The quantity of information disseminated by the federal government on the Web has been equally prolific. However, there are many other countries and international organizations that have been busy setting up Web sites and offering their own information and online publications. Two excellent metasites provide access to the government sites from other countries and for international organizations. Be sure to use the current one maintained by Gunnar Anzinger and available in both German and English. It uses both a hierarchical and an alphabetical arrangement.
Access is via an alphabetical list of countries or by continent and then by country.
The listing for each country uses a uniform format starting off with any general resources and then the major federal sites. After that is a hierarchical listing of departments, ministries, and agencies followed by state institutions, representation in foreign countries, political parties, and additional information. This last category links to World Factbook entries and other basic country information. Within these sections the list can include parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations, central banks, multinational organizations, and political parties. Governments on the Web sports a very basic structure and simple design with almost no graphics, yet it succeeds extremely well at its mission.