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GDP (ppp) per CAPITA: $46,900 (2008 est.)
Inflation Rate: 3.8% (2008 est.)
Population: 307,212,123 (July 2009 est.)
Country Risk Ratings: A2
Ease of Doing Business: 3/181
Global Competitiveness: 1/134

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ASIA & MIDDLE EAST & United States: U.S.-ASEAN Business Council: The U.S.-ASEAN Business Council provides headline news, events, highlights of major dealings like the signing of an agreement, and some background information on Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Brunei, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Also, a business guide is provided about doing business in Southeast Asia.

China & United States: China Business Information Center: The China Business Information Center is an excellent place to find information about U.S. export regulations, Chinese law and trade regulations, Chinese trade leads, information about evaluating your exporting decisions, and much more.This page is provided by The United States Government Export Portal.

Cuba & United States: U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council: The site aims to provide an efficient and sustainable educational structure in which the business community may access accurate, consistent, and timely information on matters regarding United States and Republic of Cuba commercial, economic, and political relations. They act as business advisories and have a guide to Cuban customs and etiquette.

Ethiopia & United States: Embassy in Washington D.C.: The Ethiopian Embassy in Washington DC provides valuable information about visa requirements, news from the country, information for investors and some travel/cultural insights.

Hong Kong & United States: Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office USA: The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office USA provides business and governmental information on Hong Kong including slide shows, a business overview, economic background, several reports, news, travel and tourism information. The site also has links to the Hong Kong's main government site and various US offices.

India & China & United States: India, China and America Institute (ICA Institute) Newsletter: The India, China and America Institute (ICA Institute) Newsletter is a weekly online publication by the ICA Institute. It offers a generous sampling of news, and comments and analyses about India, China, and the United States. A few areas of focus include commercial growth, emerging markets, and policy-making in these three markets.

Iraq & United States: Export.gov Iraq: This is a special page provided by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce for business related information in Iraq. Through links on the left and right hand columns, you can reach a "doing business guide", an FAQ, industry overviews, market opportunity write-ups, etc.

Jordan & United States: The American Chamber of Commerce in Jordan: Striving to encourage trade between the United States and Jordan, this organization provides information on the free trade agreement between the two countries. It also includes various publications related to doing business in Jordan and the United States.

Russia & United States: Embassy of the Russian Federation: This is the website of the Russian embassy in Washington D.C. The site provides comprehensive information on political, economical, cultural, scientific, and business related topics. There is also a foreign policy news secion available in English and Russian.

Saudi Arabia & United States: U.S. - Saudi Arabian Business Council: This organization has the objective of promoting trade and investment between Saudi Arabia and Unites States. The site provides facts about Saudi Arabia as well as detailed information about the Saudi Arabian economy such as the budget, foreign investment act, and economic indicators.

South Korea & United States: The Korea Economic Institute: KEI is a non-profit, educational organization that addresses all aspects of relations between the United States and the Republic of Korea with particular focus on economic issues. KEI produces four publications, including: Korea Insight (monthly), Korea's Economy (Spring), Joint U.S.-Korea Academic Studies (Winter), and Midyear Publication (Fall). All publications are in PDF format.

Understanding India: The New Frontier for American Business: Executive Briefing: India presents a huge untapped business opportunity for American executives. But many myths hinder the success of Western companies in India. Five common fallacies ranging from outsourcing, to finance, to marketing, are cleared in this article.

United States: American Association of Exporters and Importers (AAEI): AAEI maintains a close and constructive liaison with the U.S. Customs Service, working side-by-side with Customs managers on regulatory and policy initiatives that affect the efficiency and profitability of U.S. companies involved in international trade. The web site has sections for trade job postings, trade news, trade events etc.

United States: The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR): USTR is responsible for developing and coordinating U.S. international trade, commodity, and direct investment policy, and overseeing negotiations with other countries. The web site offers global, regional, and bilateral trade information, links for trade sectors and capacity building reports.

United States: United States Council for International Business (USCIB): USCIB has built an global network of industry affiliations to shape international regulation and expand market access for U.S. products and services. The site offers business services, terms and seminars, international networking opportunities and policy advocacy.

