*STARS*

*STARS*, stands for the Socioeconomic Timeseries Access and Retrieval System. This title in itself is reason enough for anyone simply to walk away from this database. However, to be fair it is a very specialized database and only those who really need these statistics are going to invest in this product. The database represents a major compilation of data on the economies of the 15 independent states of the former Soviet Union. Stop reading now if this is not a subject close to your heart. The data covers macroeconomics, population, labour, foreign trade, monetary matters, government finance, agriculture and industrial...