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Continental Level Data

Each continent has its own shapefile which can be joined to several tables to add statistical information on economics, industry, education, literacy, food production, health, labor force characteristics, natural resources and population characteristics for each country.

This data (excluding Geology) was generated from the ArcWorld data set which comes with the Schools and Libraries Bundle. This 1:3 000 000 (1:3M) level database contains data needed to generate thematic maps of the world at the country level. For ease of use, the data has been organized by continent.
You can also refer to the ArcWorld User's Guide & Data Reference for further documentation.

Cartographic Layers

Waterbodies, cities, railroads and more!

Geology

The general geology of the world is a simplified geological data set composed of geographically referenced rock units and fault lines. This data was provided by Natural Resources Canada.

The Continental Boundaries

The ArcWorld data set is a collection of data for each country in the world. For ease of use we have divided the world into its seven continents. Each continent has its own shapefile. This shapefile does not contain attribute data but can be linked to the attribute tables below for further statistical information.

Tables

Economic and Industrial Indicators

This table contains information on income, food expenditures, housing , energy consumption, transportation, and communication.

Education and Literacy

These attributes include statistics on expenditure for education, primary, secondary, and tertiary school enrollments; pupil-teacher ratios and more.

Food Production and Nutrition

This table includes information on the amount of agricultural land, population density on agricultural land, forest area, daily calorie consumption and much more.

Health and Vital Statistics

These attributes contain information and indicators on safe water; malnutrition; expenditure on medical care; hospital beds per person and more.

Labor Force Characteristics

This table includes information on the size of the labor force, percentage of labor force working in agriculture or industry, female-to-male laborer ratios and more.

Natural Resources and the Environment

This contains attributes on gross domestic product, central government expenditures, sanitation, agriculture, education, atmospheric emissions, and much more.

Population Characteristics

These attributes include information on population size, age structure, total land area and more.

All ArcWorld data can be found on DISK2 under each respective continent. The abbreviations for each continent are outlined below.

Abbreviation Continent AF Africa AS Asia AN Antarctica EU Europe NA North America SA South America OC Oceania

 

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