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UNdata

UNdata is an Internet search engine, retrieving data series from statistical databases provided by the United Nations System. UNdata was launched in February 2008. It is a product of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) developed in partnership with Statistics Sweden and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). UNdata allows searching and downloading a variety of statistical resources covering the following areas: Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Health, Human Development, Industry, Information and Communication Technology, National Accounts, Population, Refugees, Trade and Tourism. UNdata has been featured in CNET TV and listed as Best Of The Internet in PC Magazine. UNdata is listed in the Registry of Research Data Repositories re3data.org.

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UNdata is an Internet search engine, retrieving data series from statistical databases provided by the United Nations System. UNdata was launched in February 2008. It is a product of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) developed in partnership with Statistics Sweden and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). UNdata allows searching and downloading a variety of statistical resources covering the following areas: Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Health, Human Development, Industry, Information and Communication Technology, National Accounts, Population, Refugees, Trade and Tourism. UNdata has been featured in CNET TV and listed as Best Of The Internet in PC Magazine. UNdata is listed in the Registry of Research Data Repositories re3data.org.

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  3. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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