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Description & Citation
Description & Citation--Study No. 5516 | |
Bibliographic Description | |
| ICPSR Study No.: | 5516 |
|---|---|
| Persistent URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR05516 |
| Title: | African Participation in the United Nations, 1961-1965 |
| Principal Investigator(s): | Robert E. Riggs |
| Bibliographic Citation: | Riggs, Robert E. AFRICAN PARTICIPATION IN THE UNITED NATIONS, 1961-1965 [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1998. |
Scope of Study | |
| Summary: | This data collection provides information on the participation of 25 African member nations of the United Nations (UN) in the UN in the period 1961-1965. Data are provided for national attributes, and forms of participation in the UN. National attributes data provide information on the gross national product (GNP), United States' economic and military aids received, size of the armed forces, population size, number of physicians per 100 inhabitants, and school enrollment as a percentage of the population. Data on participation in the UN include the number of representatives from each nation in the UN, number of offices won, and resolutions and amendments passed. |
| Subject Term(s): | economic aid, Gross National Product, international relations, membership, military strength, participation, population size, United Nations, Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo (Democratic Republic), Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Togo, Tunisia |
| Geographic Coverage: | Global |
| Time Period: | 1961 - 1965 |
| Universe: | A total of 25 African member nations of the United Nations in the period 1961-1965. |
| Data Type: | aggregate data, and administrative records data |
| Data Collection Notes: | The codebook is provided by ICPSR as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided on the ICPSR Web site. |
Methodology | |
| Data Source: | United Nations publications |
Access and Availability | |
| Note: | A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest. |
| Original ICPSR Release: | 1984-07-02 |
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