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Catalogs, Databases, Indexes, and Search Engines

• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
  Federal print and electronic publications
• Congress.gov
  Search engine for legislative information
• govinfo
  Information from all three branches of the federal government
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service
  Federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information
• Science.gov
  Search engine for government science information and research results
• USA.gov
  U.S. government's official Web portal

Statistical Resources

• American FactFinder2
  Census Bureau Information.
• Bureau of Economic Analysis
  Resource for Industry, Regional, National, and International economic accounts data
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  Resource for labor market activity, working condition, and price change data
• Census Bureau
  Portal to a variety of census and governmental statistics
• Federal Reserve
  Statistics related to finance and banking, such as credit, interest rates, and exchange rates
• National Center for Education Statistics
  Main source for statistics about education
• National Center for Health Statistics
  Main source for statistics about health and medicine
• Data.gov
  Statistics from the executive branch of the federal government
• State of the Cities Data Systems
  Information on housing and economic development from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Policy Development and Research

Business Information

• SEC Filings (EDGAR)
  Financial information on public companies
• NAICS Codes
  Numeral codes representing industries
• Beige Book
  Also known as Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions
• USASpending.gov
  Information on how the government spends money

Information on Foreign Countries

• World Factbook
  Basic background information for countries around the world, compiled by the CIA
• U. S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets
  Brief information on countries, compiled by the Department of State
• Country Studies
  Book-length descriptions and analyses of countries, compiled by the Library of Congress
• TravelState.gov
  Information for international travelers
• Global Gateway: World Cultures and Resources
  World cultures information, compiled by the Library of Congress
• CIA FOIA: Electronic Reading Room
  Portal to read declassified information from the CIA and request access to CIA information

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