Country background

Holy See (Vatican City)

• The Holy See
• Presidency of the Governorate of Vatican City State
• Vatican City State

• BBC News Profile - Vatican
  A guide to history, politics and economic background of countries from BBC News.
• CIA World Factbook - Holy See (Vatican City)
  Country profile provides information on country background, geography, people, government, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
• Human Rights Watch - Holy See
  Country background, news and reports related to human rights.
• IAEA - Holy See (Vatican City State)
  Country factsheet on multilateral and safeguard agreements from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
• ITC - Holy See
  Country-specific trade and market profiles, map, and trade statistics from the International Trade Centre (ITC).
• Library of Congress - Holy See
  Country portal and resources compiled by the Library of Congress subject experts.
• UNESCO World Heritage - Holy See
  Cultural and natural heritage properties and documents on the World Heritage List.
• United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Holy See
  Country profile covering history, politics, economy, human rights, relations with the UK, and travel.
• United Nations Statistics Division: Environment Snapshot - Holy See
  Country snapshots offer national environment statistics.
• U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics - Vatican City
  U.S. trade in goods (imports, exports and balance) with Vatican City.

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Articles and Databases

• 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.
• 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.
• United Nations Common Database (UNCDB)
  "UNCDB provides selected series from numerous specialized international data sources for all available countries and areas."

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Diplomatic Relations
Diplomacy, Programs and Aid

• Embassy of the United States to the Holy See
  Diplomatic representation of the U.S. to the Holy See.
• EU Relations with Holy See (Vatican)
  Overview, country strategy, EU support, and documents on the European Union's relations with Holy See.
• Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations
  Website of member state missions and their representatives to the United Nations.
• ReliefWeb - Holy See
  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 - Holy See
  News, operations, statistics, background, analysis and policy, and maps from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
• U.S. Department of State - Holy See
  U.S.-Holy See relations, diplomacy, and country background notes.
  • Background Notes - Holy See
    Provides country background and foreign policy information for the American public from the Department of State's Bureau of Public Affairs.

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Health

• Department of Health and Welfare

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Peacekeeping and Military Information

• Gendarme Corps
  Responsible for security and the enforcement of laws, as well as providing police protection for all persons and buildings within the city-state.
• 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 Holy See).

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Resources in the Catalog

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

  Electronic Resources	Print and Electronic Resources
  holy see or vatican and econom*	holy see or vatican and econom*
  holy see or vatican and histor*	holy see or vatican and histor*
  holy see or vatican and politic*	holy see or vatican and politic*
  holy see or vatican (government publications only)	holy see or vatican (government publications only)

  
  The * replaces up to five characters in a word.

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