The English translation of the 1955 edition of the "Statistisches Jahrbuch der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik" is abridged to include only "the East German data." Cf. t.p.

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International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia, Oceania is the latest edition of the most authoritative collection of statistics available. Fully updated to 1993, it provides key economic and social indicators for the last 250 years. The volume includes both hard to find historical data, and the latest figures available.

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