Green box page: Holy See

  The Holy See (Vatican City)

General Information Sources in ET2

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: (latest shelved SuDoc reference); for holdings and locations of other print editions see IUCAT.

The World Factbook

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

West European Studies [from IUB Wells Library]

Census/Population

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

World Population Policies 2009

Culture/Cultural Policy

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

Unesco Institute for Statistics Data Centre

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

Crime

Crime Statistics [1970- ; from UNODC]

Government information/Official publications/Statistics

Nations of the World, from the Law Library of Congress, includes links to legal and governmental resources.

Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations

The Holy See

Vatican City State

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

Human rights/Social conditions

Social Indicators [from the United Nations]

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.