Issuing Agency: State University of New York at Binghamton. Center for Comparative Political Research

Minimum Frequency: Annual

Paper: No true equivalent but Political Handbook of the World (JF37.P6) is by the same group and provides useful information.

Scope: Economic, social, and political indicators of nations and empires of the world including countries and empires that no longer exist. Select data goes back to 1815. Latest data is currently for 2002.

Demographic/Land use: Area, Population/Population Density

Economic/Budgetary: National Government Revenue & Expenditure, National Defense Expenditure, Imports/Exports, Energy Production/Consumption, Percent GDP Originating in Industrial Activities, Percent Work Force in Industry/Agriculture/Other, National Income Per Capita, GDP/GNP Per Capita, Currency in Circulation Per Capita/Age of Currency in Months, Official Exchange Rate, Local Currency, Free of Black Market Rate, Local Currency, General Strikes, Electric Power/Steel/Cement Production, Proportion of World Trade

Political: Size of Military, Assassinations, Guerrilla Warfare, Government Crises, Purges, Riots, Revolutions, Anti-Government Demonstrations, Voter Turnout, Registered Voters, Number of Seats, Largest Party in Legislature, Size of Legislature/Effectiveness of Legislature, Competitiveness of Nominating Process, Party Coalitions/Legitimacy/ Fractionalization Index, Type of Regime, Number of Coups d'etat, Number of Major Constitutional Changes, Head of State/Premier, Degree of Parliamentary Responsibility, Size of Cabinet, Number of Cabinet Changes, Legislative Effectiveness/Selection, Number of Legislative Elections

Transportation/Communication: Railroads, Passenger Cars, Commercial Vehicles, Telegraphs, Telegrams, Telephones, Mail, Radio, Televisions, Daily Newspaper Circulation Per Capita, Book Production by Titles

Social: School Enrollment, Percent Literate, Physicians per capita