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Year
Country Code (invariant)
Country Label
Area in Square Kilometers
Area in  Square Miles
Area of Empire in Square Miles² 
Population 
Population Density 
Population of Empire² 
Population Density of Empire² 
Population, Cities of 100,000 & Over 
Population, Cities of 100,000 & Over Per Capita 
Population, Cities of 50,000 & Over 
Population, Cities of 50,000 & Over Per Capita 
Population, Cities of 25,000 & Over 
Population, Cities of 25,000 & Over Per Capita 
Population, Cities of 20,000 & Over 
Population, Cities of 20,000 & Over Per Capita 
Population, Cities of 10,000 & Over 
Population, Cities of 10,000 & Over Per Capita 
Nat'l Gov't Revenue & Expenditure³ 
Nat'l Gov't Revenue & Expenditure Per Capita³ 
Nat'l Gov't Revenue³ 
Nat'l Gov't Revenue Per Capita³ 
Nat'l Gov't Expenditure³
Nat'l Gov't Expenditure Per Capita³ 
Nat'l Defense Expenditure/Nat'l Gov't Expenditure 
Imports³ 
Imports Per Capita³
Exports³ 
Exports Per Capita³ 
Proportion of World Trade 
Energy Production, Metric Tons Coal Equivalent 
Energy Production, Metric Tons Oil Equivalent
Energy Production in Kilograms Coal Equivalent Per Capita 
Energy Production in Kilograms Oil Equivalent Per Capita 
Energy Consumption, Metric Tons Coal Equivalent 
Energy Consumption, Metric Tons Oil Equivalent
Energy Consumption in Kilograms Coal Equivalent Per Capita
Energy Consumption in Kilograms Oil Equivalent Per Capita
National Defense Expenditure³  
National Defense Expenditure Per Capita³ 
Size of Military  
Size of Military/Population 
Percent GDP Originating in Industrial Activity
Per Capita GDP Originating in Industrial Activity³ 
Percent Work Force in Agriculture 
Percent Work in Industry 
Percent Work Force in Other Activity 
Railroad Mileage
Railroad Mileage Per Square Mile
Rail Passenger-Miles 
Rail Passenger-Kilometers 
Rail Ton-Miles 
Rail Ton-Kilometers 
Rail Ton-Mile Per Capita
Passenger Cars 
Passenger Cars Per Capita 
Commercial Vehicles 
Commercial Vehicles Per Capita 
All Highway Vehicles 
All Highway Vehicles Per Capita 
All Telephones, including Cellular
Mobile Cellular Telephones
Telephones, excluding Cellular
Telephones, excluding Cellular Per Capita
Mobile Cellular Telephones Per Capita
All Telephones, including Cellular, Per Capita
Telegraph Mileage  
Telegraph Mileage Per Square Mile 
Telegrams 
Telegrams Per Capita  
First Class Mail 
First Class Mail Per Capita 
All Letter-Post Mail
All Letter-Post Mail Per Capita
Radios 
Radios Per Capita 
Televisions 
Televisions Per Capita 
Daily Newspaper Circulation Per Capita 
Book Production by Titles
Book Production by Titles Per Capita 
Primary School Enrollment 
Primary School Enrollment Per Capita 
Secondary School Enrollment 
Secondary School Enrollment Per Capita 
Primary + Secondary School Enrollment 
Primary + Secondary School Enrollment Per Capita
Primary/Primary + Secondary School Enrollment 
University Enrollment 
University Enrollment Per Capita   
All School Enrollment 
All School Enrollment Per Capita 
Percent Literate 
Inhabitants Per Physician 
Physicians Per Capita 
National Income Per Capita³
Gross Domestic Product Per Capita (Factor Cost)³
Gross National Product Per Capita (Market Prices)³
Currency in Circulation Per Capita³ 
Age of Currency in Months
Official/Principal Exchange Rate, Local Currency/ $US 
Free/Black Market Rate, Local Currency Per $US 
Assassinations
General Strikes
Guerrilla Warfare
Government Crises
Purges
Riots
Revolutions
Anti-Government Demonstrations
Weighted Conflict Index 
Percent Voter Turnout, Legislature 
Registered Voters 
Registered Voters/Population 
Votes Cast, Lower House of Legislature 
Votes Cast, Lower House of Legislature/Population 
Number of Seats, Largest Party in Legislature
Size of Legislature (Lower House)
Effectiveness of Legislature
Competitiveness of Nominating Process
Party Coalitions
Party Legitimacy
Size of Legislature/Number of Seats, Largest Party 
Composite Index,
Seven-Year Average
Seven-Year Total
Party Fractionalization Index
Type of Regime
Number of Coups d'etat
Number of Major Constitutional Changes
Head of State
Premier
Effective Executive (Type)
Effective Executive (Selection)
Degree of Parliamentary Responsibility
Size of Cabinet
Number of Major Cabinet Changes
Changes in Effective Executive
Legislative Effectiveness
Legislative Selection
Number of Legislative Elections
Internet Hosts
Internet Hosts Per Capita
Internet Users
Internet Users Per Capita
Estimated Personal Computers
Estimated Personal Computers Per Capita
International Status Ranking
International Status, Case Size
International Status, Composite Score
International Status, Composite Standardized Score
International Status, Quintile
International Status, Weighted Rank
International Status, Weighted Status Ordering
International Status, Weighted Quintile
Electric Power Production (kwh) 
Electric Power Production, Metric Tons Coal Equiv.
Electric Power Production, Metric Tons Oil Equiv.
Electric Power Production (kwh) Per Capita 
Electric Power Production, Metric Tons Coal Equiv. Per C.
Electric Power Production, Metric Tons Oil Equiv. Per C.
Steel Production (metric tons) 
Steel Production (metric tons) Per Capita 
Cement Production (metric tons) 
Cement Production (metric tons) Per Capita 

THE FOLLOWING VARIABLES ARE ALL PERCENT ANNUAL CHANGE

Population
Population Density
Population, Cities of 100,000 & Over Per Capita
Population, Cities of 50,000 & Over Per Capita
National Government Revenue Per Capita
National Government Expenditure Per Capita
Imports Per Capita 
Exports Per Capita 
First Class Mail Per Capita 
Televisions Per Capita
Railroad Mileage Per Square Mile
All Highway Vehicles Per Capita
Telegraph Mileage Per Square Mile
Telegrams Per Capita
Telephones Per Capita
All Letter-Post Mail Per Capita
Daily Newspaper Circulation Per Capita
Primary School Enrollment Per Capita
Secondary School Enrollment Per Capita
Primary + Secondary School Enrollment Per Capita
University Enrollment Per Capita
Energy Production in Kilograms Per Capita
Energy Consumption in Kilograms Per Capita
Percent GDP Originating in Industrial Activity
Per Capita GDP Originating in Industrial Activity
Percent Work Force in Agriculture
Percent Work Force in Industry
Rail Passenger-Kilometers
Radios Per Capita
Percent Literate
Physicians Per Capita
Gross Domestic Product Per Capita
Gross National Product Per Capita
Currency in Circulation Per Capita
Age of Currency in Months 


   ²Entered for 13 countries: Austria-Hungary, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
   ³In US dollars.