1 NATIONAL MATERIAL CAPABILITIES DATA, 1816-1985 (ICPSR 9903) Principal Investigators J. David Singer University of Michigan and Melvin Small Wayne State University First ICPSR Release February 1993 Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research P.O. Box 1248 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 1 1 BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Publications based on ICPSR data collections should acknowledge those sources by means of bibliographic citations. To ensure that such source attributions are captured for social science bibliographic utilities, citations must appear in footnotes or in the reference section of publications. The bibliographic citation for this data collection is: Singer, J. David, and Melvin Small. NATIONAL MATERIAL CAPABILITIES DATA, 1816-1985 [Computer file]. Ann Arbor, MI: J. David Singer, University of Michigan, and Detroit, MI: Melvin Small, Wayne State University [producers], 1990. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1993. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON USE OF ICPSR RESOURCES To provide funding agencies with essential information about use of archival resources and to facilitate the exchange of information about ICPSR participants' research activities, users of ICPSR data are requested to send to ICPSR bibliographic citations for each completed manuscript or thesis abstract. Please indicate in a cover letter which data were used. DATA DISCLAIMER The original collector of the data, ICPSR, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for uses of this collection or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses. 1 1 DATA COLLECTION DESCRIPTION J. David Singer and Melvin Small NATIONAL MATERIAL CAPABILITIES DATA, 1816-1985 (ICPSR 9903) SUMMARY: This collection contains demographic, military, and industrial indicators for each international system member for the years 1816-1985. There are two identification variables and seven substantive variables, which include urban and total populations, military expenditure, military personnel, iron and steel production, and energy consumption. Each system member is also coded as a major or minor power for each year. CLASS IV UNIVERSE: All countries in the world. NOTE: Column 13 of every record in the data file contains the numeral 3. This variable is not described in the codebook. EXTENT OF COLLECTION: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation (text) EXTENT OF PROCESSING: BLANKS DATA FORMAT: Logical Record Length with SPSS Export File Part 1: Raw Data Part 2: SPSS Export File File Structure: rectangular for Raw Data Cases: 10,145 Record Length: 80 Variables: 9 Record Length: 69 Records Per Case: 1 RELATED PUBLICATION: Singer, J. David, and Melvin Small. RESORT TO ARMS. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 1982. 1 1 NATIONAL MATERIAL CAPABILITIES DATA Codebook Correlates of War Project The University of Michigan Principal Investigators J. David Singer The University of Michigan Melvin Small Wayne State University July 1990 Study Description This dataset codes for each international system member for each year between 1816 and 1985 demographic, military and industrial indicators. These indicators consist of urban population, total population, military expenditure, military personnel, iron and steel production, and energy consumption. The dataset also codes the status of each system member for the given year as either a major power or a minor power. Related publications: Singer, J. David and Melvin Small. Resort to Arms. Beverly Hills: Sage Publications, 1982. ______________ CAPABILITIES: VARIABLE START END DESCRIPTION YEAR 1 4 Year CCODE 6 9 Singer-Small Nation Code MILPER 