United States: 2008 Statistical Abstract of the United States: Detailed statistical data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Available in Excel and PDF formats, the tables offer a wide range of current and historical statistics on demographic, social and economic data. A very useful source.

United States: ABCNews.com - Business: The online news site of the ABC Network provides extensive continuing coverage of both domestic and international business news.

United States: Advertising Age: A pre eminent source of marketing, advertising and media news, information, and analysis. The site provides daily news as well as weekly features. The site is integrated well with its sister publication Advertising Age International (listed separately under News/Periodicals - Global) to provide both domestic and international focus.

United States: American Bankers Association (ABA): The ABA was created in order to represent banks on a more national level and to provide financial institutions, households, and other related parties with information about the current state of the banking industry. The site features professional development (such as online training), publications and surveys on products, government relations, and solutions for several aspects of financial services.

United States: American Frozen Food Institute: In addition to news articles, the America Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) provides information and statistics on various sections of the industry, a listing of industry events, presentations from conferences, and information about the frozen food industry. The site also contains AFFI’s remarks on various public policy issues.

United States: American Marketing Association: The American Marketing Association (AMA) provides useful resources to professionals, students and academicians, in the field of marketing, to develop essential skills to succeed in their careers. Membership is required attending AMA's development workshops and conferences. This site also provides free resources such as information on local media and statistics resources.

United States: Bizjournals: Bizjournals.com is the online division of the American City Business Journals. It covers business news nation-wide and for 42 U.S. localities, industry-specific news, advice columns, and other tools and resources for businesspeople. The site is updated daily.

United States: Bloomberg Business News: The online edition of Bloomberg Business News. Extremely detailed, including news from world markets and headlines from many newspapers around the world.

United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis: Provided by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has resources to the current releases on reports, estimates, projections, laws and regulations on topics such as international trade in goods and services. It provides focuses on national, international, regional and industry levels, with featured topics such as balance of payments, gross domestic products, and more.

United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis: International Accounts Data: BEA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Data about U.S. International Accounts including balance of payments, exports/imports, investment position, international services, trade in goods and services, and direct investment is provided. Current data is in HTML format, while older data is usually in a zip file.

United States: Business 2.0: The online edition of the monthly Business 2.0 magazine gives daily updates on business innovation, technology and business news insights.

United States: Business Week: This online version of the publication Business Week provides the user with a wealth of news specific to the United States as well as business news on Asia and Europe. The Companies section highlights industry news and the Investing section includes a Company Insight Center for detailed information on a specific company. Business Week online offers added value through a weekly email feature.

United States: Business.gov: Business.gov is an initiative by the US government in an effort to help small businesses remain successful. Various government agencies provide information to businesses including how-to guides, laws and regulations, business development assistance, answers to common questions, and more.

United States: Census Bureau Economic Briefing Room: Current and past numbers for all U.S. Economic indicators with links to actual releases for full information and charts for visual representation. The site also includes a release calendar for future economic releases.

United States: Court of International Trade: The official website of the United States Court of International Trade provides introduction about the court, information about the attorneys in the court, electronic case files, and rules and forms. In addition, it also provides information regarding the trade adjustment assistance.

United States: Department of Commerce (DOC): The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Provides the information and tools to maximize U.S. competitiveness and enable economic growth for American industries, workers, and consumers. It has information on current news topics, departments within the commerce organization, economic analysis, office locations in each state, and much more. Site available in English and Spanish.

United States: Economic Research Service: data: state fact sheets: The state fact sheets, provided by the Economic Research Service, offer information for every state in the United States, in the following categories: population, employment, income, farm characteristics, as well as farm financial indicators.

United States: Expo Web: Expo Web gives users strategies and solutions for trade show, convention, and corporate event management. The site provides resources on market trends, benchmark/research, for-profit shows, planning and budgeting, and more. In addition, the site provides worldwide resources and updated news on shows and events.

