Product Description
This statistical pocketbook provides a compilation of basic economic, social and environmental indicators for 209 countries and areas worldwide. It covers 57 key indicators in the areas of population, health, surface area, refugees, national accounts, currency, international trade, communications, education, culture, labour force, industrial production, environment and United Nations membership based on over 20 international statistical sources. The layout provides a comprehensive statistical profile of each country or area; and the notes on sources and definitions on indicators provide a guide for further research. This issue of the "World Statistics Pocketbook" also shows comparative data for the years 1990 and 2000.
