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General Information Sources in ET2

Europa World Plus [including Europa World Year Book; see under Palestinian Autonomous Areas] is available to authorized IUB users only.

The World Factbook, PrEx3.15: (latest shelved SuDoc reference; see separate entries for West Bank and Gaza Strip); for holdings and locations of other print editions see IUCAT.

The World Factbook [see separate entries for West Bank and Gaza Strip]

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

World Bank Data Catalog [includes World Development Indicators]

Statistical Abstract of the ESCWA Region; for holdings and shelving locations of print editions, see IUCAT.

Statistical Abstract of the ESCWA Region 2009 [see under Palestine]

Country Information [from the State Dept. Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, 1/20/2001- ; see under Palestinian Territories]

See Israel: A Country Study, D101.22: 550-25/990 (SuDocs stacks) or Israel: A Country Study for history of Palestine.

Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies [from IUB Wells Library]

Census/Population

International Data Base (IDB) (population statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau; West Bank and Gaza Strip are entered separately)

Census 2007

Crime

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

Crime Statistics [from UNODC; see under Palestinian Territory]

Culture/Cultural policy

Unesco Institute for Statistics Data Centre [under Palestinian Autonomous Territories]

Development plan

The Third Arab Report on the Millennium Development Goals 2010 and the Impact of the Global Economic Crises, HC498 .T45 2010 (Research Collection stacks) [see under OPT/Occupied Palestinian Territory]

The Third Arab Report on the Millennium Development Goals 2010 and the Impact of the Global Economic Crises [see under OPT/Occupied Palestinian Territory]

Economy/Commerce

Reports and profiles from the Economist Intelligence Unit [see under Palestinian Territories]

PALTRADE [Palestine Trade Center]

PECDAR [Palestinian Economic Council for Development & Reconstruction]

Education/Literacy

Ethnologue (summary information on languages; see under Palestinian West Bank and Gaza)

Statistical Yearbook [UNRWA Dept. of Education], LA1491.S73 (Research Collection stacks)

Global Education Database [from USAID]

Environment/Sustainable development

Nations of the Earth Report v.3 (summary data; see under Palestine) (shelved ALF); to request see IUCAT.

Earth Summit (full report), GE170.U556 1993 (high-use CD ROM; see under Palestine)

Compendium of Environment Statistics in the ESCWA Region; shelved in ALF; go to IUCAT to request.

Compendium of Environment Statistics in the ESCWA Region 2008-2009

Ministry of Environmental Affairs

Environmental Assessment of the Gaza Strip Following the Escalation of Hostilities in December 2008-January 2009

Government information/Official publications/Statistics

Nations of the World, from the Law Library of Congress, includes links to legal and governmental resources; see under Occupied Territories, West Bank and Gaza.

Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations

Ministry of Information

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

Statistical Yearbook of Palestine 2011

Statistical Atlas of Palestine

For a guide to the Library's print/microform holdings of West Bank/Gaza Strip'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-] [see under Israel and the Occupied Territories]

UNRWA [United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East]

Social Indicators [from United Nations Statistics Division; see under Occupied Palestinian Territories]

Global Health Observatory [from WHO; see under Occupied Palestinian Territories]

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]

UNTSO [United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, 1948- ]

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