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Kenya

General Information Sources in ET2

Africa South of the Sahara, DT4.A254 (latest shelved ET2 reference desk); for other print editions, see IUCAT. Availiable online in Europa World Plus .

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

African Development Indicators; for holdings and shelving locations of print edition, see IUCAT.

Africa Development Indicators

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

World Bank Data Catalog [includes World Development Indicators]

African Development Report; for print editions see IUCAT; also available online at IUCAT.

The Commonwealth Yearbook; for holdings and shelving locations, see IUCAT.

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

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

Kenya: A Country Study (1983), D101.22: 550-56/3 (SuDoc stacks)

African 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

2009 Population & Housing Census Results

Crime

Crime Statistics [1970- ; from UNODC]

Culture/Cultural Policy

Unesco Institute for Statistics Data Centre

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

Development plans

Vision 2030: For links to First Medium-Term Plan (2008-2012) and other documents related to Kenya Vision 2030, see Ministry of State for Planning, National Development. For holdings and shelving locations of print materials, go to IUCAT and search Kenya Vision 2030 in keywords anywhere.

MDG Monitor documents individual countries' efforts to meet the UN's 8 Millennium Development Goals.

Economy/Commerce

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

Kenya and the IMF

Economic Report on Africa [2002- ]

Reports and profiles from the Economist Intelligence Unit

Trade Policy Review: East African Community; for holdings and locations of print editions, see IUCAT.

Trade Policy Reviews [see under Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda]

Investment Policy Review Series [from UNCTAD]

East African Community

COMESA [Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa]

Economic Report on Africa [from UNECA]

Central Bank of Kenya

Monthly Economic Review [from the Central Bank]

Economic Survey; for holdings and shelving locations, see IUCAT.

Kenya Investment Authority

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- ]

Environment/Sustainable development

Nations of the Earth Report, v.2 (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]

Africa Environment Outlook

Lake Victoria Basin Environment Outlook; shelved ALF; go to IUCAT to request.

Kenya Wildlife Service

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

Kenyan Embassy

State House

Office of Public Communications

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)

Statistical Abstract, HA1977.K37 A3 (Research Collection stacks)

Kenya Facts and Figures 2009

For a guide to the Library's print/microform holdings of national statistical yearbooks, see African 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.

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