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General Information Sources in ET2
The Europa World Year Book, JN1. E89 (ET2 reference desk) [included in Europa World Plus from the Library's Find Information page; available to authorized IUB users only]
The World Factbook, PrEx3.15: (ET2 reference desk)
The World Factbook
World Development Indicators, HC59.69.W68 (ET2 reference desk)
WDI Online [see Library's Find Information page; available to authorized IUB users only]
Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific, HA1665.S73 (LC reference)
Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific
Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 1996-
Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries
Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries, HC411.A754 (LC reference)
China 2020 Series: search series in IUCAT for individual titles and call numbers (LC stacks)
World Bank China Library on CD-ROM: China 2020 and Other Sector Reports, HC427.92.W675 1998 (CD-ROM collection)
Portals to the World [from LC]
Country Information [from the State Dept. Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 1/20/2001-]
China: A Country Study, D101.22:550-60/988 (SuDoc stacks)
China: A Country Study

Census/Population
International Data Base (IDB) (population statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau)
World Population Policies, HB883.5.W67 (LC stacks)
World Population Policies
Women and Men in the ESCAP Region, HQ1726 .S72 no.18 (LC stacks)
ESCAP Population Data Sheet
Population and Family Planning Laws, Policies and Regulations
Major Figures of the Fourth National Population Census of China, HA4631.5.C58 1991 (LC stacks)

Crime
International Crime Statistics [archived site; latest data available: 1997]
International Crime Statistics, HV6208.I57a (LC reference) [1950-1999; not all years available]
Crime Statistics [1970- ; from UNODC]

Culture/Cultural policy
World Culture Report, CB430.W67 (ET2 LC reference) (Includes statistics on such topics as tourism, world heritage sites, and access to mass media and information technology); see Unesco Institute for Statistics Data Centre for more current information.
World Heritage List [Mostly cultural but also includes some natural properties]

Development plans
China's Development Priorities, HC427.95.Y87 2006 (LC stacks)
MDG Monitor documents individual countries' efforts to meet the UN's 8 Millennium Development Goals.

Economy/Commerce
Country Commercial Guides [from Stat-USA]
Trade Information Center [from the International Trade Administration]
People's Republic of China and the IMF
Reports and profiles from the Economist Intelligence Unit
Historically Planned Economies, HC704.H48 1993 (LC reference)
Asian Development Outlook
Asian Development Outlook, HC411.A17 (LC reference)
People's Republic of China [from ADB]
China Maritime Customs and China's Trade Statistics 1859-1948, HJ7071 .L96 2003 (LC stacks; CD-Rom cabinets)
China in a Globalizing World, HC427.95.C4565 2005 (LC stacks)
Trade Policy Review: People's Republic of China, HF1604.T73 (LC stacks)
Sustainable Energy in China: The Closing Window of Opportunity, HD9502.C62 S868 2007 (LC stacks)
Invest in China
CCPIT & CCOIC [China Council for the Promotion of International Trade/China Chamber of International Commerce]
The People's Bank of China

Education/Literacy
Ethnologue (summary information on literacy and languages)
The Country Dossiers from IBE include links to recent national reports to ICE [45th- ], country profiles, statistics and official government documents on education.
The Development and Reform of Education in China, 1995-1996, LA1131.82.D48 1996 (LC stacks)
The Development of Education for All in China [2001], a4984822 (ET2 frontlog)
National Literacy Policies
Literacy Facts and Figures in Asia and the Pacific

Environment/Sustainable development
Nations of the Earth Report, v.1 (summary data), HC79.E5 U446 1992 (ET2 reference desk)
Earth Summit (full report), GE170.U556 1993 (high-use CD-Roms)
The National Information pages of the UN Division for Sustainable Development (established by UNCED) include 1997, 2002 Country Profiles, National Assessment Reports and other environmental information.
State of the Environment in Asia and the Pacific, GE160.A78 S83 (LC reference)
State of the Environment China 1998

Government information/Official publications
Nations of the World, from the Law Library of Congress, includes links to legal and governmental resources.
Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Embassy of the People's Republic of China
The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China
Government Gazettes Online
National Bureau of Statistics of China
China Data Online [see Library's Find Information page; available to authorized IUB users only]
For a guide to the Library's print/microform holdings of China's statistical yearbooks, see East Asian & Pacific Statistical Yearbooks at Indiana University Bloomington Libraries.

Hong Kong
See separate page for Hong Kong

Human rights/Social conditions
Human Development Report, HD75.H85 (ET2 reference desk)
Human Development Reports, 1990-
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices [includes Macau], Y4.In8/16-15: (SuDocs reference)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices [1999-]
Social Indicators [from the United Nations]
WHOSIS [WHO Statistical Information System]
Women Watch: Follow-up to Beijing: National Plans of Action
Women in China: A Country Profile, HQ1726.S72 no.10 (LC stacks)

Macau Special Administrative Region
Macau: An Administrative Region Study
Statistical Indicators for Asia and the Pacific, HC411.S73 (LC stacks)
Statistical Indicators for Asia and the Pacific
Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific, HC411.U58 (LC reference)
Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2004
Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific, HA1665.S73 (LC reference)
ESCAP Population Data Sheet [2000-]
Country Commercial Guides [from Stat-USA]
Trade Policy Review: Macau, HF1605.T732 (LC stacks)
Monetary Authority of Macao
Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute
Government of Macau
Statistics and Census Service
Anuário Estatístico, HA1950.M3 A3 (LC reference, in English)
For a comprehensive listing of online country information resources, see Foreign Information by Country from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Politics/Government
FIRST [Facts on International Relations and Security Trends] provides information on such topics as conflicts and military expenditures.
For a comprehensive listing of online country information resources, see Foreign Information by Country from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Tibet
The Government of Tibet in Exile
Portals to the World [from LC]