No claims are made regarding the accuracy of antigua and barbuda 2020 information contained here. Intelligence community ic, the cia reports to the director of national intelligence and is. Russia the world factbook central intelligence agency. The dutch began to colonize indonesia in the early 17th century. Comments and queries are welcome and may be addressed to. The cia world factbook 2017 the central intelligence agency.
It has been at the forefront of european economic and political unification, joining the european. Denmark the world factbook central intelligence agency. The world factbook africa libya introduction libya background. This fact book is based on the cia world fact book, with added information and links. Since then, germany has expended considerable funds to bring eastern productivity and wages up to western standards.
Radars ability to penetrate clouds and make 3d measurements allowed scientists to generate the first complete highresolution topographic map of the entire region. Canada is the uss largest foreign supplier of energy, including oil, gas, uranium, and electric power. Lake baikal, the deepest lake in the world, is estimated to hold one fifth of the worlds fresh surface water note 4. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a book that contains the central intelligence agencys information about the world s countries. The cias mission includes collecting and analyzing. The world factbook is not a gazetteer a dictionary or index of places, usually with descriptive or statistical information and cannot provide more than the names of the administrative divisions in the government category and major citiestowns on the country maps.
The company published genre fiction, trade paperbacks, childrens literature, nonfiction books, textbooks, bibles, and dictionaries, primarily from 1940 to 1980. Front for the liberation of the enclave of cabinda or flec nzita henriques tiago note. Answers to many frequently asked questions faqs are explained in the definitions and notes section in the world factbook. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military. Publishers are responsible for assigning publication elements to the individual items they publish and for ensuring the application of pertinent regulations. Indonesia is the world s largest archipelagic state. The official paper copy version is available from the national technical information service and the government printing office. Several publishers, including grand river books, potomac books formerly known as brasseys inc.
Links are to the definitions and notes about each entry. From the early 16th century through 1917, the area now known as the west bank fell under ottoman rule. The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 272. The world factbook, the presidents daily brief, and the national intelligence estimates are examples of the three types of finished intelligence. Europe netherlands the world factbook central intelligence. World fact book provides latest demography world news from the most comprehensive global news network on the internet. Europe iceland the world factbook central intelligence. However, there arent really a whole lot of things in the world factbook to carry bias, since its basically like its name says a list of facts. Cia world fact book, 2004italy wikisource, the free. The world factbook 1990 wikisource, the free online. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. Due to persistent cloud cover, obtaining conventional highaltitude photos of this region is extrordinarily difficult.
Flecs smallscale armed struggle for the independence of cabinda province persists despite the signing of a peace accord with the government in august 2006. Oct 22, 2019 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. Government, tasked with gathering, processing and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence humint. Nov 04, 2014 from afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. History the world factbook central intelligence agency. News and analysis on population size and growth, migration, refugees and more. The italians supplanted the ottoman turks in the area around tripoli in 1911 and did not relinquish their hold until 1943 when defeated in world war ii. World publishing companys featured books study bible for girlsnasb.
Nov 03, 2015 from afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. The world factbook is prepared using the standard american english computer keyboard and does not use any special characters, symbols, or most. Frequently asked questions the world factbook central. If you wish to link to this page, you can do so by referring to the url address below this line. C their merger with the earlier dravidian inhabitants created the classical indian culture. The world factbook wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Contains information about the world factbook, chiefs of state, and other popular cia publications. Several factions of flec have broken off over the past 30 years, including the flecpm rodrigues mingas, which was responsible for a. The october 2016 pdf contains a bitmap version, not vector. Two major markets compete to be ranked as the world s biggest. World a the 2007 cia world factbook, by united states 2. A steering committee was appointed on 27 april 1943 that recommended the formation of a joint intelligence study publishing board to assemble, edit. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36year guerrilla war. C their merger with the earlier dravidian inhabitants.