United States: Export.gov: Export.gov brings together resources from across the U.S. Government to assist American businesses in planning their international sales strategies and succeed in today’s global marketplace. This site features market research and trade leads from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Commercial Service, export finance information from Export-Import Bank and the Small Business Administration and agricultural export assistance from USD.

United States: Fortune: Fortune is a global business magazine providing business, investment, career, management and small business news and information. This online version includes stories from the publication itself as well as researched and ranked lists such as Global 500 or Fortune 500. The information on the site is available free of charge.

United States: Institute for International Research: Events on topics like banking and insurance, health care, market research, and others can be found on the Institute for International Research's website. A calendar of general events is also included.

United States: International Trade Administration (ITA): This is the official website of the International Trade Administration (ITA) of the Department of Commerce. It provides access to ITA's information and services regarding U.S. international trade policy. With its search engine, readers can easily find local offices, analysis reports, trade statistics, and other international trade related information.

United States: International Trade Commission: The USITC Interactive Tariff and Trade DataWeb provides international trade statistics and U.S. tariff data to the public full-time and free of charge. U.S. import statistics, export statistics, tariffs, future tariffs and tariff preference information are available on a self-service, interactive basis.The data have been compiled from tariff and trade data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Treasury, and the U.S. International Trade Commission.

United States: International Trade Commission (USITC): This independent, semi-judicial federal agency provides users access to reports and publications on tariffs, economy, and trade, U.S. industries and the global trends that affect them, along with the updated and published Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS).

United States: International Trade Data System (ITDS): The International Trade Data System (ITDS) collects and processes information on American trade. Trade data, export and import resources, industry profiles, country profiles as well as general information for importers and exporters are provided.

United States: Know Before You Go: Provided by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Know Before You Go provides regulations for U.S. Residents traveling abroad. Topics covered include documents necessary to enter the United States, declarations, duty free exemptions, sending goods to the United States, restricted items, and food allowed to be brought into the U.S.

United States: Manufacturing.gov: Focusing on competition of manufacturers in the United States, Manufacturing.gov provides a report called “Manufacturing in America” as well as news articles and event listings. Also included is information on the Manufacturing Council, whose reports can be accessed. Lastly, a series of working groups are discussed in this site; presentations are provided for the topics covered in the “Research and Development” working group.

United States: NASDAQ

United States: National Agricultural Statistics Service: The official statistics website of US Agricultural Department provides not only statistical information regarding US agriculture, but also information on US economy, demographics, and environment. It also provides search engine allowing readers to find information about a specific state or county.

United States: National Association of Manufacturers (NAM): NAM focuses on enhancing the competitiveness of manufacturers by shaping a legislative and regulatory environment. The institute has news articles, manufacturing indicators, information on trade deficits and data from the global to the state level. In addition, NAM provides synopsis on various issues ranging from human resources to legislation to trade and energy.

United States: National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc.: Links to Freight Forwarders: Powered by the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc. (NCBFAA), this page provides useful links to associations, government agencies and international trade agencies of freight forwarders within, as well as outside the United States, including the Canadian International Freight Forwarding Association (CIFFA) and the Boston Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association.

United States: National Trade Data Bank (NTDB): Provided by the United States Government, the National Trade Data Bank (NTDB) is the ultimate source for credible trade leads and timely market research. You can carry out a quick search under several databases including the International Trade Library and the National Export Directory.

United States: New York Stock Exchange

United States: NOW Globalization Debates: PBS furnishes viewers with information about globalization, and examines the pros and cons of the trend. There are links available to other debates on globalization, relating to politics, economy, culture, science, and much more. The site also has discussion boards and links to other news stories pertaining to related subjects.

United States: Nuclear Energy Institute: The Nuclear Energy Institute offers information on a myriad of topics including caring about the environment, nuclear technology, and power plant safety. Also, the institute provides statistics and information on public policy issues like “top ten reasons why nuclear power is vital to America’s energy policy.”

United States: Ohio Trade Statutes - a Lexwork International exclusive: This document provides a thorough description of Ohio’s laws regarding distributorships, franchise agreements, monopolies, trade relationships, and other specific types of businesses. Prepared by: Walter & Haverfield LLP.

