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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 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. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of. Zambia the world factbook central intelligence agency. Each country profile tracks such demographics as population, ethnicity and literacy rates, as well as political, geographical and economic data. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military. Also, in my letter i asked the above senator to have my research paper shared with the white house, cia and other u. Cameroon the world factbook central intelligence agency. In general, information available as of 1 january 2002 was used in the preparation of the world factbook 2002. The information regarding tonga on this page is republished from the 2011 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. A new energy category introduced with 23 energyrelated fields.
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Factbook photos obtained from a variety of sources are in. The october 2016 pdf contains a bitmap version, not vector. Weakened by internecine quarrels and mongol invasions, kyivan rus was incorporated into the grand duchy of lithuania and eventually into the polishlithuanian commonwealth. The world factbook middle east iraq introduction iraq background. The official print version is available from the government printing office. Oecd factbook 20112012 oecd factbook is the bestselling, annual title from the oecd. Liberia the world factbook central intelligence agency.
The central intelligence agency cia is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the u. The world factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Ukraine the world factbook central intelligence agency. The cia world factbook 2012 kindle edition by the central. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2014. The cia world factbook 2012 kindle edition by the central intelligence agency. January 2015 is the latest vector version available of this file. 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. The cia world factbook 2010 central intelligence agency. Issn 155383 for additional information on government leaders in selected foreign countries, go to world leaders. The world factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 267 u. The cia world factbook 2016 by central intelligence agency.
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No claims are made regarding the accuracy of 2011 country information contained here. Nov 24, 2015 from afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2017. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about tonga 2011 should be addressed to the cia. Cia world factbook 2008 the world factbook by the cia contains basic factual reference information on all the countries of the world. Dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure. International convention for the regulation of whaling.
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 theaccuracy of gdp per capita ppp 2012 information contained here. Graduates from south dakota public universities have consistently exhibited low. Fact book fiscal year 2016 south dakota board of regents office of the executive director. Firsttime, firstyear freshman students by gender fall 2009 fall 2010 fall 2011 total firsttime, firstyear freshman males applied 1,430 787 1,465. 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 tonga 2011 information contained here. The information regarding various countries on this page is republished from the 2011 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Between 2004 and the cessation of refugee status for liberians in june 2012, the unhcr helped more than 155,000 liberians to voluntarily repatriate, while others returned home on their own. A brief history of basic intelligence and the world factbook. International perspectives on radiology practice metrics.
The transnational issues category has a new refugees and internally displaced persons entry. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about gdp per capita ppp 2012 should be addressed to the cia. Posted below is the central intelligence agencys most popular publication the world factbook in compressed. Governmental, political and legislative information. The factbook has been an annual publication, but selected data and maps will be updated periodically during the coming year. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. This allinclusive reference guide has been updated for 2010 with detailed information on politics, populations, military expenditures, economics, and much more. The cia world factbook 2017 download free epub, pdf. There is a new country profile on east timor and there is a new entry on distribution of family income gini index revision of some individual country maps, first introduced in the 2001 edition, is continued in this edition. There is a new country profile on east timor and there is a new entry on distribution of family income gini index.
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