You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or. The october 2016 pdf contains a bitmap version, not vector. I could not find it until i realized that the whole book arranged by countries, has created a chapter under w called world. The cia world factbook 2016 central intelligence agency. Central intelligence agency that provides statistics and demographics about nations around the world. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia. Field listing electricity consumption the world factbook.
This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. Just before making landfall its maximum sustained winds were 314 kph195 mph, with gusts up to 379 kph235 mph. However, with limited staff and resources, we simply cannot respond to all who write to us. The cia world factbook is conveniently a few clicks away for immediate use. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original. The cia world factbook 2010 by central intelligence agency. According to the cia world factbook, in 2011 the united states produced an estimated 9,023,000 barrels of crude oil per day bblday, or 10. Field listing unemployment rate the world factbook central. Intelligence community ic, the cia reports to the director of. Electricity imports country ranks electricity installed generating capacity. The official print version is available from the government printing office. The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 272 countries, dependencies, and.
Electricity exports country ranks electricity imports. The pictures available in the world factbook are very useful. The information regarding czech republic on this page is republished from the 2016 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the. However, in my humble opinion it is seriously mistitled. The world factbook north america united states introduction united states background. The world factbook simple english wikipedia, the free. This entry gives the dollar value for the stock of all financial assets that are available to the central monetary authority for use in meeting a countrys balance of payments needs as of the enddate of the period specified. The cia world factbook is a great go to guide to the countries of. Thus, inclusion of basic intelligence on the eu has been deemed appropriate as a new, separate entity in the world factbook. If you wish to link to this page, you can do so by referring to the url address below this line.
Cia world factbook for country information duration. It is an impressive book that gives a great deal of information arranged by countries of the world. Cia world factbook april 24, 2011 in 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule that saw the indigenous population nearly exterminated and african slave labor introduced, puerto rico was ceded to the us as a result of the spanishamerican war. The cia world factbook 2016 by central intelligence agency. Electricity consumption country ranks electricity exports. 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 central intelligence agency cia is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the u. The cia world factbook 20182019 by central intelligence agency the ultimate. Americas official guide to the world from afghanistan and. That is enough to make the united states rank third out of one hundred two oilproducing nations. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a book that contains the central intelligence agencys information about the worlds countries. Using the cia world fact book in geography and social studies lessons duration. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. Cia world factbook 20 the world factbook by the cia contains basic factual reference information on all the countries of the world.
It should really have the title cia world factbook 2016. Government, tasked with gathering, processing and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence humint. Since world war ii, the impressive growth of the manufacturing, mining, and service sectors has transformed the nation from a largely rural economy into one primarily industrial and urban. The 2007 cia world factbook, by united states the project gutenberg ebook of the 2007 cia world factbook, by united states this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. This entry is the stock of proved reserves of natural gas in cubic meters cu m. Supertyphoon haiyan slammed into the eastern philippines on 7 november 20 as the strongest tropical cyclone of the year. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20202021 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations.
Country comparison population the world factbook central. We read every letter, fax, or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate. The 1989 uscanada free trade agreement fta and the 1994 north american free trade agreement nafta which includes mexico touched off a dramatic. The world factbook is an online publication of the u. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. The factbook staff applies the names and spellings from the chiefs of state link on the cia web site. In the future, many of these nationlike characteristics are likely to be expanded. Maps for other years are available on the cia world factbook country maps page. By country listing of the values for the electricity imports field.
Please bookmark this page add it to your favorites. This is a list of countries by external debt, which is the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in internationally accepted currencies, goods or services, where the public debt is the money or credit owed by any level of government, from central to local, and the private debt the money or credit owed by private households or private corporations based in the. A fortuitous orbit of the international space station allowed the astronauts to take this striking view of sarychev peak volcano russias kuril islands, northeast of japan in an early stage of eruption on 12 june 2009. 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 cia world factbook 2017 the cia world factbook 20 the cia world factbook 2016 desert shield factbook with full color foldout map of region scott 2017 standard postage stamp catalogue, volume 2 countries of the world cf scott 2017 standard postage stamp catalogue. 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. Russia the world factbook central intelligence agency. Field listing population the world factbook central. As for the world factbook, its beginnings predate the establishment of the cia itself. In general, information available as of 1 january, 2004 was used in the preparation of the world factbook 2004. From the worlds most sophisticated intelligence gathering organization, here is the cias official countrybycountry data on nations around the world.
The cia world factbook is a great go to guide to the countries of the world. Sarychev peak is one of the most active volcanoes in the kuril island chain and is located on the northwestern end of matua. They show famous locations, animals and satellite images of the country. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of czech republic economy 2016 information contained here. Embassy or consulate and request it be forwarded to cia.
Since then, the principalitys mild climate, splendid scenery, and gambling facilities have made monaco world famous as a tourist and recreation center. Saudi arabia ranks first, producing 11,150,000 bblday, or. The world factbook is prepared using the standard american english computer keyboard and does not use any special characters, symbols, or most diacritical markings in its spellings. 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. The following maps are from the online edition of the world factbook 2016 downloaded july 14, 2016. The cias world factbook the central intelligence agency cia, part of the u. The world factbook countrylocation locator map modal.
Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. Nepal is the only country in the world whose flag is not rectangular or square. Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with a railroad linkup to france and the opening of a casino. According to the cia world factbooks 2010 estimate, there are 4. In recent years, the cia has combined those fact sheets into an online publication, the world factbook. Commercial bank prime lending rate country ranks stock of narrow money. Central intelligence agency office of public affairs washington, d. Field listing electricity imports the world factbook central. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available online. Cia world factbook the world factbook central intelligence.
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