15 19 Military Personnel (thousands) MILEX 21 31 Military Expenditures (For 1816-1913: thousands of current year British Pounds For 1914-1985: thousands of current year US Dollars.) ENERGY 33 40 Energy Consumption (thousands of coal-ton equivalents) IRST 42 48 Iron and Steel Production (thousands of tons) UPOP 50 56 Urban Population (population living in cities with population greater than 100,000) (thousands) TPOP 58 64 Total Population (thousands) MAJMIN 68 68 Major-Minor Power Status 1 - Major Power 2 - Minor Power Users should note the following changes in the Interstate System Membership List since "Resort to Arms" (see Table 2.1, "Resort to Arms" (Beverly Hills: Sage Publications, 1982), pp. 47-50). The membership dates of the following nations have changed: 40 Cuba 42 Dominican Republic 90 Guatemala 135 Peru The following nations have joined the System since 1980: 57 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 58 Antigua and Barbuda 60 Saint Kitts and Nevis 80 Belize 565 Namibia 835 Brunei 935 Vanuatu Users should also note the change in name and date to 439, Burkina Faso [BFO] (formerly Upper Volta [UPP]). Membership dates remain unchanged. NATION MEMBERS OF THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM, 1816-1990 Nat# Abb Nation Inclusive Inclusive Inclusive Years in Years in Years as Interstate Central a Major System System Power 0 0WESTERN HEMISPHERE 0 2 USA United States of America 1816-1990 1899-1919 1899-1990 20 CAN Canada 1920-1990 31 BHM Bahamas 1973-1990 40 CUB Cuba 1909-1990 41 HAI Haiti 1859-1915 1934-1990 42 DOM Dominican Republic 1894-1916 1925-1990 51 JAM Jamaica 1962-1990 52 TRI Trinidad 1962-1990 53 BAR Barbados 1966-1990 54 DMA Dominica 1978-1990 55 GRN Grenada 1974-1990 56 SLU Saint Lucia 1979-1990 57 SVG Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1980-1990 58 AAB Antigua and Barbuda 1981-1990 60 SKN Saint Kitts and Nevis 1983-1990 70 MEX Mexico 1831-1990 80 BLZ Belize 1981-1990 90 GUA Guatemala 1849-1990 91 HON Honduras 1899-1990 92 SAL El Salvador 1875-1990 93 NIC Nicaragua 1900-1990 94 COS Costa Rica 1920-1990 95 PAN Panama 1920-1990 100 COL Colombia 1831-1990 101 VEN Venezuela 1841-1990 110 GUY Guyana 1966-1990 115 SUR Suriname 1975-1990 130 ECU Ecuador 1854-1990 135 PER Peru 1839-1880 1883-1990 140 BRA Brazil 1826-1990 145 BOL Bolivia 1848-1990 150 PAR Paraguay 1846-1870 1876-1990 155 CHL Chile 1839-1990 160 ARG Argentina 1841-1990 165 URU Uruguay 1882-1990 0 0EUROPE 0 200 UK United Kingdom 1816-1990 1816-1919 1816-1990 205 IRE Ireland 1922-1990 210 NTH Netherlands 1816-1940 1945-1990 1816-1919 211 BEL Belgium 1830-1940 1945-1990 1831-1919 212 LUX Luxemburg 1920-1940 1944-1990 220 FRN France 1816-1942 1816-1919 1816-1940 1944-1990 1945-1990 225 SWZ Switzerland 1816-1990 1816-1919 230 SPN Spain 1816-1990 1816-1919 235 POR Portugal 1816-1990 1816-1919 240 HAN Hanover 1838-1866 245 BAV Bavaria 1816-1871 255 GMY Germany/Prussia 1816-1945 1816-1919 1816-1918 1925-1945 260 GFR German Federal Republic 1955-1990 265 GDR German Democratic Rep. 1954-1990 267 BAD Baden 1816-1870 269 SAX Saxony 1816-1867 271 WRT Wuerttemburg 1816-1870 273 HSE Hesse Electoral 1816-1866 275 HSG Hesse Grand Ducal 1816-1867 280 MEC Meckelnburg Schwerin 1843-1867 290 POL Poland 1919-1939 1945-1990 1919-1919 300 AUH Austria-Hungary 1816-1918 1816-1918 1816-1918 305 AUS Austria 1919-1938 1919-1919 1955-1990 310 HUN Hungary 1919-1990 1919-1919 315 CZE Czechoslavakia 1918-1939 1945-1990 325 ITA Italy/Sardinia 1816-1990 1816-1919 1860-1943 327 PAP Papal States 1816-1860 329 SIC Two Sicilies 1816-1861 332 MOD Modena 1842-1860 335 PMA Parma 1851-1860 337 TUS Tuscany 1816-1860 338 MLT Malta 1964-1990 339 ALB Albania 1914-1939 1914-1919 