Americas Program - Policy briefs and analysis from the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Includes information on migration, sustainable development, and trade.
Background Notes - Country Information - U.S. Department of State background notes, arranged by country.
CIA World Factbook
Elections Around the World: Wiki provides a comprehensive and detailed anaylses of recent elections. Now a part of Wikipedia.
Electronic Embassy provides links to staff and resources for the DC embassy community. For a directory of embassies worldwide use U S Embassy.gov.
Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) - Searchable by subject.
Statesman's Yearbook - Annual. Online ebook.
World Government Data - Not just for the US, but you need to work a bit to find the international statistics available here. Find the international chart listing for easy access to the various online (free) sources of data for the different countries.
