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UNdata
Search across a variety of UN statistical databases and those of several international organizations. Includes country profiles with summary, economic, social, and environmental data.

LexisNexis Statistical
Statistical data from federal agencies, U.S. Congress, state governments, United Nations, and international organizations.

NationMaster.com
Create custom graphs in order to compare different nations across a broad range of statistics, or view satistical profiles for an individual country (an unofficial site, although data sources are cited).

International Data Base
A variety of demographic indicators for 226 countries and areas of the world (U.S. Census Bureau).

See also Country Studies

More International Statistics

Demographic Yearbook (United Nations)
Online version of a standard print publication that inludes official statistics on a wide range of topics collected from national statistical authorities worldwide.

GeoHive
Emphasis on population (and some economic) data on regions, countries, provinces and cities of the world (an unofficial site, although data sources are cited).

International Trade Statistics
World Trade Organization.

LABORSTA
International database of labor statistics covering the economically active population, employment, unemployment, wages and related variables (International Labour Organization).

OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web
A metasite that pulls together links to official statistics from countries, government agencies, and intergovernmental organizations (University of Auckland Library).

Population Reference Bureau Datafinder
A database with hundreds of variables for the U.S. and the world (PRB is an independent, nonprofit organization).

STAT-USA
This site links to GLOBUS (Global Business Opportunities) & NTDB (National Trade Data Bank) which provide data on international trade. (U.S. Department of Commerce).

United Nations Population Information Network
A guide to population information on United Nations system web sites.

United Nations Statistics Division
Data on international trade, national accounts, energy, industry, environment, transport and demographic and social statistics gathered from many national and international sources.

UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statistics in the fields of education, science and technology, culture and communication.

World Data Analyst
Summary statistics on every nation of the world (Encyclopædia Britannica).