United States: Organization for International Investment (OFII): OFII provides insourcing statistics and information on policies issues affecting the role of U.S. subsidiaries abroad. OFII covers topics like government procurement, taxes and securities regulations.

United States: Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC): The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) is a U.S. government agency that assists private companies who invest in less developed countries by providing financing and insurance to the business community overseas. The Publications and Resources section provides country-specific reports as well as research on OPIC supported sectors.

United States: Product Distribution Laws in Minnesota - a Lexwork International exclusive: This document outlines MInnesota's laws regarding franchises, distributors, sales representatives, and how their contracts are to be created. Prepared by: Mackall, Crounse & Moore PLC.

United States: Sales and Distributorship Contracts in New Jersey - a Lexwork International exclusive: This document describes New Jersey’s Sales Representatives’ Rights Act, Freedom of Contract, and the Franchise Practice Act in depth and how these laws determine business actions. Prepared by: Fox Rothschild LLP.

United States: Sales and Distributorship contracts in Pennsylvania - a Lexwork International exclusive: This document defines Pennsylvania’s laws pertaining to Freedom of Contract and Franchises. Also discussed is the Commissioned Sales Representative Act and Pennsylvania’s economic background. Prepared by: Fox Rothschild LLP.

United States: Sales Representation and Distributorship Contracts in Maryland - a Lexwork International exclusive: This document describes Maryland's freedom of contract laws, and their restrictions on non-compete provisions and exclusivity. The Maryland Fair Distributorship Act is also explained in detail, along with information regarding sales taxes. Prepared by: Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP

United States: Sales Representative and Distributorship Contracts in California - a Lexwork International exclusive: This document discusses the specifics of sales representative and distributor arrangements in California. It primarily focuses on the operations of wholesalers, as well as franchisee/franchisor contracts. This gives a detailed description of common issues that arise in these relationships and the laws that govern them. Prepared by: AterWynne LLP Attorneys at Law.

United States: Sales Representative and Distributorship Contracts in Delaware - a Lexwork International exclusive: This document provides an overview for the legal climate of conducting business in Delaware. It also includes a section on freedom of contract. Prepared by: Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLC

United States: Sales Representative and Distributorship Contracts in Illinois - a Lexwork International exclusive: This document describes the Illinois Sales Representatives Act (ISRA) in detail and how it affects all aspects of business, from the manufacturer to the sales representatives. It also discusses exemplary damages, attorneys’ fees, forum-selection clauses and other common issues regarding contracts. Prepared by: Shefsky & Froelich Attorneys at Law.

United States: Sales Representative and Distributorship Contracts in Indiana - a Lexwork International exclusive: This document outlines how Indiana law applies to the relationships between companies, sales representatives, and distributors. It also defines Indiana’s restrictions for terms in written contracts, exclusivity and anti-trust considerations, non compete provisions and choice of law. Prepared by: Kightlinger & Gray, LLP.

United States: Sales Representative and Distributorship contracts in Massachusetts - a Lexwork International exclusive: This document describes how Massachusetts law regulates agreements with a sales representative or distributor. It also outlines the process for handling contracts and the exceptions for freedom of contract, terms in contracts, employment laws and business taxes. Prepared by: Sherin and Lodgen LLP.

United States: Sales Representative and Distributorship Contracts in Michigan - a Lexwork International exclusive: This document describes Michigan’s use of Freedom of Contract and its exceptions. The Michigan Sales Representative Act and Michigan’s limitations on the enforceability of non-competition agreements are also briefly described. Issues such as absent or ambiguous terms, oral contracts, franchise relationships, taxes and antitrust laws are discussed as well. Prepared by: Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.

United States: Sales Representative and Distributorship Contracts in Oregon - a Lexwork International exclusive: This document provides the legal framework that a manufacturer who is interested in pursuing a sales representative or distributorship arrangement in Oregon should follow. Brief summaries of potential legal issues involving contracts, representative statutes, noncompetition provisions, franchise details, tax implications, and Oregon antitrust laws are also included. Prepared by: AterWynne LLP Attorneys at Law.

