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World population

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2004 World Population Data Sheet: The 2004 World Population Data Sheet offers demographic data and estimates for all the countries and major regions of the world. The rundown provides a look at regional and national contrasts in age structure, population growth, life expectancy, income, and other determinants that mark today's deep demographic divisions. Also available in PDF.
Author: Population Reference Bureau
Subjects: world population
DeweyClass: 304
Resource type: document
Cairo Conference on Population and Development: Historical record of the conference and the programme of action agreed by world leaders, high ranking officials, representatives of non-governmental organisations and United Nations agencies in Cairo from 5-13 September 1994.
Author: Linkages
Subjects: development studies, world population
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: document collection, index
CIA World Factbook: Extensive reference work containing recent basic information about every country in the world, including details of geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
Author: CIA
Subjects: development studies, international relations, world economic data, world history, world population, world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 351
Resource type: reference document
Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS): Collection of publications, reports, databases and mailing lists concerned with food production, trade and consumption. Uses maps, satellite images, population data, and information on food shortages, crop prospects, current and present agricultural situations and weather conditions to assess productivity throughout the world. Available in English, French and Spanish.
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Subjects: agricultural research, food production, world economic data, world population
DeweyClass: 338.19
Resource type: documents, images
Global Population Distribution Database: Project providing a database depicting the worldwide population distribution. Makes use of the most recent data available. Includes background to the project, a description of the database, the methodology used to create and define the dataset, an analysis of the projects result, and a facility to download the database.
Author: US Government Geological Survey
Subjects: geographical data, population studies, world population
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: reference data
Global Population Project: Provides demographic information for countries, their administrative areas, cities, and towns, arranged alphabetically by country name. General statistics relating to world population and images of each country's national flag are also available.
Author: Helders, Stefan
Subjects: population studies, world population
DeweyClass: 304
Resource type: reference data
Globastat: Presents a collection of comparative country rankings based on data in the CIA World Factbook. Broad categories comprise geography, people, government, economy, communications, transport, and the military.
Author: Ibadov, Azer
Subjects: world economic data, world population
DeweyClass: 310
Resource type: reference data
Gridded Population of the World: Analysis of world population using latitude and longitude quadrilaterals for population information rather than countries.
Author: CIESIN
Subjects: world population
DeweyClass: 304
Resource type: reference data
Hunger Site: Offers the opportunity to donate food to hungry people around the world, paid for by sponsors. Documents donation totals since June 1999, and a breakdown of totals donated by each country. General facts about hunger are available in over 50 languages, and an index of hunger and relief organisations is provided.
Author: Hunger Site
Subjects: food consumption, poverty, world population
DeweyClass: 362.5
Resource type: documents
IDB Population Pyramids: Allows display of population pyramids (graphs that show the distribution of population by age and sex) for a range of countries.
Author: US Census Bureau
Subjects: population studies, world population
DeweyClass: 310
Resource type: reference data
InfoNation: Database allowing comparison of statistical data between United Nations countries. Up to seven countries can be selected and combined with variables under the headings: geography, economy, population and social indicators.
Author: United Nations Publications
Subjects: world economic data, world population
DeweyClass: 310
Resource type: reference data
Intute: social sciences - population and area statistics: Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to demography.
Author: Intute
Subjects: population studies, world population
DeweyClass: 304
Resource type: index
NationMaster.com: Nation Master allows users to generate graphs based on numerical data extracted from the CIA World Fact book and provides comprehensive statistical details on any country in the world. Also allows users to create their own comparative graphical and statistical data on any number of countries according to nationality, geographic areas, political affiliations and commercial affiliations. More specifically, Nation Master has 335 statistical data sets, ranging from library books, forested land, Internet users, and airports to crime, economic development, and the environment. Whilst being fully searchable, Nation Master provides links to interesting facts and links to national profiles that include the available statistics for each country, images of the country's flag and a political map. Users can also browse numerous maps of the world and flags of the world.
Author: NationMaster.com
Subjects: crime, economic development, economic performance, statistics research, world economic data, world maps, world population
DeweyClass: 310
Resource type: maps, reference data
Population and Reproductive Health: As part of the Development Gateway which provides information on sustainable development and poverty reduction, this collection of resources relates to population and reproductive health. Key issues such as migration and refugees, fertility and mortality, sexually-transmitted diseases, and population and the environment are addressed, and programs and projects, a calendar of events, and a selection of daily news sources are featured.
Author: United Nations Population Fund
Subjects: poverty, reproduction, world population
DeweyClass: 304.6
Resource type: documents, index
Population Index Online: Quarterly bibliography published since 1935, and a major reference tool to the world's population literature. It presents an annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other material on population topics.
Author: Princeton University
Subjects: geographical data, population studies, world population
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: bibliography, journal
PRB: World Population Data Information: International population estimates and projections which consider birth and death rates, rate of natural increase (RNI), infant mortality, fertility, life expectancy, demography, use of contraception, and GNP per capita. Gives totals for the world, more and less developed areas, and also for individual countries.
Author: Population Reference Bureau
Subjects: world population
DeweyClass: 304.6
Resource type: reference data
Social Science Data on the Internet: Extensive collection of Internet sites of numeric social science statistical data, data catalogs, data libraries, social science gateways, financial and economic census files.
Author: University of California San Diego
Subjects: social science links, world economic data, world population
DeweyClass: 310
Resource type: reference data
Sources of Statistics and Market Data: Links to sets of demographic data and macroeconomic data for various countries, with a content summary for many sources.
Author: Blakeman, Karen
Subjects: macroeconomics, world economic data, world population
DeweyClass: 310
Resource type: index
Statistical Resources on the Web: Index to sources of statistical data available on the Web. Sources are arranged by category, including agriculture, demographics, economics, environment, housing, politics and science.
Author: University of Michigan Documents Center
Subjects: economic performance, housing, world economic data, world population
DeweyClass: 310
Resource type: reference data index
UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund: Information, reports, press releases and facts from UNFPA, and links to related population and reproductive health issue resources.
Author: United Nations
Subjects: world population
DeweyClass: 304.6
Resource type: institution
United Nations Scholars' Workstation: A collection of texts, finding aids, data sets, maps, and pointers to print and electronic information. Subject coverage includes disarmament, economic and social development, environment, human rights, international relations, international trade, peacekeeping, population and demography.
Author: Yale University
Subjects: human rights, international relations, international trade, nuclear weapons, united nations, world population
DeweyClass: 341.23
Resource type: index
World Population Profile: 1998: Data on world population, fertility, mortality, contraceptive use and related demographic topics, compiled by the US Census Bureau. Includes a chapter focusing on HIV / AIDS in the developing world.
Author: US Census Bureau
Subjects: world population
DeweyClass: 304.66
Resource type: reference data
World Travel Guide: Basic reference information about every country in the world, including area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
Author: Columbus Press
Subjects: geographical data, world population, world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: documents