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• Belgian Federal Government (limited English content, site in Dutch and French)

• Belgian Monarchy
• Belgian Parliament
  • Belgian Chamber (in Dutch and French only)
  • Belgian Senate (limited English content, site in Dutch and French)
  • Constitution
• Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
• Prime Minister of Belgium (in Dutch and French only)
• Statistics Belgium

• BBC News Country Profile: Belgium
  A guide to history, politics and economic background of countries from BBC News.
• CIA World Factbook - Belgium
  Country profile provides information on country background, geography, people, government, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
• European Union - Belgium
  The EU is a supernational union comprised of 27 member states.
  • CORDIS - Belgium
    Member state site for the European Union's CORDIS (Community Research and Development Information Service for Science, Research and Development).
  • EUbusiness - Belgium
    Country profile, business guides, and business news from EUbusiness (an independent online business information service about the European Union).
  • European Judicial Network - Belgium
    Information on how to obtain justice in civil and commercial matters.
• FAO and Belgium
  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 Belgium
  Provides quick statistics on human development, economy, labor force, and population from the United Nations Development Programme. Country factsheet is also available.
• Human Rights Watch - Belgium
  Country background, news and reports related to human rights.
• IAEA - Belgium
  Country factsheet on multilateral and safeguard agreements from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
• IEA - Belgium
  Country information, energy-related statistics, graphs and publications from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
• IMF - Belgium
  Country information, reports and publications from the International Monetary Fund.
• ITC - Belgium
  Country-specific trade and market profiles, map, and trade statistics from the International Trade Centre (ITC).
• Library of Congress - Belgium
  Country portal and resources compiled by the Library of Congress subject experts.
• OECD - Belgium
  Country information, statistics, publications, and news from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
• OHCHR - Belgium
  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).
• UNEP - Belgium
  Country environmental profile from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
• UNESCO Worldwide - Belgium
  Highlights cooperation between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its Member States.
  • UNESCO Communication & Information - Belgium
    Country profile, news and links to related projects and websites.
  • UNESCO Institute for Statistics - Belgium
    A selection of national statistics on education, literacy, science and technology, culture, and communication.
  • UNESCO Education Worldwide - Belgium
    Education statistics, publications, plans, ministries, and news for Member States.
  • UNESCO World Heritage - Belgium
    Cultural and natural heritage properties and documents on the World Heritage List.
• United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Belgium
  Country profile covering history, politics, economy, human rights, relations with the UK, and travel.
• United Nations Country @ a Glance - Belgium
  Country overview, news, economy, environment, health and technology from the United Nations Cyberschoolbus.
• United Nations Statistics Division: Environment Snapshot - Belgium
  Country snapshots offer national environment statistics.
• United Nations Statistics Division: National Accounts - Belgium
  "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 - Belgium
  U.S. trade in goods (imports, exports and balance) with Belgium.
• U.S. Commercial Service - Belgium
  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 - 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).

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Articles and Databases

• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Declassified Documents
  Declassified information available from the FOIA Electronic Reading Room. Enter "Belgium" 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 "Belgium" as the search term.
• Declassified Documents Reference System CU
  Search this database to find declassified documents related to Belgium.
• 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. The site also includes databases that focus on individual topics.
• Digital National Security Archive CU
  Database of primary declassified documents regarding critical U.S. policy decisions. Enter "Belgium" as the search terms.
• 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."
• 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.
• United Nations Common Database (UNCDB)
  "UNCDB provides selected series from numerous specialized international data sources for all available countries and areas."
• 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.

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Diplomatic Relations
Diplomacy, Programs and Aid

• Council of Europe and Belgium
  "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.
• Embassy of Belgium in Washington, DC
  Diplomatic representation of Belgium in the United States.
• Embassy of the United States in Brussels, Belgium
  Diplomatic representation of the U.S. in Belgium.
• European Commission Representation in Belgium (no english content, in French, Dutch and German)
  Country site for the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union.
• Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations
  Website of member state missions and their representatives to the United Nations.
• Permanent Representation of Belgium to NATO
  Belgium 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.
• ReliefWeb - Belgium
  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 - Belgium
  News, operations, statistics, background, analysis and policy, and maps from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
• United Nations Division for Sustainable Development - Belgium
  Economic, social and environmental policies and plans for sustainable development from the UN Department Economic and Social Affairs.
• U.S. Department of State - Belgium
  U.S.-Belgium relations, diplomacy, and country background notes.
  • Background Notes - Belgium
    Provides country background and foreign policy information for the American public from the Department of State's Bureau of Public Affairs.
• World Bank - Belgium
  World Bank data, projects, and research.
• World Trade Organization - Belgium
  Provides key information on trade statistics, WTO commitments, disputes, trade policy reviews, and notifications for member countries.

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Health

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

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Peacekeeping and Military Information

• Belgium: 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."
  • 2000: Arrest Warrant of 11 April 2000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Belgium)
  • 1999: Legality of Use of Force (Serbia and Montenegro v. Belgium)
  • 1962: Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Company, Limited (Belgium v. Spain)(New Application: 1962)
  • 1957: Sovereignty over Certain Frontier Land (Belgium/Netherlands)
• 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 Belgium).
• United Nations Security Council Non-Permanent Member - Belgium
  The UN Security Council is responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security. The Council is composed of five permanent members — China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States — and ten non-permanent members that are elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms and not eligible for immediate re-election. Belgium is a non-permanent member.

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Resources in the Catalog

• The Library Catalog, Chinook
  There are numerous secondary, federal, and international sources of information on Belgium available in the collection.
  
  Try these searches to see some of the resources in Chinook, the library catalog:

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

  
  The * replaces up to five characters in a word.

For additional foreign information, arranged by subject, try the Subject Page.

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• Foreign Relations and International Aid
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