Politics and international relations: statistics

Some of the reference works include useful figures relating to elections, governments, parliaments, and political parties. Five statistical annuals cover a broad range of basic statistics:-

Annual abstract of statistics (UK)
Periodical Folio--314.2
Also available online

Eurostat yearbook (European Union)
Current year - 4th Floor Reference--314
Earlier years Periodical Folio--314
Also available online

OECD factbook: economic, environmental and social statistics
4th Floor Reference--330.9005

Statistical abstract of the United States
Periodical--317.3
Also available online

United Nations statistical yearbook (all countries))
Periodical Folio--314

Statistics can, also, be located in electronic form from the UK’s Office for National Statistics web site: UK Statistics Authority

For the European Union, statistics are freely available on the Eurostat web site.

Guides to statistical sources will be found in the 4th Floor Reference area, classed from 310 to 314.

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