International information varies in both quantity and availability, frequently due to language issues. The links provided here are for internationally-collected information. Many nations collect and publish their own statistics as well. For more help, please contact Judith Downie, Humanities and Government Documents Librarian at CSUSM.

General

United Nations Official Document System

Population                                 

Population and Housing Censuses
Includes both Demographic Yearbook and summary reports from the United Nations.

World Population Clock (US Census Department)

Social and Legal

Health (World Health Organization)
Discussion of issues and current problems in health around the world

Human Rights
United Nations' site for the Declaration of Human Rights, statistics and reports.

Law (Guide to Law Online)
Assembled by the Library of Congress to link to sources on government and law throughout the world including multinational, national and US territories.

Nations of the World
Assembled by the Library of Congress, links are provided to constitutions, governing bodies and legal resources.

Specialized Census

AquaStat (Water)
Collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization (United Nations) Statistics Division on water sources and use.

Key Development Data & Statistics
Collected by the World Bank and includes Country Profiles.

World Census of Agriculture
Collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization (United Nations) Statistics Division. Although data has been collected every 10 years, beginning with 1980, the available data is for 1990 and 2000.

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