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Internet and the use of data for
International Affairs | | |
 Methodology
Socioeconomic and environmental data presented are drawn from several sources: primary data collection
by the World Bank,
member country statistical publi-cations, research institutes such as the World Resources Institute,
and international
organizations such as the United Nations and its specialized agencies, the Inter-national Monetary Fund,
and the Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development. Although international standards of coverage, definition,
and classification apply
to most sta-tistics reported by countries and international agencies, there are inevitably differences
in coverage, currentness,
and the capabilities and resources devoted to basic data collection and compilation. For some topics,
compet-ing sources of data
require review by World Bank staff to ensure that the most reliable data available are presented.
In some instances, where available data are deemed too weak to provide reliable measures of levels and
trends or do not
adequately adhere to international standards, the data are not shown.
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