Along with regular information updates, the world factbook features several new or revised fields. The central intelligence agency cia is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the u. Starting with the 1993 factbook, demographic estimates for some countries mostly african have explicitly taken into account t. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 20. This application presents data for 228 countries and areas of the world with a 2020 population of 5,000 or more. Mar 23, 2017 the world factbook is an online publication of the u. Nov 24, 2015 from afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. In the economy category, entries have been added for current account balance, investment gross fixed, public debt, and reserves of foreign exchange and gold. Nov 22, 2016 this is called the cia world factbook 2017.
From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2012 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Burma was administered as a province of india until 1937 when it became a separate, selfgoverning colony. World fact book this website put together by the central intelligence agency covers all of the countries in the world. However, in my humble opinion it is seriously mistitled. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. Extensive data, maps, and flags of all the countries in the world. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups 1 over 3,047 m over 10,000 ft, 2 2,438 to 3,047 m 8,000 to 10,000 ft. The world factbook simple english wikipedia, the free. Afghanistan one page summary afghanistan albania onepage summary. It provides a summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of usrecognized countries, dependencies, and other areas in the. Other standard emotions include the vacuum sensation of confronting your mortality, my favorite seasonal food is back, and beige ennui. Central intelligence agency the world factbook 1990 the world factbook is produced annually by the central intelligence agency for the use of united states government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements.
The two most traumatic experiences in the nations history were the civil war 186165 and the great depression of the 1930s. If you wish to link to this page, you can do so by referring to the url address below this line. Discover the world with articles, fact sheets, maps and other resources that explore landscapes, peoples, places, and environments both near and far. Country list world factbook home the world factbook india introduction india background. The world factbook is an online publication of the u. If you use the cia world factbook as a source of information for your paper, you must include it in the reference list at the end of your paper.
Nov 20, 2019 the central intelligence agency cia is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the u. Detailed maps with new geopolitical data statistics on the. Cia the world factbook field listing government type. Publication of the secret team, a book by us air force colonel and pentagoncia liaison l. One page summaries the world factbook central intelligence. Ensure that removed information is present in the image description page and replace this template with metadata from image.
The world factbook is an annual publication of the central intelligence agency of the united states with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world as of july 2011, the world factbook consists of 267 entities. The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 272 countries, dependencies, and. It is an impressive book that gives a great deal of information arranged by countries of the world. The world fact book the cia maintains a website to provide all citizens with as much unclassified information on the 267 nations, countries, and entities. Kilimanjaro across the border in tanzania, this elephant makes a solitary journey across a game park in amboseli. Country fact sheet you can use this country fact sheet to share more about the united states with your sponsored child.
Lab exercise 3 cia 31061\32606 lab exercise cia world. A large herd of elephants makes its way across amboseli national park in southern kenya. The world factbook north america united states introduction united states background. The information regarding rwanda on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. Intelligence community ic, the cia reports to the director of. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society. History people government, military, economy communications, transportation. Aryan tribes from the northwest infiltrated onto the indian subcontinent about 1500 b. Please bookmark this page add it to your favorites. The world factbook countrylocation photo gallery modal world. Normalizing the data, by dividing the budget balance by gdp, enables easy comparisons across countries and indicates whether a national government saves or. In addition to the updated information, the world factbook 2004 features three new entries. This image contains digital watermarking or credits in the image itself.
No claims are made regarding the accuracy of rwanda 2020 information contained here. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original. Fill in all data points about the four assigned countries. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2012 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. Government, tasked with gathering, processing and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence humint.
How to cite cia the world factbook in mla pen and the pad. Factbook photos obtained from a variety of sources are in the public domain and are free. Census bureau, international data base demographic data and usa trade online trade data. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of oman people 2018 information contained here. It provides a summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of usrecognized co. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region.
It provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of each of 267. References definitions and notes the world factbook central. Cia world factbook world the world factbook central. The smaller entities are compared with washington, dc 178 sq km, 69 sq mi or the mall in washington, dc 0. References definitions and notes the world factbook. Oct 22, 2019 central intelligence agency the world factbook 1990 the world factbook is produced annually by the central intelligence agency for the use of united states government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements.
List of entities and changes in the world factbook wikipedia. This is merely a fan page dedicated to the cia world fact book. Revision of some individual country maps, first introduced. This is a list of entities and changes in the world factbook. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a book that contains the central intelligence agency s information about the worlds countries. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of chad 2020 information contained here. Feb 22, 2012 pages in category cia world fact book the following 200 pages are in this category, out of 263 total. Central intelligence agency, 20060405, cia world factbook. The world factbook 1990 wikisource, the free online. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about the 2009 cia world fact book should be addressed to the cia. It has information on each countrys people, history, transportation, miltary, communications, geography and flag. This article contains material from the cia world factbook which. The information regarding chad on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. Central intelligence agency, the world fact book country reference maps.
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. View lab report lab exercise 3 cia from it 31061 at university of technology, sydney. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of sudan people 2018 information contained here. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2012. Buoyed by victories in world wars i and ii and the end of the cold war in 1991, the us remains the world s most powerful nation state. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced. The directorate of plans now the directorate of operations had a bit of a head start, owi. Central intelligence agency that provides statistics and demographics about nations around the world. It should really have the title cia world factbook 2016. The world factbook is an annual publication of the central intelligence agency of the united states with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about sudan people 2018 should be addressed to the cia.
Greek cypriots control the only internationally recognized. How reliable and accurate is the cias the world factbook. Fletcher prouty recounting the authors firsthand knowledge of cia black operations and espionage, was met with a wide scale censorship campaign in 1972. The 1990 cia world factbook library of congress classification. Central intelligence agency author of the cia world fact. Along with the new entities and the regular information updates, the world factbook now also features six new fields. We ask that our friends and fans be respectful to administrators as well as to other members of the community. The bahamas, benin, botswana, brazil, burkina faso, burma, burundi, cambodia, cameroon, central african republic, democratic republic of the congo. If a nonwatermarked version of the image is available, please upload it under the same file name and then remove this template. For each country, the cia world factbook 2012 includes. As of july 2011, the world factbook consists of 267 entities. Then again, said mole, oleg penkovsky, was later ratted out and executed note.
All suggestions for corrections of any errors about rwanda 2020 should be addressed to the cia. Layers of learning the world is so full of a number of things. C their merger with the earlier dravidian inhabitants created the classical indian culture. The name of macedonia was changed to the former yugoslav. Central intelligence agency cia government organization. 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 official print version is available from the government printing office. The october 2016 pdf contains a bitmap version, not vector. Students can use the cia world factbook to look up any country and take notes on this worksheet. This entry gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces by length. The world factbook 1990 wikisource, the free online library. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Send an extra one and ask them to share this information about their country with you.
Excellent reference on virtually any country on earth including maps. January 2015 is the latest vector version available of this file. Comments and queries are welcome and may be addressed to. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about oman people 2018 should be addressed to the cia. This entry includes the number of males for each female in five age groups at birth, under 15 years, 1564 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population.
In the transportation category under merchant marine, subfields have been added for foreignowned vessels and those registered in other countries. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about chad 2020 should be addressed to the cia or the. Most entities are compared with the entire us or one of the 50 states based on area measurements 1990 revised provided by the us bureau of the census. For instance, a large part of the reason for the united states succeeding in the gigantic death glare contest during the cuban missile crises was that america had a mole telling the u. Britains american colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the united states of america following the treaty of paris in 1783. The campaign to kill the book was nationwide and worldwide, prouty notes. The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 272. The cia world factbook is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency of the united states with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. Starting with the 1993 factbook, demographic estimates for some countries mostly african have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the hivaids epidemic. The cia world factbook 2012 central intelligence agency.