United States: Sales Representative and Distributorship Contracts in Utah - a Lexwork International exclusive: This document examines Utah’s freedom of contract laws, and its specific exception: the Utah Sales Representative Commission Payment Act. It also describes several other common issues in sales representative or distributorship arrangements such as noncompetition provisions, franchise or business opportunity possibilities laws, tax implications, and antitrust law complications. Prepared by: AterWynne LLP Attorneys at Law.

United States: Sales Representative and Distributorship Contracts in Virginia - a Lexwork International exclusive: This document covers legal issues dealing with business contract law in the State of Virginia. It has information on the topics such as ‘Freedom of Contract,’ ‘Franchise,’ and ‘Noncompete Provisions.’ Prepared by: Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP

United States: Sales Representative and Distributorship Contracts in Washington - a Lexwork International exclusive: This document provides a brief description of the Washington Sales Representative Statue along with many of the common issues that arise such as wholesale agreements, commission deadlines, and post termination commission contingencies. It also touches on several other potential issues such as noncompetition provisions, franchise or business opportunity possibilities, tax implications, and Washington antitrust laws. Prepared by: AterWynne LLP Attorneys at Law.

United States: Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE): SCORE is a non-profit organization sponsored by the US Small Business Administration. SCORE members are retired or working executives with in-depth expertise in a wide spectrum of businesses nationwide. The site offers information for starting, growing, managing or financing your business. SCORE provides free, confidential counseling to small-business owners and those interested in starting businesses.

United States: Small Business Administration (SBA): Dedicated to assisting small businesses in the U.S., the SBA offers numerous how-to guides, training programs, newsletters, statistics, news, local office contacts, law and regulatory assistance, and other resources. Contact SBA for export development loan and guarantee services. SBA's 8a program can also help small business gain access to government contracts.

United States: Small Business Exporters Association (SBEA): SBEA is a trade advocacy networking organization supporting small and medium-sized U.S. business exporters. SBEA makes government leaders aware of the needs of exporters and shows them how they can be more effective in addressing issues of concern to small and mid-sized exporters. Must become a member to access most websites benefits.

United States: STAT-USA: STAT-USA is the one-stop for business and economic information provided by the Department of Commerce. STAT-USA gathers the most crucial and timely trade, business and economic information from over 50 Federal agencies. Providing quick and easy access to thousands of files, including trade statistics, overseas contacts, market research reports and daily foreign and domestic procurement opportunities. This service, although offered for an annual fee, is highly recommended for businesspeople or researchers in international trade.

United States: The Advocacy Center: The prime responsibility of The Advocacy Center is to promote U.S. exports and help create and retain U.S. jobs by coordinating strong U.S. government support to large, medium-sized, and small companies competing for international opportunities. The government group oversees resources from 19 U.S. government agencies in the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) to ensure that sales of U.S. goods and services have the best possible prospects overseas. The site provides news articles on the Advocacy Center and their program. Registration is an option on this site, however not mandatory. Registering on the Export.gov community is used to contact members regarding specific trade opportunities, trade events, or export-related information of special interest.

United States: The Bureau of Consular Affairs: Provided by the U.S. Department of State, the Bureau of Consular Affairs section provides information on traveling abroad for U.S. citizens as well as information pertaining to traveling to the U.S. Also available are requirements for traveling to certain regions of the world like the Caribbean.

United States: The Conference Board Business Cycle Indicators: The Conference Board's leading cycle index plays a prominent role in forecasting business cycles, other leading indicators, the associated coincident and lagging indexes, and over 200 other important economic series. The site also carries description of the composite index methodology and guides on using economic data. Most of the information can only be accessed through a fee-based subscription.

United States: The United States Chamber of Commerce: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce represents more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions and focuses on advancing human progress through an economic, political and social system. This site offers a wealth of business information, services, news and resources, including research, statistics, list of associations and local chambers.

United States: The Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law - a Lexwork International exclusive: This document describes the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law and the Wisconsin Franchise Investment Law in depth. Prepared by: DeWitt Ross & Stevens Law Firm.

