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  Madagascar

General Information Sources in ET2

Africa South of the Sahara, DT4.A254 (LC reference) [included in Europa World Plus from the Library's Find Information page; available to authorized IUB users only]

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: (SuDoc reference)

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]

African Development Indicators, HC800.A5652 (LC reference)

World Bank Africa Database, HC800.A1 W677 (CD-ROM)

Selected Statistics on African Countries, HC800.A1 S44 (LC stacks)

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

Madagascar: A Country Study

Indian Ocean: Five Island Countries, D101.22: 550/54/995 (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, HB883.5.W67 (LC reference)

World Population Policies 2007

Crime

International Crime Statistics [archived site; latest data available: 1995]

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 (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 plan

For Mémoire présenté par le Gouvernement de la République de Madagascar [to UNLDC III, 2001], A/CONF.191/CP/27, search the document number/symbol at Official Document System of the United Nations.

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: Africa Regional Database

Madagascar and the IMF

Reports and profiles from the Economist Intelligence Unit

COMESA [Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa]

Economic Report on Africa [from UNECA]

Trade Policy Review: Madagascar, HF1613.2.T73 (LC stacks)

Ministère des Finances et du Budget

Economie de Madagascar, HC895.A1 E25 (LC stacks)

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 [in French].

Rapport National sur le Devéloppement de l'éducation, LA1790.R36 (LC stacks)

Education and Training in Madagascar, LC95.5.M42 W67 2002 (LC stacks)

Environment/Sustainable development

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 [in French].

Africa Environment Outlook

L'Environnement à Madagascar

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

Institut National de la Statistique

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 (ET2 reference desk)

Human Development Reports, 1990-

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, Y4.In8/16-15: (SuDoc reference)

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices [1999-]

Social Indicators [from United Nations Statistics Division]

WHOSIS [WHO Statistical Information System]

Politics/Government

FIRST [Facts on International Relations and Security Trends] provides information on such topics as conflicts and military expenditures.

Decentralization in Madagascar, JQ3459.5.D42 D43 2004 (LC stacks)

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