About the product
This statistical pocketbook provides an easy-to-use international compilation of basic economic, social and environmental indicators for 208 countries worldwide. It covers 57 key indicators in the areas of population, economic activity, agriculture, industry, energy, international trade, transport, communications, gender, education and environment, based on over 20 international statistical sources. Its layout provides an easy-to-view comprehensive statistical profile of each country, while its notes on sources and definitions of indicators provide a valuable guide for further research. This issue of the World Statistics Pocketbook presents data for the years 1995 to 2002.