United States: Trade Compliance Center: The Trade Compliance Center is a website of the United States Department of Commerce. It provides bilateral treaties and trade agreements between the United States and other countries. Also, it offers friendship treaties with countries like Austria, Finland, Nepal and Norway.

United States: Trade Compliance Center: The Trade Compliance Center (TCC) is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration. Information includes country and regional information for American exporters, provides market information on all regions of the world, updated compliance news, trade agreements, worldwide trade and government links, and works to ensure foreign compliance with US trade regulations.

United States: Trade Data On-Line: The site provides crucial trade data for Canada and US. Data can be found on imports and domestic exports for the last five years, categorized by SIC codes, commodity groups, and country of origins (or destinations). This site is also listed under Canada. Provided the Industry Canada.

United States: Trade Information Center: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Trade Information Center is a source of information about all federal export assistance programs, as well as country and regional market information. Trade promotion events, financing information, trade leads, tariff and tax information, and more are provided.

United States: Trade Statistics from the Office of Trade and Economic Analysis: A vast amount of trade related information from one of the offices of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Includes over 90 tables of statistics for major manufacturing groups and products, employment, wages, capital expenditures and trade; up-to-date monthly analysis of U.S. trade balances with tables on goods trade; exports by state to the world and selected markets; an export performance report on over 250 U.S. cities; and over 100 tables of goods and services trade by country and region.

United States: TradeStats Express: Powered by the United States Department of Commerce, TradeStats Express (TSE) provides useful trade data for the United States (U.S.) on a national as well as a regional level. Users can find data on global patterns of U.S. merchandise trade, as well as product profiles within selected markets. For example, if a user can find how much trade the U.S. has done with the rest of world, review global patterns of U.S. merchandise trade, view a map of the world with different highlights for each country showing how much trade the U.S. has conducted with a specific country.

United States: U.S. Business Culture: Hosted by Discover Abroad, this site features articles, guides, and hints on the American social and business culture. Topics covered include communication systems, social and formal events, business dress, and guidelines on business procedures like business financing, marketing, etc.

United States: U.S. Chamber of Commerce: The U.S. Chamber represents members views and informs members about developments in Congress. The news section features both local and international news on trade and business issues. The Statistics and Research Center produces two publications; The Analysis of Workers' Compensation Laws and the Employee Benefits Study. Issues are published annually and available for a fee.

United States: U.S. Chamber of Commerce: ChamberCasts: The U.S.Chamber of Commerce provides webcasts on topics like privacy, trust, competition and energy in the United States. Besides a webcasts on the "International Enforcement Forum," there is a webcasts on "The State of the American Business."

United States: U.S. Commercial Service: This is the official website of U.S. Commercial Service, an affiliate of the U.S. Commerce Department. It provides information on business opportunities for U.S. companies throughout the world. The Business Travel Information section for each specific country provides detailed information on many facets of business culture and etiquette for the country.

United States: U.S. Department of State - Quarterly Reports for Living Costs Abroad: This site provides general information on the costs of living abroad. Some information includes quarters allowances, hardship differentials and danger pay allowances used calculating compensation for U.S. Government civilian employees for costs related to assignments abroad. The user can find prior year reports as well as detailed explanations of methods used.

United States: U.S. Free Trade Agreements: TradeAgreements.gov is a joint venture by the United States Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, State, and Treasury, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative, to keep citizens up to date and aware of developing international trade news and potential trade agreements concerning the United States.

United States: U.S. Merchandise Trade with Developing Countries: A service of USAID, this publication (1999) provides U.S. merchandise trade statistics through regional graphs and tables coupled with commentaries. All tables are downloadable as either Excel or Lotus files.

United States: U.S. State Department: Country Specific Information: This site gives up-to-date information related to traveling abroad. Some examples of information provided include visa requirements, areas of instability, medical information, crime information, dual nationality, drug penalties, and consulate locations. You can also get this service through a mailing list. Subscription information available on site.

