http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/icp1009.pdf

Offers charts and statistical tables comparing worker productivity in the United Kingdom with that of Japan, Canada, Germany, Italy, France, and the U.S. From the Office for National Statistics.

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009039

Compares the education system in the U.S. with education systems in the other G-8 countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United Kingdom according to 27 indicators. From the National Center for Education Statistics

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09317.pdf

Reviews factors affecting the economic viability of high speed passenger rail, challenges in developing and financing high speed rail systems, and the federal role in developing U.S. high speed rail. Also reviews high speed rail development in France, Spain, and Japan. From the Government Accountability Office

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/R40439.pdf

To promote an understanding of nuclear weapons, nuclear proliferation, and arms control matters, this report describes which agency in each of nine nuclear countries is responsible for research and development of nuclear weapons and whether these agencies are civilian or military. Covers China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, UK, US . Also traces the history of such agencies in the U.S. from 1942 to the present. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

http://www.loc.gov/law/help/financial_stimulus_plan.php

Examines financial stimulus actions taken by 17 other countries in response to the international financial and credit crisis. Includes China, European Union, France, Germany, Mexico, Russia, and the United Kingdom. From the Law Library of Congress.

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=9671

Compares productivity of the labor force in the United Kingdom with that of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.S., and G7 averages. From the Office for National Statistics.

http://www.ndu.edu/inss/Strforum/SF233/SF233.pdf

Examines French plans for transformation of their armed services in an age of less predictable threats and vulnerabilities. From the National Defense University.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL32459.pdf

Reviews commercial, investment, and trading relations between the U.S. and France, which is the 9th largest trading partner of the U.S. Also focuses on sources of tension between the two countries, especially agricultural trade, government intervention in business activities, and the Iraq War. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08566.pdf

Studies how Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand and the United Kingdom administer VAT type taxes especially with regard to administrative costs and compliance burdens. From the Government Accountability Office.

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08320.pdf

Describes how 10 countries, which are leading investors in the U.S., regulate foreign investment in their own country to protect national security interests. Surveys policies in Britain, France, Germany, Japan, China, Canada, India, the Netherlands, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates. From the Government Accountability Office.

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB786.pdf

Offers analysis and data on trends in the use of military reserve forces by many of the leading military powers in the world. Covers Australia, Britain, Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, and Russia. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.