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Israel

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 U.S. State Dept]

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

Israel: A Country Study, D101.22: 550-25/990 (SuDocs stacks)

Israel: A Country Study

Jewish Studies [from IUB Wells Library]

Middle Eastern and Islamic 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 of Population and Housing

Population of Localities...September 2009

Crime

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

Crime Statistics [from UNODC]

Culture/Cultural Policy

Unesco Institute for Statistics Data Centre

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

Economy/Commerce

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

Israel and the IMF

Reports and profiles from the Economist Intelligence Unit

Trade Policy Review: Israel; for holdings and shelving location of print edition see IUCAT.

Trade Policy Reviews

OECD Country Web Sites: Member Countries

For OECD Economic Surveys: Israel; see OECDiLibrary [IU authorization required.]

Bank of Israel

Education/Literacy

Ethnologue (summary information on languages)

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.

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

International Conference on Education: National Reports [1932- ]

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]

OECD Environmental Performance Reviews is available online from OECDiLibrary; see IUCAT for access [IU authorization required]

Environmental Indicators

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 Israel

Israel Government Portal

Central Bureau of Statistics

Statistical Abstract of Israel

For a guide to the Library's print/microform holdings of Israel's statistical yearbooks, see Near East & North Africa 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 United Nations Statistics Division]

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.

The Palestine Legacy: A Politico-Legal History, 1917-1990; shelved in ALF; go to IUCAT to request.

The Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem: 1917-1988; shelved in ALF; go to IUCAT to request.

UNISPAL [United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine] Includes links to full texts of official documents from the Balfour Declaration (19l7) to present.

Question of Palestine [from the UN]

UNDOF [United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, 1974- ] (on the Golan Heights)

UNTSO [United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, 1948- ]

For a comprehensive listing of online country information resources, see Foreign Information by Country from the University of Colorado Boulder.