World population and W Guide - Resources and Review

Allows display of population pyramids (graphs that show the distribution of population by age and sex) for a range of countries.
 
Basic worldwide reference information for businesses, tourists, and researchers on individual countries' economies, defence, government, weather, geography, and population, as well as links to material covering accommodation and local services.
 
Contains time series for countries and geographical areas covering exchange rates, fund accounts, international liquidity, international banking, money and banking, interest rates, prices, wages, production and employment, international transactions, government finance, national accounts and population. Requires authorization from the Data Archive before access is permitted.
 
Index to sources of statistical data available on the Web. Sources are arranged by category, including agriculture, demographics, economics, environment, housing, politics and science.
 
Provides demographic information for countries, their administrative areas, cities, and towns, arranged alphabetically by country name. General statistics relating to world population and images of each country's national flag are also available.
 
Extensive reference work containing recent basic information about every country in the world, including details of geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co
ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
 
Information, reports, press releases and facts from UNFPA, and links to related population and reproductive health issue resources.
 
Offers the opportunity to donate food to hungry people around the world, paid for by sponsors. Documents donation totals since June 1999, and a breakdown of totals donated by each country. General facts about hunger are available in over 50 languages, and an index of hunger and relief organisations is provided.
 
International population estimates and projections which consider birth and death rates, rate of natural increase (RNI), infant mortality, fertility, life expectancy, demography, use of contraception, and GNP per capita. Gives totals for the world, more and less developed areas, and also for individual countries.
 
A news summary covering the United Nations, global affairs, and key international issues. Topics include health, environment and sustainable development, women and population, international human rights, UN Reform, and peacekeeping and security.
 
As part of the Development Gateway which provides information on sustainable development and poverty reduction, this collection of resources relates to population and reproductive health. Key issues such as migration and refugees, fertility and mortality, sexually
transmitted diseases, and population and the environment are addressed, and programs and projects, a calendar of events, and a selection of daily news sources are featured.
 
Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to demography.
 
Data on population growth, income gap, pollution, and industrial activity, intended to raise questions about the future of the environment. Provides continental and regional summaries, and information on global and regional trends, such as demographics, economics, the environment, and the socio
political environment.
 
Basic reference information about every country in the world, including area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
A collection of texts, finding aids, data sets, maps, and pointers to print and electronic information. Subject coverage includes disarmament, economic and social development, environment, human rights, international relations, international trade, peacekeeping, population and demography.
 
Data on current status and trends in population, nutrition and health for developing countries, including statistics on indicators such as infant and maternal mortality, nutritional status, vaccination coverage, contraceptive use, and population and fertility rates.
 
Project providing a database depicting the worldwide population distribution. Makes use of the most recent data available. Includes background to the project, a description of the database, the methodology used to create and define the dataset, an analysis of the projects result, and a facility to download the database.
 
Quarterly bibliography published since 1935, and a major reference tool to the world's population literature. It presents an annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other material on population topics.
 
Analysis of world population using latitude and longitude quadrilaterals for population information rather than countries.
 
Set of links to selected collections of national statistics.
 
Links to sets of demographic data and macroeconomic data for various countries, with a content summary for many sources.
 
Extensive collection of Internet sites of numeric social science statistical data, data catalogs, data libraries, social science gateways, financial and economic census files.
 
Data on world population, fertility, mortality, contraceptive use and related demographic topics, compiled by the US Census Bureau. Includes a chapter focusing on HIV / AIDS in the developing world.
 
Historical record of the conference and the programme of action agreed by world leaders, high ranking officials, representatives of non
governmental organisations and United Nations agencies in Cairo from 5-13 September 1994.
 
Set of links to selected collections of official statistics.
 
Collection of publications, reports, databases and mailing lists concerned with food production, trade and consumption. Uses maps, satellite images, population data, and information on food shortages, crop prospects, current and present agricultural situations and weather conditions to assess productivity throughout the world. Available in English, French and Spanish.
 
Database allowing comparison of statistical data between United Nations countries. Up to seven countries can be selected and combined with variables under the headings: geography, economy, population and social indicators.
 
Presents a collection of comparative country rankings based on data in the CIA World Factbook. Broad categories comprise geography, people, government, economy, communications, transport, and the military.
 
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