World Demographics is a table with 28 country attributes on population, vital statistics, and the economy. This single table includes attributes for 1998 (both scales) and 1992 world countries. To display World Demographics attributes on a map, join the World Demographics table to the World Countries 1998 or World Countries 1992 table using Fips_code or Abbrevname as the common field.
Purpose
168 records, 28 descriptive fields. Population and other census information by country.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
1998
Bounding Box
West
-180.000000
East
180.000000
North
83.623596
South
-90.000000
ISO Topic Category
boundaries
society
Theme Keyword
Demographics
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
Census
Place Keyword
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
none
Use Restrictions
none
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Unknown
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows NT Version 4.0 (Build 1381) Service Pack 6; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.0.570
Data Quality Information
Attribute Accuracy Report
none
Logical Consistency Report
none
Completeness Report
none
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
none
Lineage
Source
Title
unknown citation title
Source Scale Denominator
1000000
Type of Source Media
CD-ROM
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
1998
Time of Day
unknown
Source Currentness Reference
ground condition
Contribution
GMI
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count
164
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
0.000000
Longitude Resolution
0.000000
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid Name
WGS_1984
Semi-major Axis
6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257224
Vertical Coordinate System Definition
Altitude System Definition
Altitude Resolution
1.000000
Altitude Encoding Method
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
esripolorg98
Attributes
SHAPE
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
CNTRY_NAME
Name of the country.
FIPS_CODE
The two-letter country code specified by the United States Federal Information Processing Standards, version 10-4.
ABBREVNAME
An abbreviated country name.
REGION
The region of the world in which a country is located.
CONTINENT
The continent on which a country is located.
CAPITAL
The name of a country's capital city.
FAO
Indicates whether a country is a member of the Food and Agriculture Organization (Y/N).
GA_MEMB_YR
The year a country joined the United Nations General Assembly, or 0 if the country is not a member.
IAEA
Indicates whether a country is a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (Y/N).
IBRD
Indicates whether a country is a member of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Y/N).
IMF
Indicates whether a country is a member of the International Monetary Fund (Y/N).
OPEC
Indicates whether a country is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Y/N).
UNESCO
Indicates whether a country is a member of the Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (Y/N).
WHO
Indicates whether a country is a member of the World Health Organization (Y/N).
WMO
Indicates whether a country is a member of the World Meteorological Organization (Y/N).
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20010806
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
REQUIRED: The organization responsible for the metadata information.
Contact Person
REQUIRED: The person responsible for the metadata information.
Contact Address
City
REQUIRED: The city of the address.
State or Province
REQUIRED: The state or province of the address.
Postal Code
REQUIRED: The ZIP or other postal code of the address.
Contact Voice Telephone
REQUIRED: The telephone number by which individuals can speak to the organization or individual.
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
