.

Germany: Security Assistance
Country-by-country listing provides information on Political-Military-administered security assistance funds from the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. ICJ "has a twofold role: to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States (Contentious cases ) and to give advisory opinions (Advisory proceedings) on legal questions referred to it by duly authorized United Nations organs and specialized agencies."
Library of Congress - Nuremberg Trials (1945-1949)
Trials of 24 political and military leaders of Nazi Germany, indicted for aggressive war, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, were brought to trial before the International Military Tribunal. The four major publications are: the official proceedings of the trial of the major war criminals (The Blue Series), documentary evidence and guide materials from that trial (The Red Series), the official condensed record of the subsequent trials (The Green Series), and a final report on all the war crimes trials held in Nuremberg, Germany, from 1945 to 1949.
Library of Congress - Guide to World War II Materials
This guide gathers in one place links to World War II related resources throughout the Library of Congress Web site.
Library of Congress - World War II Military Situation Maps
Maps showing Allied troop positions beginning on June 6, 1944 to July 26, 1945 in Western Europe.
The Manhattan Project: An Interactive History
Reports, images, including photographs, maps, and drawings from the Manhattan Project in WWII. From the Office of History and Heritage Resources at the U.S. Department of Energy.
National Archives - Holocaust-Era Assets
Record holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) relating to the looting, locating, recovering, and restituting Holocaust-Era assets.
National Archives - World War II Records
Record holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) relating to the Second World War.
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE is responsible for post-conflict elections, human rights and regional military stabilization. There are 56 participating states (including Germany).

The Library Catalog, Chinook
There are numerous secondary, federal, and international sources of information on Germany available in the collection.

Try these searches to see some of the resources in Chinook, the library catalog:

Electronic Resources	Print and Electronic Resources
germany and econom*	germany and econom*
germany and histor*	germany and histor*
germany and politic*	germany and politic*
germany (government publications only)	germany (government publications only)

The * replaces up to five characters in a word.