Ruled by sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and by russia from 1809, finland finally won its independence in 1917. 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. Venezuela cia world factbook the best country factbook. The world factbook central intelligence agency 2162017 s. Please bookmark this page add it to your favorites.
Government, tasked with gathering, processing and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence humint. Agriculture accounts for 37% of gdp and 85% of export revenues. The central intelligence agency cia is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the u. C their merger with the earlier dravidian inhabitants created the classical indian culture. Increased speculative pressure on thailands currency in 1997, led. This is an example of queryspecific text or values that might go into a sparql query. Aryan tribes from the northwest infiltrated onto the indian subcontinent about 1500 b. The 2000 cia world factbook library of congress classification. 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. In recent years, the cia has combined those fact sheets into an online publication, the world factbook. The official print version is available from the government printing office. The following maps are from the online edition of the world factbook 2000. Cias 1999 edition central intelligence agency, the on. Factbook photos obtained from a variety of sources are in.
Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. The world factbook este disponibila in format electronic pe websiteul oficial cia, fiind par. 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. During world war ii, it was able to successfully defend its freedom and fend off invasions by the soviet union and germany. The swiss in recent years have brought their economic practices largely into conformity.
The world factbook north america united states introduction united states background. The cia itself provides online editions for 2000 onwards, and states that hard. If you wish to link to this page, you can do so by referring to the url address below this line. Cia world fact book, 2004nigeria wikisource, the free. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or. 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. Unfortunately, the markup, which appears to have been added in the process of manual. 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. In general, information available as of 1 january, 2004 was used in the preparation of the world factbook 2004. The ability of a government to fund itself through taxes and other forms of revenue is a. The cia world factbook is a prime example of a curated database a database that.
Magma beneath the lake leaks carbon dioxide into the waters. Algeria 1,376 km, burkina faso 1,000 km, guinea 858 km, cote divoire 532 km. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. Thailand had the worlds highest economic growth rate from 1985 to 1995, averaging almost 9% annually. Cia the world factbook field listing unemployment rate. 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. This electronic book on cdrom presents the complete world factbook 2000 prepared by the central intelligence agency for the use of u. On september 7, 2006, the cia also merged the entries for bassas da india, europa. After downloading the files below to the folder or. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2012. A map of serbia and montenegro from the 2000 edition of the world factbook. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia.
The world factbook 2000 central intelligence agency. The directorate of plans now the directorate of operations had a bit of a head start, owi. The october 2016 pdf contains a bitmap version, not vector. Lake nyos is a crater lake on the flank of an inactive volcano. Afghanistan 39k albania 30k algeria 45k american samoa 23k andorra 38k angola 29k anguilla 31k antarctica 40k antigua and barbuda 22k arctic ocean 41k argentina 51k. Country list world factbook home the world factbook india introduction india background. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of. As an affluent, hightech industrial society, canada today closely resembles the us in its marketoriented economic system, pattern of production, and high living standards. Cia world factbook 2000 now available central intelligence agency.
This is a snapshot of the cia world fact book as it existed on 26 march 2005. Cameroon the world factbook central intelligence agency. 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. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of yemen 2020 information contained here. 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 cia world factbook 2012 free pdf, djvu, doc, txt. 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. Curating the cia world factbook the international journal of. After four years of negotiating, the union of south africa was created from the cape and natal colonies, as well as the republics of orange free state and transvaal, on 31 may 1910, exactly eight years after the end of the second boer war. Central intelligence identifier theciaworldfactb27638gut. China 76 km, iran 936 km, pakistan 2,430 km, tajikistan 1,206 km, turkmenistan 744 km. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced.
All suggestions for corrections of any errors about the 2011 cia world fact book should be addressed to the cia. 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. Spanning over 6000 pages in acrobat format, it is a breathtaking source of quality facts and figures about every nation on earth in essence, our governments version of a world almanac. Central intelligence identifier theciaworldfactb03672gut identifierark ark. We occasionally update these publications, so if you rely on the data for more than simple informational purposes, we recommend that you check back periodically for updates. The world factbook 2002 central intelligence agency. Switzerland, a prosperous and stable modern market economy with a per capita gdp 20% above that of the big western european economies, experienced slower growth in 1999, because of weak foreign and domestic demand. 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. Posted below is the central intelligence agency s most popular publication the world factbook in compressed. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about the 2009 cia world fact book should be addressed to the cia.
It may be necessary to treat this variable nonlinearly, as overtaxation may be a sign of a poor ability to manage the overall economy. January 2015 is the latest vector version available of this file. 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. 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. There has been a gradual increase in political pluralism, but chama cha mapinduzi ccm, the. Intelligence community ic, the cia reports to the director of national intelligence and is. The new ocean extends from the coast of antarctica north to 60 degrees south latitude which coincides with the antarctic treaty limit. 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. The newly created union of south africa was a dominion. The cias world factbook the central intelligence agency cia, part of the u. Western africa, southwest of algeria geographic coordinates. 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. Maps for other years are available on the cia world factbook country maps page.
The world factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 267 u. Zip file format, for the convenience of visitors who wish to download a personal copy. Cia world fact book, 2004 wikisource, the free online. The economy is predominately agricultural, with about 90% of the population living in rural areas. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original. Search link will cause your browser to attempt to connect to the cias web site. Download the world factbook central intelligence agency.
From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2012 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Factbook 2002 the world factbook 2001 the world factbook 2000. Pdf exploratory analysis of cia factbook data using kohonen. Landlocked malawi ranks among the worlds least developed countries. Background and current conditions congressional research service summary tanzania, an important u. This is a core part of the sparql syntax or language. We read every letter, fax, or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The world factbook remains the cias most popular and most widely disseminated product, with its home page accessed an average of nearly. Zionist 40% a blend of christianity and indigenous ancestral worship, roman.