You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or. China 76 km, iran 936 km, pakistan 2,430 km, tajikistan 1,206 km, turkmenistan 744 km. The world factbook issn 155383 is an annual publication of the central intelligence agency of the united states with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. Pdf exploratory analysis of cia factbook data using kohonen.
The following maps are from the online edition of the world factbook 2000. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced. The october 2016 pdf contains a bitmap version, not vector. Our old chum jay dowling just pointed me at a rather interesting online resource called the world factbook, which believe it or not is brought to us by those jolly tricksters at the central intelligence agency cia.
Country list world factbook home the world factbook india introduction india background. There has been a gradual increase in political pluralism, but chama cha mapinduzi ccm, the. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. During world war ii, it was able to successfully defend its freedom and fend off invasions by the soviet union and germany. Factbook photos obtained from a variety of sources are in. 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. Zionist 40% a blend of christianity and indigenous ancestral worship, roman. Government, tasked with gathering, processing and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence humint. Economy a nationwide strike between december 2002 and february 2003 had farreaching economic consequences real gdp declined by around 9% in 2002 and 8% in 2003 but economic. Cia world factbook 2000 now available central intelligence agency. Please bookmark this page add it to your favorites. Agricultural output doubled in the 1980s, and industry also posted major gains, especially in coastal areas near hong kong and opposite taiwan, where foreign investment helped spur output of both domestic. The world factbook remains the cias most popular and most widely disseminated product, with its home page accessed an average of nearly.
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The official print version is available from the government printing office. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original. The world factbook central intelligence agency 2162017 s. Aryan tribes from the northwest infiltrated onto the indian subcontinent about 1500 b. Algeria 1,376 km, burkina faso 1,000 km, guinea 858 km, cote divoire 532 km. Cias 1999 edition central intelligence agency, the on. The central intelligence agency cia is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the u. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. After downloading the files below to the folder or. 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. As an affluent, hightech industrial society, canada today closely resembles the us in its marketoriented economic system, pattern of production, and high living standards. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2012 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Download the world factbook central intelligence agency.
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Factbook 2002 the world factbook 2001 the world factbook 2000. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2012. In recent years, the cia has combined those fact sheets into an online publication, the world factbook. Cia the world factbook field listing unemployment rate. Cia world fact book, 2004 wikisource, the free online. Central intelligence identifier theciaworldfactb03672gut identifierark ark. The newly created union of south africa was a dominion. The world factbook 2000 central intelligence agency. 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. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of yemen 2020 information contained here. Venezuela cia world factbook the best country factbook. Unfortunately, the markup, which appears to have been added in the process of manual. It may be necessary to treat this variable nonlinearly, as overtaxation may be a sign of a poor ability to manage the overall economy. Cameroon the world factbook central intelligence agency.
On september 7, 2006, the cia also merged the entries for bassas da india, europa. Cia world fact book, 2004nigeria wikisource, the free. 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. Increased speculative pressure on thailands currency in 1997, led. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of.
The cia plans to make the world factbook files totaling about 85 megabytes available for singlefile complete download for higherbandwidth users and as a file set for lowerbandwidth users and will announce when these files are available. The world factbook este disponibila in format electronic pe websiteul oficial cia, fiind par. In general, information available as of 1 january, 2004 was used in the preparation of the world factbook 2004. The swiss in recent years have brought their economic practices largely into conformity. The world values survey has consistently shown venezuelans to be among the happiest people in the world, with 55% of those questioned saying they were very happy. Zip file format, for the convenience of visitors who wish to download a personal copy. This electronic book on cdrom presents the complete world factbook 2000 prepared by the central intelligence agency for the use of u. The world factbook north america united states introduction united states background. The information regarding yemen on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. The economy is predominately agricultural, with about 90% of the population living in rural areas. We read every letter, fax, or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate. 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. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about the 2011 cia world fact book should be addressed to the cia. Landlocked malawi ranks among the worlds least developed countries.
Search link will cause your browser to attempt to connect to the cias web site. A spring 2000 decision by the international hydrographic organization delimited a fifth world ocean from the southern portions of the atlantic ocean, indian ocean, and pacific ocean. The new ocean extends from the coast of antarctica north to 60 degrees south latitude which coincides with the antarctic treaty limit. In 1986, the lake emitted a large cloud of carbon dioxide that suffocated nearly 1,800 people and some 3,500 livestock in nearby villages. Growth, however, is expected to rebound to over 2% in 2000. Southern asia, north and west of pakistan, east of iran geographic coordinates. The directorate of plans now the directorate of operations had a bit of a head start, owi. Maps for other years are available on the cia world factbook country maps page. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia. How reliable and accurate is the cias the world factbook. The 2000 cia world factbook library of congress classification. Curating the cia world factbook the international journal of.
The cia world factbook 2012 free pdf, djvu, doc, txt. This is a snapshot of the cia world fact book as it existed on 26 march 2005. Background and current conditions congressional research service summary tanzania, an important u. The world factbook 2002 central intelligence agency.