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Statistical Abstracts for foreign countries and regions

Individual countries

Statistical abstracts for individual countries may be found by:

1. Doing a subject search in OSCAR under name of country and "statistics" Ex: Italy statistics

2. Examining the area in Main Library Reference between HA744 and HA3001.

3. Trying the following Internet site: National Publications and Statistical Yearbooks: Current Statistics and Internet Sites.

Current National Statistical Compendiums MIC HA155.C87 (No longer current)
The index to this set is titled Current National Statistical Compendiums (Main Library Microforms Reference HA155.C87 Guide). This microfiche set contains full texts of statistical abstracts for countries of the world. However, the set covers only from 1970 through the early '80s. May be useful for those hard-to-find retrospective statistics for this period.

Asia

Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific Main Library Reference HA1665.S82 (NA Internet)
Published by the United Nations. Arranged alphabetically by country. Statistics cover population, agriculture, industry, fertilizers, energy, transport and communications, external trade, and national accounts,

China

China Statistical Yearbook East Asian Studies HA4631.S742 (NA Internet)
Demographic, financial, economic, industrial, trade, tourism, education, culture, health. Also agriculture, postal, telecommunication, sciences, sports, and prices.

China: Social Statistics Main Library Reference HA4631.C42 1986 (NA Internet)
Covers population, ethnicity, climate, utilization and landscaping (percent green) of cities, administrative divisions, age, marital status, work, wages, living expenditures, consumption of consumer goods, electricity, crime, housing, retail, energy consumption, medical services, transportation, welfare, education, culture, sports, political parties and groups and finally daily time allocation. Many data never before reported. Good for picture of China in 1985.

France

France. Annuaire Statistique de la France Main Library Reference HA1211.A41 1997 (NA Internet)
Statistics cover population, environment, employment, consumption, living conditions, culture, leisure activities, research, economy, agriculture, energy, industry, construction, transport and telecommunications, commerce, services, finance, balance of payments, foreign trade, government and administration, and law enforcement.

Germany

Statistiche Jahrbuch Deutscher Gemeinden Main Library Reference HA1330.A1 S7 (NA Internet)
Reflects unified Germany in one volume. Formerly published separately for East and West Germany. Tables cover population, education and culture, theaters and orchestras, economy and production, transportation, finance, taxation, and crime.

Great Britain

Annual Abstract of Statistics Main Library Reference HA1123B (NA Internet)
This key statistical publication covers a wide range of topics for the United Kingdom. Among these are climate, social conditions, labor, production, balance of payments, population, labor, prices and wages, social services, crime, agriculture, tobacco and alcohol, economics, financial statistics, leisure, and weather. etc. Current data are published in Monthly Digest of Statistics HA37.G7A25

Japan

Nihon Tokei Nenkan=Japan Statistical Yearbook Main Library Reference HA1832.J36 1998 (NA Internet)
Arranged by subject, including 25 subject areas. Covers land, population, economy, agriculture, energy and water, finance, trade, prices and land values, family income and expenditures, health education, criminal justice, accidents, and much more.

Latin America

Statistical Abstract of Latin America Main Library Reference Desk HA935C3 (NA Internet)
This large volume cover statistics on geography, environment and land tenure, transportation and communications, population, health, education, vital statistics, disease, water, health, nutrition, family planning, welfare, housing, education, science, politics, religion, military, wages and income distribution, migration, tourism, drugs, crime, industry, production, mining, energy, sea, fisheries, agriculture, forestry, trade, balance of payments, international assistance, debt, investments, national accounts, government policy, prices, exchange rates, interest rates, and gross national product.