Statistics & figures

Also on this page: Official statistics | Conversions

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Key links

Westminster Facts and Figures

A range of statistics and demographic information about Westminster.

Geoanalyzer from Encyclopedia Britannica

Vital statistics on all countries of the world, allowing comparisons on a range of variables.

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Official statistics

Office for National Statistics

Statistics from the government statistical office, including a Neighbourhood Statistics section great looking at statistics for your local area, results from the 2001 Census and information on the upcoming 2011 census (information will be released from mid 2012 onwards).

Data.gov.uk

A new government statistics site aiming to make them more accessible and therefore to provide greater insight into them.

Community Health Profiles

Show the health of people in local authorities across England.

World Bank

Complex site with a wide range of statistical information available, on individual countries and development topics.

Infonation

United Nations site offering basic comparative statistics on member nations worldwide. You may also want to visit the UN's Statistics Division website which hosts a wide variety of important data from around the world.

Bank of England statistics

Important British economic statistics including exchange rates, both current and historical from over 40 countries and as far back as 1963.

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Conversions

Conversions from Credo Reference [24/7]

A range of essential conversion tables covering area, distance, energy, fuel consumption, power, speed, temperature and weight [more about Credo Reference] [Can't get in?]

Currency converters

• Bank of Canada: Convert from one currency to any of 66 others. Includes historical exchange rates back to 1990.
• OANDA.com: conversion and history for 164 currencies
• XE.com: current and historical rate tables (under "tools" on this site).
• Google Finance: converter and history

Online conversion

All kinds of measures (e.g.: metric / Imperial) with equivalents.

Measuring worth

Comparative tables on money and the purchasing power of the UK pound, in history through to the present.

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