Information USA

Provided by the Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State, Information USA is an authoritative resource for foreign audiences seeking information about official U.S. policies, American society, culture, and political processes.

Geographical Information about the United States

• U.S. Gazetteer for searching for a place in the U.S.

History of the United States

• Biographies of U.S. Presidents
• Documents of American history 
• Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 
• Constitution, 1787

Speeches

• Inaugural addresses of the Presidents of the United States

U.S. Government

Executive Branch

• President of the United States (First Lady) 

• Vice President of the United States 
• White House 
• Federal Agencies and Commissions

Judicial Branch  

• Supreme Court of the United States
• Supreme Court Collection of the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School

Legislative Branch

• U.S. Senate
• U.S. House of Representatives

Official Federal Government Web Sites

• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch 
• Legislative Branch
• Outline of U.S. Government

Americana and Statisitcs

• Score and Text of the National Anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner"
• Information on the flag of the U.S., "The Stars and Stripes" 
• American holidays
• Population of the United States according to the U.S. POPClock Projection of the U.S. Census Bureau
• U.S. Census Bureau for statistical information

Miscellaneous Information and Links

• Information on the Green Card Lottery
• List of various dictionaries 
• General Tables of Units of Measurement, including Tables of Equivalents 
• Mileage Calculator for determining distances  
• Information about Daylight Saving Time 
• Information about zip codes and area codes 
• White pages and yellow pages address, fax and telephone information under 
• www.switchboard.com or www.infospace.com

Travel Information

Studying in the United States

Online information about universities and colleges

• America's Best Graduate Schools - U.S. News & World Report
• Peterson's Education Portal 
• EmbarkCom 
• The AdmissionsOffice.Com
• Alphabetical lists of universities under American Universities.
• Study in the USA, a resource for international students

Information on various admission tests

• The Educational Testing Service Network
• Official TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) Website 
• GRE OnLine (Graduate Record Examinations) 
• GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) 
• SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) 
• ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) 
• USMLE(United States Medical Licensing Examination)  

Consumer Information

For information on visas please contact the Consular Section