Check out the Statistical Links page at the Statistics Netherlands Website. Each handbook covers a particular country and its social, political, and economic structure in detail. Many titles are also available at the Library of Congress Website. Statistics United Nations Statistical Yearbook . The basic source for social, economic, and demographic data for countries of the world.
Statistics are detailed and reliable but can be slow in publication.
Selected Social Indicators are available at the UN Website. Another source of socio-economic data, covering education, libraries, broadcasting, and the media. World Health Statistics Annual . Apart from population and poverty statistics, this yearbook has detailed data on causes of death and mortality. Selected international and national data sets are also available on the WHO Website.