Regional and Country Statistics
ASEAN Statistics - Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Data on ASEAN trade, transport and communication, and macroeconomic indicators.
Asian Development Bank - Economics & Statistics page, including:
Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries
Asian Development Outlook
Country Economic Reviews
Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific - UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Recent analysis and statistics on the countries of the region and specific issues. Also in print, Main Library Stacks HC411 .U56
World Development Indicators (full version) Middlebury College & Licensed Users Only
World Development Indicators - Free Subset - by Country
The full version of World Development Indicators (available to subscribers) includes over 800 time series statistics for countries of the world. A small subset of the data is also available on the World Bank website.
World FactBook - CIA
Basic facts and statistics on countries of the world and other entities.
International Database (IDB) - U.S. Census Bureau
Demographic and socio-economic data for 227 regions and countries.
Penn World Tables 6.1
Statistics are primarily economic indicators, but it also includes population, construction, and standard of living indicators. Some data for 30-year period.
UN Common Database- Middlebury College & Licensed Users Only
Provides over 300 statistical series from 30 specialized international data sources for all available countries and areas. Provides a diverse range of topics including socio-economic, environmental, health, etc. statistics. In most cases time series are available from 1970 or 1980. NOT ACCESSIBLE FROM OFF-CAMPUS.
Statistical Universe - Middlebury College & Licensed Users Only
Includes many international statistics on topics such as energy, environment, and development.
FactSearch - Middlebury College & Licensed Users Only
Particularly useful for very specific facts on current social, economic, political, environmental, and health issues. For example, "what is the rate of deforestation in the Philippines."
Environmental Statistics
Environment in East Asia and the Pacific (World Bank)
provides links to World Bank data and environmental information for this region.
Little Green Data Book 2005 (World Bank - PDF)
Has environmental statistics by region and country.
EarthTrends - World Resources Institute
Statistics on coastal & marine ecosystems; water resources and freshwater ecosystems; economics, business & the environment; energy resources; and other topics. Includes country profiles, maps, and more.
FAOSTAT - UN Food & Agriculture Organization
Free Statistical Databases with time series statistics on agriculture, fisheries, forestry, land use, population, and more.
State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) - UN Food & Agriculture Organization
"A comprehensive, objective and global view of capture fisheries and aquaculture, including associated policy issues." Published every 2 years.
China Fisheries - US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Energy Information - U.S. Energy Information Administration
Current and historical data on energy sources, use, and prices. See especially the International Petroleum Statistics Report.
International Security and Military Statistics
The Military Balance (Print Source)
London: Oxford University Press and International Institute for Strategic Studies, Annual
Main Library Reference UA15 .L65 Latest year (earlier years in stacks)
SIPRI Yearbook [year]: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security (Print Source)
Oxford: Oxford University Press and Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Annual.
Main Library Reference UA10 .S69 Latest year (earlier years in stacks)
Also see SIPRI homepage and SIPRI Databases
Strategic Survey [year]: An Evaluation and Forecast of World Affairs (Print Source)
London: Oxford University Press and International Institute for Strategic Studies, Annual
Main Library Reference U162 .S77 Latest Year (earlier years in stacks)
Drug Trafficking, Human Trafficking, and Piracy
World Drug Report 2005 (UN Office on Drugs and Crime)
Also see Global Illicit Drug Trends
Trafficking in Human Beings (UN Office on Drugs and Crime)
See their publications and links.
Piracy - Asia-Pacific Area Network (APAN)
links to organizations, articles, and statistics.