Discover the world with articles, fact sheets, maps and other resources that explore landscapes, peoples, places, and environments both near and far. How reliable and accurate is the cias the world factbook. A southwestlooking astronaut photograph of southcentral turkey and northwest syria. The bgn is a component of the us government that develops policies, principles, and procedures governing the spelling, use, and application of geographic namesdomestic, foreign, antarctic. The factbook is searchable by country or by keyword. Geopolitical entities and codes formerly fips pub 104. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. Country comparison pages are presorted lists of data from selected factbook data fields. Iso 3166 codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions. Maps for other years are available on the cia world factbook country maps page.
This is a list of fips 104 country codes for countries, dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, and their principal administrative divisions. Field listing civil aircraft registration country code. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2012 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. No claims are made regarding theaccuracy of taxes and other revenues 2014 information contained here. Curacao the world factbook central intelligence agency.
Appendix d crossreference list of country data codes print geopolitical entities and codes formerly fips pub 104. University of leipzig, free university of berlin, openlink software description. The cia world factbook 2010 by central intelligence agency. The twoletter country codes were used by the us government for geographical data processing in many publications, such as the cia world factbook. Cia world factbook 2016 country maps perrycastaneda map. For each country, the cia world factbook 2012 includes. Aug 03, 2017 learn how to find and download country information from the u.
Detailed maps with new geopolitical data statistics on the this comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2014. The united states and its partners continue to face a growing number of global threats and challenges. Cia world factbook 2008 estimates rank country region overall male female. Fips pub 104 was withdrawn by the national institute of standards and technology on 2 september 2008 based on public law 1041 codified omb circular a119 and the national technology transfer and advancement act of 1995. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia. 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. The coastlines of syria, lebanon, and israel are visible along the eastern mediterranean sea. The central intelligence agency cia is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the u. Oct 01, 20 from afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2014 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. It provides a summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy. Guide to country comparisons central intelligence agency. The cia builds the factbook around the federal information processing standard 104 two letter codes.
The prefix codes are based upon radio callsigns allocated by the international telecommunications union itu to each country. In recent years, the cia has combined those fact sheets into an online publication, the world factbook. Factbook photos obtained from a variety of sources are in the public. Countries of the world 37 years of cia world fact books, factbook, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997. References guide to country profiles the world factbook. In general, information available as of 1 january, 2004 was used in the preparation of the world factbook. The world factbook country location locator map modal. This is a list of fips 104 country codes for countries, dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, and their principal administrative divisions the twoletter country codes were used by the us government for geographical data processing in many publications, such as the cia world factbook. Here is how the front page of the cia world factbook looks like. Country listing factbook home page guide to country profiles categories, fields, and subfields. Jul, 2015 this video describes how to find country overviews using the cia s world factbook website.
The information regarding vietnam on this page is republished from the 2015 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of vietnam 2015 information contained here. The world factbook provides information on the administrative divisions of a country as recommended by the united states board on geographic names bgn. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. For each country, the cia world factbook 2016 includes. This video describes how to find country overviews using the cias world factbook website.
Appendix d crossreference list of country data codes. Central intelligence agency s publiclyavailable database, the world factbook. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about the 2009 cia world fact book should be addressed to the cia. This list is based on gross national product purchasing power parity gdpppp. World a the 2007 cia world factbook, by united states 2. Basically, the idea is to find the html tags named option. The information regarding honduras on this page is republished from the 2018 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Pdf exploratory analysis of cia factbook data using kohonen. The 8th edition established trigraph codes for each country based upon the iso 31661.
Cia world factbook for country information youtube. 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. Cia the world factbook references guide to country. The directorate of plans now the directorate of operations had a bit of a head start, owi. Learn how to find and download country information from the u. An eez stretches from a countrys meanlow tide baseline at its coast out to 200 nautical miles. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about honduras 2018 should be addressed to the cia. These are the categories, fields, and subfields of information generally recorded for each country. Most maps do not show eezs, but the world factbooks world. Links are to the definitions and notes about each entry. Purchasing power parity is a method of measuring the relative purchasing power of different countries currencies over the same types of goods and services.
The cias mission includes collecting and analyzing. Intelligence community ic, the cia reports to the director of national intelligence and is. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2012. The world factbook country listing a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z. The information regarding guyana on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. Taxes and other revenues 2014 country ranks, by rank.
