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  South Africa

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- ]

South Africa: A Country Study, D101.22: 550-93/97 (SuDoc stacks)

South Africa: A Country Study

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

Census 2001

Census 2001: Census in Brief; shelved in ALF; go to IUCAT to request.

Crime

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

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 plan

Government's Programme of Action

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]

South Africa and the IMF

Reports and profiles from the Economist Intelligence Unit

SADC Trade

Economic Report on Africa [2002- ]

Trade Policy Review: Southern African Customs Union; for holdings and locations of print editions, see IUCAT.

Trade Policy Reviews [see under Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland]

OECD Country Web Sites: Enhanced Engagement Countries

A South African Trade Policy and Strategy Framework, May 2010

South African Reserve Bank

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

Environment/Sustainable development

Nations of the Earth Report, v.1 (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

State of the Environment Report South Africa [1999-2000]

State of the Environment

Government/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

South African Embassy

South Africa Government Online

Statistics South Africa

About SA

Key Indicators

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.

The United Nations and Apartheid, 1948-1994; shelved in ALF; go to IUCAT to request.

Truth & Reconciliation Commission

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa Report; shelved in ALF; go to IUCAT to request.

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