General Sources:
International Information
Global
Data | Americas | Europe/Middle
East | Asia | Africa
| Australasia
Global Data
CIA
World Factbook
The place to go for country-by-country snapshots of the world we live
in today (topics covered include demographics, language, economy and society
trends). Somewhat surprisingly, for a site provided by an organization
renowned for its secrecy, the site is open and easy to navigate.
CountryWatch
Fee-based information provider offers geopolitical and economic surveys
for a large number of countries, as well as breaking international news
and analysis.
globalEDGE™
Resource Desk
Very well-maintained site by the Michigan State University's International
Business Resource Desk that features exhaustive resources on all aspects
of international business and global trade on the Web. Covers governments,
statistics, news, travel, cultures, finance, and trade. Contains information
on the business climate, political structure, history, and statistical
data from over 201 countries. Includes regional and country-specific links
in addition to a general overview of each geographic area.
The
Internationalist: Business Information
Organized by country, with extensive links to international business,
financial information, legal resources, news, and more. Countries covered
stretch from Andorra to Yemen.
International
Statistical Agencies
For those needing economic, health, and demographic statistics for countries
other than America, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics offers a helpful
site. Researchers will find an alphabetized list of every nation in the
world and the leading source of statistics in each of the nations. Practically
all the data is free, presented in English, and highly organized.
International
Trade Statistics
International Trade Statistics by Country and Product - Imports 2001-2008.
ITC (International Trade Center) works in t partnership with the World
Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Rutgers
University Resources For International Business
Links to websites and databases on international business, including background
research, economics, statistics, news, and industries, by nation or region.
"Digital
Librarian": Links To World Newspapers
Metadata site with links to directories of newspapers, both American and
global. Descriptions of sites cut down the searching time considerably.
However, the usefulness of the site is somewhat undermined by sites such
as Newslink (see below).
NewsLink
A website with searchable links to details of national, and city newspapers.
Organized within geographic areas in such groups as dailies, business
papers, campus publications, alternative news, and weeklies. The place
to start tracking down who covers what news where.
Americas
Industry
Canada
Overview of leading Canadian economic indicators. From the main pages
links are also available to Canadian business directories, how-to guides
to doing business in Canada, and other useful country-specific information.
Statistics
Canada
Official site for Canadian Census and other government-produced data and
statistics.
Instituto
Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
Brazilian official economic and demographic data and statistics.
Instituto
Nacional de Estadística y Geografía
Official site for economic, social, and census data for Mexico.
PERU
Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI)
Website for official Peruvian statistics. However, like those of several
other statistical agencies in the region, the site is not available in
English.
Instituto
Nacional de Estadistica - Uruguay
Like its Peruvian counterpart, the site for the national statistics agency
of Uruguay is not available in English.
Analítica.com
While not being an official government source, this site for Venezuelan
statistics.
Instituto
Nacional de Estadísticas
The official site for the statistics agency of Chile. Once again, not
available in English.
Departamento
Administrativo Nacional de Estadística
Colombian Department for statistics website. Content is not available
in English.
Europe/Middle East
World
Advertising Research Center (WARC)
Although global in proclaimed focus, the site's information is dominated
by European news. Information is available on marketing communications
print, television, radio, cinema, and outdoor media.
Statistik
Austria
Official site for Austrian statistics.
Statistics
Belgium
Home of Belgium's statistics agency and its reports and data.
Statistics
Denmark
Official site for Danish government statistics, both economic and social.
Institut
National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
- France
T he French official statistical agency. This link is to the English version
of the website.
Statistisches
Bundesamt Deutschland - Startseite
This site is the English version of the Federal Statistical Office Of
Germany
Hellenic
Statistical Authority (EL.STAT.)
This is the English version of the National Statistical Service Of Greece
Central
Statistics Office Ireland
The Central Statistics Office Ireland is responsible for the collection,
compilation, extraction and dissemination for statistical purposes of
information relating to economic, social and general activities and conditions
in the State
ISTAT:
Italian National Institute Of Statistics
Offical body responsible for statistics in Italy. This link is to the
English version of the website.
