Regional and Country Statistics
ASEANstats - Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Provides key and macroeconomic indicators, trade, FDI, tourism, and other statistical publications like their ASEAN Yearbooks. Also has links to other sources of ASEAN country statistics.
Asian Development Bank - Economics & Statistics page, including:
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific
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. Some issues also in print, Main Library Stacks HC411 .U56
World Development Indicators (full version) Middlebury College & Licensed Users Only
The full subscription version of World Development Indicators includes over 800 time series statistics for countries of the world.
World Bank Key Development Data and Statistics
Provides free access to "the most widely-used, official-source development data from the World Bank and other international agencies." It includes a small subset of the data from World Development Indicators.
The World FactBook - U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
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 6.2
Statistics are primarily economic indicators, but it also includes population, construction, and standard of living indicators. Some data for 30-year period.
UNData - United Nations and other agencies
Formerly called UN Common Database. Most data is annual. Covers a diverse range of topics including socio-economic, environmental, health, and more. See also additional UN Databases. See the UN Monthly Bulletin of Statistics for updates and monthly data for some statistics.
Statistical Universe - Middlebury College & Licensed Users Only
Includes many international statistics on topics such as energy, environment, and development.
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.
IMB Piracy Reporting Centre (ICC Commercial Crime Services)
Includes a live map of piracy attacks and an annual piracy report.
Piracy - Asia-Pacific Area Network (APAN)
News alerts on piracy with links to the news source.