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Country Studies
Compiling extensive research done through the Library of Congress, the Country Studies website provides "a comprehensive description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of select countries throughout the world."
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Access to European Union treaties, legislation, acts, international agreements, case law, and the Official Journal of the EU, the EU Pesticides Database, and the EU budget among many other legal resources in 24 languages.