Ask HN: What are the best government (.gov) designed websites?

12 points by the0nyx ↗ HN
Government websites are known to look outdated, which ones caught your eye?

https://www.uscurrency.gov

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Sweden's (though it's not a .gov)

https://sweden.se/

Sweden has really improved in this regard recently. I also like

- http://rkrattsbaser.gov.se/sfsr (searchable legal database of the legislative organ of govt)

- http://riksdagen.se/ (homepage of the legislative organ of govt, where full transcripts of proceedings are uploaded after at most a day)

- http://www.gov.se/ (general govt portal website)

However, a special mention is necessary for https://www.systembolaget.se/. Sweden has a government monopoly on alcohol, and the state-owned seller is Systembolaget. They were really early with having a well designed website. Their search is advanced and filterable in almost anything you'd want. They were really careful not to break the web by ensuring the back button works, and more importantly, that the current view is reflected in the address field so you can share what you see by copying the addrews and sending it in an email, and so on. Really important stuff that so many get wrong.

The UK's (gov.uk) is pretty modern. Also companies house (the uk company register) (beta.companieshouse.gov.uk).