International Business: Websites

These reports present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic, political and market analysis. Prepared by the U.S. Department of State.

U.S. Department of State provides facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of countries around the world.

Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities provided by the CIA.

Created by the International Business Center at Michigan State University (IBC).

Comprehensive information about exporting, compliance and enforcement of trade laws and regulations, trade agreements, trade barriers and tariffs, market research and more.

Surveys and reports about significant foreign barriers to U.S. exports by country.

Internet resources of interest to the practice or study of entrepreneurship, small business, and economics. Provided by the Library of Congress.

Managed by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce's International Trade Administration.

An organization of 186 countries working to foster global cooperation. Includes country information -- IMF reports & publications arranged by country.

Provides an international section detailing labor and employment comparisons and statistics.

Statistics on goods and estimates of services shipped from the U.S. to foreign countries and those entering the U.S. from foreign countries. Plus a database of all U.S. exporters and their characteristics.

The World Bank's Doing Business project provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms in 189 economies and selected cities at the subnational level.

Detailed country maps, fact sheets, press releases, and more brought to you by the U.S. Department of State.