Other standard emotions include the vacuum sensation of confronting your mortality, my favorite seasonal food is back, and beige ennui. The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 272 countries, dependencies, and other areas in the world. The information regarding various countries on this page is republished from the 2009 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Buoyed by victories in world wars i and ii and the end of the cold war in 1991, the us remains the worlds most powerful nation state. The world factbook, prepared by the cia using information from a halfdozen cabinetlevel agencies, profiles basic intelligence on all areas of the world. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of 2009 country information contained here. The campaign to kill the book was nationwide and worldwide, prouty notes. Central asia russia the world factbook central intelligence. Pages in category cia world fact book the following 200 pages are in this category, out of 263 total.
The british colony of new zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the uk militarily in both world wars. After seven decades as a constituent republic of the ussr, belarus attained its independence in 1991. These are the categories, fields, and subfields of information generally recorded for each country. It is an impressive book that gives a great deal of information arranged by countries of the world. Cia world factbook the most comprehensive country facts available online the world factbook the factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 266 u. Like sweeping brushstrokes of pink and green, the belcher islands meander across the deep blue of the james bay portion of the hudson bay. The cia world factbook 20202021 by central intelligence. Central intelligence agency author of the cia world fact. Country comparison pages are presorted lists of data from selected factbook data fields. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. The information regarding kenya on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. Other economic activity includes the exploitation of natural resources, e. Belarus the world factbook central intelligence agency. Cia factbook the world factbook central intelligence agency.
After all, the original entries were posted back when e2 was in its infancy and they consisted mostly of facts and statistics that were outdated, never updated and were supposedly available at other websites. The two most traumatic experiences in the nations history were the civil war 186165 and the great depression of the 1930s. Nine newly added travel facts from luxembourg, new caledonia, norfolk island, saint barthelemy, san marino, seychelles, slovakia, suriname, and vanuatu bring the final total to 222 193 countries and 29 dependencies. Do you really think they would tell you the truth about anything. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available. The world factbook simple english wikipedia, the free. However, in my humble opinion it is seriously mistitled. Cia world fact book, 2004atlantic ocean wikisource, the. Formally created in 1947, the central intelligence agency cia grew out of the world war ii office of strategic services oss. Get a free ebook by joining our mailing list today. It provides current data for more than 250 countries and territories, fromafghanistan to zimbabwe. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle. However, with limited staff and resources, we simply cannot respond to all who write to us.
By my count there are 11 countries missing from the book including japan, moldova, nauru, northern marianas, paraguay, st. Publication of the secret team, a book by us air force colonel and pentagoncia liaison l. The ultimate, comprehensive guide to countrybycountry statistics around the world. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of zambia 2020 information contained here. During operation mongoose, the cia, in an attempt to embarrass fidel castro, tried to place thallium salts in his shoes, which would have caused his beard, eyebrows, and pubic hair to fall out. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of kenya 2020 information contained here.
World fact book provides latest demography world news from the most comprehensive global news network on the internet. Information is raw data from any source, data that may be fragmentary, contradictory, unreliable, ambiguous, deceptive, or wrong. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia. The cia world factbook 20182019 by central intelligence agency the ultimate. The central intelligence agency cia is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the u. In the early years after the cia was established, everything had to be started pretty much from scratch, invented on the fly, and adjusted later as needed. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military. The central intelligence agency cia provides national security intelligence to the us government and often publishes information for public use. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about zambia 2020 should be addressed to the cia. Once again, we are not the actual cia, nor can we speak on their behalf. Yemen zambia onepage summary zambia zimbabwe onepage summary.
January 2015 is the latest vector version available of this file. The october 2016 pdf contains a bitmap version, not vector. How reliable and accurate is the cias the world factbook. Ojos del salado 6,893 m in the atacama desert is the highest active volcano in the world, chiles tallest mountain, and the second highest in the western hemisphere and the southern hemisphere its small crater lake at 6,390 m is the worlds highest lake. I would like to use some of the figures in an essay, id just like to be sure of their accuracy. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. News and analysis on population size and growth, migration, refugees and more. Intelligence community ic, the cia reports to the director of national intelligence and is. Please keep in mind that we do not claim to have actual affiliates with the central intelligence agency this is just a fansite for posting facts that derive from the cia world factbook website. The central intelligence agency cia aims to summarize that information in just a few pages. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples.
Each country profile tracks such demographics as population, ethnicity and literacy rates, as well as political, geographical and economic data. Country cia world factbook the best country factbook. The central intelligence agency cia supplies dozens of facts for each country including data on geography, people, government, economy, transportation, communication, and defense forces. The world factbook is an online publication of the u. References guide to country comparisons the world factbook. Central intelligence agency that provides statistics and demographics about nations around the world. Each one has a history, people, government, and economy. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. North america united states the world factbook central. The economy suffers from high unemployment, rising inflation, large trade deficits, and a growing dependency on foreign assistance. Central intelligence agency cia, principal foreign intelligence and counterintelligence agency of the u. Previous editions of the world factbook have been known for poor editing but this edition takes the cake. Publications put out by the cia include updated reference information about countries of the world, maps and the history of us intelligence.
References guide to country profiles the world factbook. One page summaries the world factbook central intelligence. Country comparison pages are generally given in descending order. The world factbook, produced annually by the cia, has become the ultimate authoritative source of information on all the nations of the world. The world factbook countrylocation photo gallery modal world. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The intelligence cycle is the process by which information is acquired, converted into intelligence, and made available to policymakers. The cia world factbook 20182019 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Links are to the definitions and notes about each entry. Intelligence community ic, the cia reports to the director of national intelligence. It has retained closer political and economic ties to russia than have any of the other former soviet republics. Recently theres been a bit of debate over whether all of the country specific entries from the cia world factbook had any merit here at e2.
We read every letter, fax, or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate. The world factbook has completed its travel facts project. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20202021 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. This fact book is based on the cia world fact book, with added information and links. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a book that contains the central intelligence agencys information about the worlds countries. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20202021 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. From the worlds most sophisticated intelligence gathering organization, here is the cias official countrybycountry data on nations around the world. The cia world factbook 20182019 by central intelligence. Belarus and russia signed a treaty on a twostate union on 8 december 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. New zealands full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. Europe norway the world factbook central intelligence agency. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20182019 offers complete. The information regarding zambia on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources.
The atlantic ocean provides some of the worlds most heavily trafficked sea routes, between and within the eastern and western hemispheres. The central intelligence agency cia is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the united states, tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence humint. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. The cia world factbook with global information on geography, people, governments, economies, communications, transportation, the military, and international issues. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military from the world s most sophisticated intelligence gathering organization, here is the cia s official countrybycountry data on. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about kenya 2020 should be addressed to the cia or. Potomac books publishes a commercial version of the world factbook in order to extend the limited audience reached by the cias own publication. The cia world factbook is produced by the united states government and provides essential information about all the countries and territories of the world, including maps, flags, and statistical data on almost every key issue.