The World Factbook is prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In general, information available as of 1 Jan. 2001 was used in the preparation of this edition. The Factbook presents a profile of each country in alphabetic order, including background information, geography, population, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. There are also many full-color maps, including 2 large fold-outs dated April 2001: Physical Map of the World, and Political Map of the World.
You will love this catalog of the population, GDP, and other facts and interesting details about a variety of countries all around the world. Get an insider look at the facts used by the Central Intelligence Agency of America since 2001.
Excerpt from The World Factbook, 1990 There have been some significant changes in this edition. In the Goverment section the former Branches entry has been replaced by three entries - Executive branch, Legislative branch, and Judicial branch. The Leaders entry now has subentries for Chief of State, Head of Government, and their deputies. The Elections entry has been completely redone with information for each branch of the national government, including the date for the last election, the date for the next election, results (percent of vote by candidate or party), and current distribution of seats by party. In the Economy section there is a new entry on Illicit drugs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The World Factbook is prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In general, information available as of 1 Jan. 2004 was used in the preparation of this edition. The Factbook presents a profile of each country in alphabetic order, including background information, geography, population, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, & transnational issues. There are also many full-color maps, including two large fold-outs dated April 2004: Physical Map of the World, & Political Map of the World; plus a map of standard time zones of the world.