1944-1990 345 YUG Yugoslavia/Serbia 1878-1941 1878-1919 1944-1990 350 GRC Greece 1828-1941 1828-1919 1944-1990 352 CYP Cyprus 1960-1990 355 BUL Bulgaria 1908-1990 1908-1919 360 RUM Rumania 1878-1990 1878-1919 365 USR USSR (Russia) 1816-1990 1816-1919 1816-1917 1922-1990 366 EST Estonia 1918-1940 1918-1919 367 LAT Latvia 1918-1940 1918-1919 368 LIT Lithuania 1918-1940 1918-1919 375 FIN Finland 1919-1990 380 SWD Sweden 1816-1990 1816-1919 385 NOR Norway 1905-1940 1905-1919 1945-1990 390 DEN Denmark 1816-1940 1816-1919 1945-1990 395 ICE Iceland 1944-1990 0 0AFRICA 0 402 CAP Cape Verde 1975-1990 403 STP Sao Tome Principe 1975-1990 404 GNB Guinea-Bissau 1974-1990 411 EQG Equatorial Guinea 1968-1990 420 GAM Gambia 1965-1990 432 MLI Mali 1960-1990 433 SEN Senegal 1960-1990 434 BEN Benin/Dahomey 1960-1990 435 MAA Mauritania 1960-1990 436 NIR Niger 1960-1990 437 IVO Ivory Coast 1960-1990 438 GUI Guinea 1958-1990 439 BFO Burkina Faso (Upper Volta) 1960-1990 450 LBR Liberia 1920-1990 451 SIE Sierra Leone 1961-1990 452 GHA Ghana 1957-1990 461 TOG Togo 1960-1990 471 CAO Cameroun 1960-1990 475 NIG Nigeria 1960-1990 481 GAB Gabon 1960-1990 482 CEN Central African Republic 1960-1990 483 CHA Chad 1960-1990 484 CON Congo 1960-1990 490 ZAI Zaire (Congo, Kinshasa) 1960-1990 500 UGA Uganda 1962-1990 501 KEN Kenya 1963-1990 510 TAZ Tanzania/Tanganyika 1961-1990 511 ZAN Zanzibar 1963-1964 516 BUI Burundi 1962-1990 517 RWA Rwanda 1962-1990 520 SOM Somalia 1960-1990 522 DJI Djibouti 1977-1990 530 ETH Ethiopia 1898-1936 1941-1990 540 ANG Angola 1975-1990 541 MZM Mozambique 1975-1990 551 ZAM Zambia 1964-1990 552 RHO Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) 1966-1990 553 MAW Malawi 1964-1990 560 SAF South Africa 1920-1990 565 NAM Namibia 1990-1990 570 LES Lesotho 1966-1990 571 BOT Botswana 1966-1990 572 SWA Swaziland 1968-1990 580 MAG Malagasy 1960-1990 581 COM Comoros 1975-1990 590 MAS Mauritius 1968-1990 591 SEY Seychelles 1976-1990 0 0MIDDLE EAST 0 600 MOR Morocco 1847-1911 1956-1990 615 ALG Algeria 1962-1990 616 TUN Tunisia 1825-1881 1956-1990 620 LIB Libya 1952-1990 625 SUD Sudan 1956-1990 630 IRN Iran (Persia) 1855-1990 640 TUR Turkey/Ottoman Empire 1816-1990 1816-1919 645 IRQ Iraq 1932-1990 651 EGY Egypt/UAR 1855-1882 1937-1990 652 SYR Syria 1946-1958 1961-1990 660 LEB Lebanon 1946-1990 663 JOR Jordan 1946-1990 666 ISR Israel 1948-1990 670 SAU Saudi Arabia 1927-1990 678 YAR Yemen Arab Republic 1926-1990 680 YPR Yemen People's Republic 1967-1990 690 KUW Kuwait 1961-1990 692 BAH Bahrein 1971-1990 694 QAT Qatar 1971-1990 696 UAE United Arab Emirates 1971-1990 698 OMA Oman 1971-1990 0 0ASIA 0 700 AFG Afghanistan 1920-1990 710 CHN China 1860-1990 1895-1919 1950-1990 712 MON Mongolia 1921-1990 713 TAW Taiwan 1949-1990 730 KOR Korea 1888-1905 731 PRK Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 1948-1990 732 ROK Korea, Republic of 1949-1990 740 JPN Japan 1860-1945 1895-1919 1895-1945 1952-1990 750 IND India 1947-1990 760 BHU Bhutan 1971-1990 770 PAK Pakistan 1947-1990 771 BNG Bangladesh 1973-1990 775 BUR Burma 1948-1990 780 SRI Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1948-1990 781 MAD Maldive Islands 1965-1990 790 NEP Nepal 1920-1990 800 THI Thailand 1887-1990 811 KHM Kampuchea (Cambodia) 1953-1990 812 LAO Laos 1954-1990 816 DRV Vietnam, Democratic Rep. 1954-1990 817 RVN Vietnam, Republic of 1954-1975 820 MAL Malaysia 1957-1990 830 SIN Singapore 1965-1990 835 BRU Brunei 1984-1990 840 PHI Philippines 1946-1990 850 INS Indonesia 1949-1990 0 0OCEANIA 0 900 AUL Australia 1920-1990 910 PNG Papua New Guinea 1975-1990 920 NEW New Zealand 1920-1990 935 VAN Vanuatu 1981-1990 940 SOL Solomon Islands 1978-1990 950 FJI Fiji 1970-1990 990 WSM Western Samoa 1976-1990