Seeks "to improve national statistics and their international comparability; to promote close coordination of the statistical activities in Europe of international organizations; to respond to any emerging need for international statistical cooperation ar
“Most of the UIA online databases are freely accessible without any registration. This applies to World Problems - Issues, Global Strategies - Solutions, Human Development, Bibliography (issues), Human Values, Integrative Concepts, Patterns and Metaphors.
A comprehensive list of all heads of government, current and previous to about 1700, with brief historical outlines, flags, and more. Also lists of leaders of international organizations, war and colonial indexes, information on titles of nobility, and links.
Links to key gateway sites, research centers, international organizations, NGOs, and more.
Lists 'heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders not occupying either of those formal positions) of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases.' Also has a chronicle of relevant events since 1996, some international organizations, and recent foreign ministers .
'The directory is intended to be used primarily as a reference aid and includes as many governments of the world as is considered practical.... Regimes with which the United States has no diplomatic exchanges are indicated by the initials NDE.' Updated we