This entry includes the twoletter codes maintained by the international organization for standardization iso in the iso 3166 alpha2 list and used by the internet assigned numbers authority iana to establish country coded toplevel domains cctlds. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about vietnam 2015 should be addressed to the cia. 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. Principal oceans and seas of the world with hydrographic codes by institution. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of 2009 country information contained here. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of mali 2018 information contained here. The island of cyprus can be seen off the turkish and syrian coasts. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2014. The two exceptions are unemployment rate and inflation rate, which are in ascending. Purchasing power parity is a method of measuring the relative purchasing power of different countries currencies over the same types of. Country comparison pages are generally given in descending order highest to lowest such as population and area. Users of this reference can access extensive information on each country, including maps, geographic data, environmental problems, and.
We read every letter or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate. Field listing internet country code the world factbook. Iso 31661 country codes establishes codes that represent the current names. Appendix d crossreference list of country data codes the. The cia world factbook 2012 kindle edition by the central. The world factbook 2007 country listing transcribers note. 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. Cia the world factbook 1999 guide to country profiles. Cia world fact book, 2004 wikisource, the free online. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of honduras 2018 information contained here. The aircraft registration number consists of two parts. The top 5 poorest countries in the world cia factbook. Please bookmark this page add it to your favorites. Field listing civil aircraft registration country code prefix the.
For each country, the cia world factbook 2014 includes. The internet country code is the twoletter digraph maintained by the international organization for standardization iso in the iso 3166 alpha2 list. In addition to this valuable resource, they also provide current information on world leaders and release accurate maps of geopolitical areas. The world factbook north america united states introduction united states background. Countries, dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, and their principal administrative divisions fips 10 is maintained by the office of targeting and transnational issues, national geospatialintelligence agency, and published by the national institute of standards and. It provides a summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of usrecognized countries, dependencies, and other areas in the. The information regarding taxes and other revenues 2014 on this page is republished from the cia world factbook 2014. The world factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 267 u. Fiscal year 2016 4 executive summary baseline now goal 93. Subdivision category, 31662 code, subdivision name, local variant. Factbook users, for example, find the atlantic ocean and pacific ocean entries. The flg is the outstanding and comprehensive foreign law guide which will give you the historical, political and legal framework for each country plus the past and current sources of legal information, including where to find legislation, codes and case decisions, print.
The two exceptions are unemployment rate and inflation rate, which are in ascending lowest to highest order. However, there are a few codes used in the factbook not at the above link. Nov 24, 2015 from afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Appendix e crossreference list of hydrographic data codes. The official print version is available from the government printing office. Search field search button select a country or location. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about mali 2018 should be addressed to the cia. The cias world factbook the central intelligence agency cia, part of the u. The world factbook, prepared by the cia using information from a halfdozen cabinetlevel agencies, profiles basic intelligence on all areas of the world. Government, tasked with gathering, processing and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence humint. Cia the world factbook appendix d crossreference list of. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about taxes and other revenues 2014 should be addressed to the cia. The internet country code is the twoletter digraph maintained by the international organization for. The us government has not yet adopted a standard for hydrographic codes similar to the federal information processing standards fips 104 country codes.
The central intelligence agency cia aims to summarize that information in just a few pages. The following maps are from the online edition of the world factbook 2016 downloaded july 14, 2016. Field listing internet country code the world factbook central. Threedigit numerical codes for countries are also specified by iso 3166. The information regarding mali on this page is republished from the 2018 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. However, with limited staff and resources, we simply cannot respond to all who write to us. Taxes and other revenues 2014 country comparisons, ranks. The text in that tag is the country name and the char 5 and 6 of the tag value represent the 2character country code. Of the 244 countries included in the cia factbook we. Letter codes for geographical entities 8th edition, 2004 is a standardization agreement stanag established and maintained by the north atlantic treaty organization natootan for the purpose of providing a common set of geospatial identifiers for countries, territories, and possessions. The flg is the outstanding and comprehensive foreign law guide which will give you the historical, political and legal framework for each country plus the past and current sources of legal information, including where to find legislation, codes and case decisions, print and online.
Cyprus the world factbook central intelligence agency. Countries of the world 37 years of cia world fact books. A linked data repository of the information in the cia world factbook a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency of the united states with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. The information regarding the united states on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency, the library of congress country studies, and other sources. This entry includes the twoletter codes maintained by the international organization for standardization iso in the iso. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original. 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. Cia world factbook 2008 estimates rank countryregion overall male female. The cias publications department offers world facts on 266 countries through their world factbook. The cia world factbook 2014 by central intelligence agency. Guide to country profiles central intelligence agency.
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