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General Information Sources in ET2

Europa World Plus [including Europa World Year Book] is available to authorized IUB users only.

The World Factbook, PrEx3.15: (latest shelved SuDoc reference); for holdings and locations of other print editions see IUCAT.

The World Factbook

World Development Indicators, HC59.69.W68 (latest shelved ET2 reference desk); for other editions see IUCAT.

World Bank Data Catalog [includes World Development Indicators]

Country Information [from the State Dept. Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, 1/20/2001-]

Background Notes [from the State Dept., 1990- ]

West European Studies [from IUB Wells Library]

Census/Population

International Data Base (IDB) (population statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau)

World Population Policies; for holdings and shelving locations of print editions, see IUCAT.

World Population Policies 2009

Census [1926- ]

Crime

European Sourcebook of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics

International Crime Statistics, [1950-1999; not all years available]; for holdings and shelving locations of print editions, see IUCAT.

Crime Statistics [1970- ; from UNODC]

Culture/Cultural Policy

Unesco Institute for Statistics Data Centre

Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe [from Council of Europe]

World Heritage List [Mostly cultural but also includes some natural properties]

Development plan

Europe 2020 [from the European Commission]

Economy/Commerce

U.S. Commercial Service Market Research Library [includes Country Commercial Guide]

Trade Policy Review: European Union; for holdings and shelving locations of print editions, see IUCAT.

Trade Policy Reviews [see under European Union]

OECD Economic Surveys: Ireland; available online [IU authorization required] and in print; to access search title in IUCAT.

OECD Economic Surveys: European Union; available online [IU authorization required] and in print; to access search title in IUCAT.

OECD Country Web Sites: Member Countries

Ireland and the IMF

Reports and profiles from the Economist Intelligence Unit

Central Bank of Ireland

Education/Literacy

Ethnologue (summary information on languages)

IBE Databases [from International Bureau of Education] include World Data on Education and Country Dossiers.

International Conference on Education: National Reports [1932- ]

Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators is available online 1998- from OECDiLibrary [IU authorization required]; for holdings and shelving locations of print editions, see IUCAT.

Eurydice: Information on Education Systems and Policies in Europe

Environment/Sustainable development

Nations of the Earth Report, v.3 (summary data); (shelved ALF); to request see IUCAT.

Earth Summit (full report) GE170.U556 1993 (high-use CD-ROM)

The National Information pages of the UN Division for Sustainable Development include reports to the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and other environmental information.

Rio+20 [United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development]

Europe's Environment: The Fourth Assessment; shelved in ALF; go to IUCAT to request.

The pan-European Environment [includes 1st-4th assessments, 1995-2007]

SERIS [State of the Environment Reporting Information System, from EIONET, European Environment Agency]

Environment Policy Review; shelved in ALF; go to IUCAT to request.

Annual Environment Policy Review [from European Commission]

OECD Environmental Performance Reviews is available online from OECDiLibrary; see IUCAT for access [IU authorization required]; for holdings and shelving locations of print editions, search title Environmental Performance Reviews Ireland in IUCAT.

EPA Publications & Reports

European Union

Europa: The European Union Online

Eurostat [Statistical Office of the European Communities]

Eurostat Yearbook; for holdings and shelving locations of print editions, see IUCAT.

Eurostat Yearbook 2011 [inlcudes link to previous editions, 2002-2010]

Government information/Official publications/Statistics

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 Ireland

Government of Ireland

Central Statistics Office

Statistical Yearbook of Ireland [2002- ]

Statistical Yearbook of Ireland; for holdings and shelving locations of print editions, see IUCAT.

For a guide to the Library's print/microform holdings of Ireland's statistical yearbooks, see Europe and Eurasia Statistical Yearbooks at Indiana University Bloomington Libraries.

Human rights/Social conditions

Human Development Report, HD75.H85 (latest at ET2 reference desk); for holdings and locations of other print editions, see IUCAT.

Human Development Reports, 1990-

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices; for holdings and locations of print editions, see IUCAT.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices [1999-]

Social Indicators [from the United Nations]

Global Health Observatory [from WHO]

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.