GBLS 1101: Introduction to Global Studies: Government Publications

Biannual report includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in coffee."

U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress, by April 30 of each year, a full and complete report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation.

Learn about embargoes and sanctions through the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") of the US Department of the Treasury administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on US foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign countries, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers, and those engaged in activities related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

The most detailed data set on the operations of multinational companies available. This data is used to assess the role these companies play in the global economy.

USDA'S Global Agriculture Information Network (GAIN) provides timely information on the agricultural economy, products and issues in foreign countries since 1995 that are likely to have an impact on United States agricultural production and trade. U.S. Foreign Service officers working at posts overseas collect and submit information on the agricultural situation in more than 130 countries to USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), which maintains the GAIN reports.

Provides international comparisons of hourly compensation costs; productivity and unit labor costs; labor force, employment and unemployment rates; and consumer prices.

An annual publication that reviews the mineral and material industries of the United States and foreign countries. The Yearbook contains statistical data on materials and minerals and includes information on economic and technical trends and development. The Minerals Yearbook includes chapters on approximately 90 commodities and over 175 countries.

Before traveling abroad, consider viewing the latest Travel Warnings from the State Department. Current Travel Warnings are issued to describe long-term, protracted conditions that make a country dangerous or unstable.

An independent, quasijudicial Federal agency with broad investigative responsibilities on matters of trade.

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) publishes and updates this online directory of chiefs of state and cabinet members of foreign governments. The directory (which is updated regularly) is intended to be used primarily as a reference aid and includes as many governments of the world as is considered practical, some of them not officially recognized by the United States

An electronic treaty database spanning the 20th century