Statistics
Netherlands
Statistics Netherlands publishes official Dutch statistics for use in
practice, policymaking and science. Also Dutch regional statistics and
historical statistics. The website is in both Dutch and English.
Statistics
Norway
Statistics Norway compiles official statistics and analyses social, economic
and environmental development in Norway. This site is published in Norwegian
and English.
Instituto
Nacional de Estatística
Portugal's official home for national statistics. This link is to the
English version of the website.
Instituto
Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute Spain)
This link is to the English version of the website.
Statistics
Sweden
Statistics Sweden is an administrative agency that is tasked with producing
and communicating statistical data. This link is to the English version
of the website.
Office
for National Statistics (United Kingdom)
This website provides information about the statistics published by the
Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Swiss
Statistics (Swiss Federal Statistical Office)
The Swiss Federal Statistical Office publishes quantitative information
on Switzerland in a multitude of fields. This link is to the English version
of the website.
Federal
State Statistics Service (Russian Federation)
The system of state statistics covers district, regional and federal levels,
as well as Moscow and St. Petersburg. It comprises 89 regional committees
and 2,200 district departments. This link is to the English version of
the website.
Türkiye
Istatistik Kurumu (State Institute Of Statistics - Turkey)
Turkish Statistical Institute compiles and assesses data and information,
produces, publishes and disseminates statistics.
Central
Bureau Of Statistics (Israel)
Primary location for Israeli government data and statistics.
Asia
National
Bureau Of Statistics Of China
Official government statistical agency provides a wealth of economic and social
material not readily available elsewhere.
Census
Of India
Official site of the Indian census bureau and its related data.
India
Image
Official gateway to online information from the government of India.
Statistics
Indonesia (Badan Pusat Statistik Indonesia)
The data on the website is derived from its comprehensive statistical activities,
comprises of periodic information on structure and growth of economy, social change,
and development. Those statistics may be derived from its own researches and surveys
as well as from other government department as secondary data. This link is to
the English version of the website.
Statistics
Bureau Of Japan
This website is published by the Statistics Bureau and the Director-General for
Policy Planning (Statistical Standards). This link is to the English version of
the website.
Statistics
Korea (South Korea)
As a central goverment organization for statistics, the Statistics Korea publishes
various economic and social statistics.
National
Statistics Office, Philippines
The National Statistics Office (NSO) is the major statistical agency responsible
in collecting, compiling, classifying, producing, publishing, and disseminating
general-purpose statistics.
TNSO:
The National Statistical Office, Kingdom Of Thailand
The NSO is the statistical information center for Thailand. The data available
consists not only of data produced by the NSO but that those produced by other
government agencies as well. The statistical data collection presented on the
English version of the website is only a part of more completed data collection
in Thai Version of this website.
Census
And Statistics Department: SAR Of Hong Kong (Of People's Republic of China)
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) is the provider of official statistics
in Hong Kong. This link is to the English version of the website.
Statistics
Singapore
Statistics Singapore collects, compiles and disseminates a wide range of economic,
business, household and population data. This link is to the English version of
the website.
Ministry of Economic Affairs & Statistics, Government of Pakistan
This website provides data from: Pakistan's Federal Bureau of Statistics, Population
Census Organization, and Agricultural Census Organization. This link is to the
English version of the website.
Department
of Statistics Malaysia
The Department of statistics malaysia's responsibility is to collect, interpret
and disseminate latest and real time statistics in the monitoring of national
economic performance and social development. This link is to the English version
of the website.
Africa
StatsOnline
(Statistics South Africa)
Official home of South African government data, including the census.
Australasia
Australian
Bureau Of Statistics
Official statistical organization for the Australian government has both data
and easily accessed links to other government data sources.
About
New Zealand (govt.nz)
Official government portal for information on New Zealand, including published
statistics, and political and historical outlines.
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