Comparison and ranking of 200 nation-states on a variety of variables within broad topical areas such as race, religion, geography, climate, military power, vital statistics, and education.

Military power and defense expenditures for countries worldwide are covered in this annual, quantitative assessment. Quantities of equipment and personnel are provided in detail. Published by the IISS, this is the definitive source of its type. Print copies, published from 1965-2010, can be found at Oak Street.

Provides an analysis of recent trends in military expenditures and an account of attempts at arms control and disarmament. Arms production and the worldwide arms industry are documented.

A statistical overview of population and household time use, care of children, education, gainful employment, wages, power and influence, health and lifestyle, and crime and violence from a gendered perspective. Statistics were gathered from 43 member countries of the Economic Commission for Europe and can be found as appendices in Annex 1, 2, and 3. The work also includes a bibliography and explanatory notes.

Population and demographic characteristics for 191 countries and geographical areas, for five year intervals beginning in 1950. The data was assembled by the International Labor Organization and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the U.N. Each country receives two (2) full facing pages of tables, which contain the following data: population by geography/society agricultural, urban, rural, school-age population, density, average annual rate of growth, sex ratio, median age, crude birth and death rate, total fertility, life expectancy, infant mortality, and economic activity of the population. Countries are arranged by global geographic region. There is an instructional introduction, with some notes appended.