United States: U.S. Trade and Development Agency: The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) promotes economic development and U.S. commercial interests in developing and middle income countries. Information on planning activities and projects by region, resources on work with USTDA, news and events, and feasibility studies are available.

United States: United States Bureau of Industry and Security: Powered by the United States (U.S.) Department of Commerce, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) provides the latest guidelines and policies regarding export control, export licensing, re-exports and more. Links to related topics are also listed, such as the Department of the Treasury and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The site also provides information on the current BIS initiatives including the Trans-Shipment Country Export Control Initiative and the U.S.-India High Technology Cooperation. The site is also available in Spanish, Arabic, Japanese and Chinese.

United States: United States Census Bureau: Established by the United States (U.S.) Government, the U.S. Census Bureau provides information and statistics on worldwide topics such as people and households, business and industry, geography, newsroom and special topics including hurricane data and emergency preparedness. Also, an annual capital expenditures survey is available on the site.

United States: United States Customs and Border Protection: Powered by the United States Department of Homeland Security, the United States Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) provides a vast amount of information pertaining to the border. Topics include recent news on border control, fact sheets on the border and trade, resources on border security such as anti-terrorism initiatives and international port security, and various links to information and standards on imports and exports.

United States: United States Department of Agriculture: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) serves individuals and companies that have strong emphasis on agriculture by providing information such as news and updates on regulations on agriculture, locations of agricultural agencies and offices, among other features.

United States: United States Global Technology Network (USGTN): Global Technology Network was created by USAID's Office of Business Development. USGTN is a trade lead system for US firms from private sources in USAID mission regions. These regions include Africa, Asia and the Near East, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe and Independent States. The four key-industries USGTN focuses are the environment/energy, health/medical, agribusiness, and information technologies and communications. Registration is free of charge and the leads are automatically sent to registrant's email address.

United States: United States of America-China Chamber of Commerce: The United States of America-China Chamber of Commerce website provides documentation information on visas and passports. Also available are publications, business etiquette, custom regulations, transportation, and money issues concerning China.

United States: United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC): Provided by the United States Department of The Treasury, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) contains links to various sanction programs of the United States. These sanction programs are both country and topic based, such as Cuba and anti-terrorism sanctions. The page also provides links to OFAC news and guidance.

United States: United States Small Business Administration (SBA): Established by the United States Government, the Small Business Administration's (SBA) mission is to maintain and strengthen the nation's economy by aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests of small businesses. SBA helps small businesses by providing them information on starting, financing, managing, business opportunities and resources on disaster recovery.

United States: US Department of State: The U.S. Department of State is the lead U.S. foreign affairs agency and is responsible for implementing the President's foreign policies. Information on countries, current political situations, treaties between US and countries, and detailed information on the U.S foreign policy for each country is provided. Reports on most countries including country commercial guides, background notes, and reports on economic and trade policies are also available.

United States: US Energy Information Administration (EIA): Detailed information on both U.S. and international energy matters (including an international energy outlook annual report), historical and current data, country reports on energy sectors, mailing lists on energy issues, and information on various fuel groups are available from the EIA.

United States: USA Today - Money: The Money section of the online version of USA Today. Provides full coverage of business news and is continuously updated throughout the day.

United States: USINFO: USINFO is powered by the United States (U.S.) Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs. The website provides information on current U.S. foreign policy and on the American culture.

United States: USITC Trade Database: Published by the USITC (United States International Trade Commission)this site generates user-specific trade reports and summaries between the United States and world regions. Includes up-to-date trade statistics for a number of countries.

United States: Wall Street Journal: The home page of the Wall Street Journal. Offers links to WSJ's web offerings as well as its services. The complete newspaper can be found online. WSJ offers some articles for free, but a paid subscription is required to access select content.

United States: World Trade Magazine: This online logistics journal targets senior management of American companies active in domestic and international trade. It covers different aspects of the global supply chain through news articles, webinars and department specific information.

Unites States: MSNBC Business: MSNBC provides this business news site with news on a variety of topics such as U.S. and World Business, Stocks & Economy, and Money. Videos are available for a few of the top stories.