The CIA World Factbook is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. It provides a summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of U.S.-recognized countries, dependencies, and other areas in the world. This complete electronic edition is designed for optimal navigation on your handheld device.
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Table of Contents:
Country List: Maps, Flags, and Information Country Ranks and Profiles Appendixes Reference Maps Definitions and Notes Supporting Information About and Navigation
Country Ranks and Profiles 1 Country Profiles A-Z 2 Guide to Country Profiles 3 Country Ranks A-Z 4 Guide to Rank Order Pages
Appendixes A. Abbreviations B. International Organizations and Groups C. Selected International Environmental Agreements D. Cross-Reference List of Country Data Codes E. Cross-Reference List of Hydrographic Data Codes F. Cross-Reference List of Geographic Names G. Weights and Measures
Supporting Information 1. History of The World Factbook 2. Flags of the World 3. Gallery of Covers 4. Contributors and Copyright Information 5. Purchasing Information 6. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Country Profiles: Administrative divisions Age structure Agriculture - products Airports - with paved runways Airports - with unpaved runways Airports Area - comparative Area Background Birth rate Budget Capital Climate Coastline Communications - note Constitution Country name Currency (code) Current account balance Death rate Debt - external Dependency status Dependent areas Diplomatic representation from the US Diplomatic representation in the US Disputes - international Distribution of family income - Gini index Economic aid - donor Economic aid - recipient Economy - overview Electricity - consumption Electricity - exports Electricity - imports Electricity - production Elevation extremes Environment - current issues Environment - international agreements Ethnic groups Exchange rates Executive branch Exports - commodities Exports - partners Exports Fiscal year Flag description GDP (official exchange rate) GDP (purchasing power parity) GDP - composition by sector GDP - per capita (PPP) GDP - real growth rate Geographic coordinates Geography - note Government - note Government type HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate HIV/AIDS - deaths HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS Heliports Household income or consumption by percentage share Illicit drugs Imports - commodities Imports - partners Imports Independence Industrial production growth rate Industries Infant mortality rate Inflation rate (consumer prices) International organization participation Internet country code Internet hosts Internet users Investment (gross fixed) Irrigated land Judicial branch Labor force - by occupation Labor force Land boundaries Land use Languages Legal system Legislative branch Life expectancy at birth Literacy Location Major infectious diseases Manpower available for military service Manpower fit for military service Manpower reaching military service age annually Map references Maritime claims Median age Merchant marine Military - note Military branches Military expenditures - percent of GDP Military service age and obligation National holiday Nationality Natural gas - consumption Natural gas - exports Natural gas - imports Natural gas - production Natural gas - proved reserves Natural hazards Natural resources Net migration rate Oil - consumption Oil - exports Oil - imports Oil - production Oil - proved reserves People - note Pipelines Political parties and leaders Political pressure groups and leaders Population below poverty line Population growth rate Population Ports and terminals Public debt Radio broadcast stations Railways Refugees and internally displaced persons Religions Reserves of foreign exchange and gold Roadways Sex ratio Suffrage Telephone system Telephones - main lines in use Telephones - mobile cellular Television broadcast stations Terrain Total fertility rate Trafficking in persons Transportation - note Unemployment rate Waterways
