A powerful online database featuring contact information and biographies from the Worldwide Government Directory with International Organizations, the Worldwide Directory of Defense Authorities, and the Profiles of Worldwide Government Leaders.

The 2009 World PowerBase is now available. When you need to communicate or research top-level government officials anywhere in the world, there is no substitute for World PowerBase. This directory allows users to identify and reach 32,000 elected and appointed officials in 201 countries plus the EU.

Features

1. Multiple Browses:
   • Countries
   • International Organizations
   • Staff & Biographies
   • Keyword Search
   • Mobile Access*
     
2. International news: will track news about world leaders, elections, reorganizations, coups, care-taker governments, resignations, and new IGOs
3. RSS Feeds:
   • CQ Researcher
   • cqpolitics.com
   • Watching America/News
   • Washington Post/World
   • News The New York Times/World

An ideal resource for

• Embassies/diplomats
• Defense agencies
• Reporters/journalists
• State department staff
• IGOs
• Foreign relations consultants/professionals
• International finance professionals/business owners
• International trade professionals/business owners
• Librarians
• Professors of world history
• Professors of international politics
• Students of international politics

Benefits

• Vital information on all countries and the EU: Names and contact information for top leaders (president, vice president, prime minister, cabinet ministers, chief officers of state agencies, legislators, governors of central banks), U.N. ambassadors, state regulatory agencies, memberships in IGOs, foreign embassies located in the country, and a hierarchical structure of the EU plus secretary generals
• Demographic and country facts: capital, currency, religions, government structure, ethnic composition, languages spoken, major political parties, and holidays. Also includes country military data such as branches, military expenditures, military personnel, global ranking as arms importer and exporter, and regiments for 103 key countries
• Intergovernmental Organizations: Names and contact information for president, chair of the board of directors, secretary general, director general, and executive director, along with names and contact information for affiliated world offices
• Staff biographies: For presidents, vice presidents, prime ministers, and cabinet ministers. Provides information on current position, family members, place of birth, education, private career, as well as previous and current positions within the government

* coming soon

Worldwide Government Directory with International Organizations 2009 Edition