Ill not claim the cia world factbook is free of bias completely, but largely, its got no real agenda. The real amazing part about it is not that any of the facts are particularly hard to get, its that they managed to gather all of that data into one place. The world factbook middle east west bank introduction west bank background. Kwajalein atoll, famous as a world war ii battleground, surrounds the world s largest lagoon and is used as a us missile test range. 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 cia world factbook 2017 the central intelligence. 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. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. For example, thats what it says about my country, belarus. The united states and its partners continue to face a growing number of global threats and challenges. References guide to country profiles the world factbook. The mayan civilization flourished in guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium a.
Revision of some individual country maps, first introduced in the 2001 edition, is continued in this edition. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of denmark 2020 information contained here. Following world war i, the allied powers france, uk, russia allocated the area to the british mandate of palestine. The central intelligence agency cia is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the u. About history the world factbook central intelligence agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of cote divoire government 2015 information contained here. The company published genre fiction, trade paperbacks, childrens literature, nonfiction books, textbooks, bibles, and dictionaries, 1 primarily from. Anyone know where to find open publications like the cia. World factbook country profiles free open public domain data html world book countries factbook publicdomain html cc01. The united states has carried on foreign intelligence activities since the days of george washington but only since world war ii have they been coordinated on a governmentwide basis. The world factbook africa ghana introduction ghana background. Hovedstaden capital, midtjylland central jutland, nordjylland north jutland, sjaelland zealand, syddanmark southern denmark independence.
As europes largest economy and most populous nation, germany remains a key member of the continents economic, political, and defense organizations. Formed from the merger of the british colony of the gold coast and the togoland trust territory, ghana in 1957 became the first subsaharan country in colonial africa to gain its independence. The world factbook 2007 country listing transcribers note. The pioneering multicultural imprint, which had been inactive, will relaunch. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about the 2009 cia world fact book should be addressed to the cia. The decline of the ussr and the end of the cold war allowed for german unification in 1990. Library the world factbook central intelligence agency. Shop the latest titles by world publishing company at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. In january 1999, germany and 10 other eu countries introduced a common european exchange currency, the euro. The reddishbrown kalahari desert with its northwestsoutheasttrending sand dunes and dry lakebeds stands out in this image of south africa. Provides nationallevel information on countries, territories, and dependencies. 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. Aryan tribes from the northwest infiltrated onto the indian subcontinent about 1500 b. Please bookmark this page add it to your favorites.
The official print version is available from the government printing office. The cia world factbook 20202021 by central intelligence agency from the world s most sophisticated intelligence gathering organization, here is the cias. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original. For most countries, this entry gives the date that sovereignty was achieved and from which nation, empire, or trusteeship. Given its great natural resources, skilled labor force, and modern capital plant, canada has enjoyed solid economic growth, and prudent fiscal management has produced consecutive balanced budgets from 1997 to 2007. After almost three centuries as a spanish colony, guatemala won its independence in 1821. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2017 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed.
Nov 22, 2016 a countrybycountry guide to the world. The information regarding denmark on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. Why is the spelling of proper names such as rulers, presidents, and prime ministers in the world factbook different than their spelling in my country the factbook staff applies the names and spellings from the chiefs of state link on the cia web site. Martin, formerly a part of the french overseas region of guadeloupe, now make up separate overseas collectivities and have their own factbook entries. His disastrous alliance with nazi germany led to italys defeat in world war ii. January 2015 is the latest vector version available of this file. The world factbook north america united states introduction united states background. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. For each country, the cia world factbook 2016 includes. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2016. They may apply for and receive a registrant element from a national isbn registration agency together with a printout or electronic file of the individual isbns that are available to them.
Learn how the cia is organized into directorates and key offices, responsible for securing our nation. Also distinguishable are the westwardflowing orange river, south of the true desert. Country list world factbook home the world factbook india introduction india background. 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. Italy was a charter member of nato and the european economic community eec.
From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. The world publishing company was an american publishing company founded by alfred h. The world factbook 1990 wikisource, the free online library. Kaliningrad oblast is an exclave annexed from germany following world war ii it was formerly part of east prussia. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. It presents facts that are largely verifiable elsewhere. Detailed maps with new geopolitical data statistics. Originally headquartered in cleveland, the company later added an office in new york city.
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