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World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.

Prior Years: (Archived by the University of Missouri - St. Louis)

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The World Fact Book is produced and published annually by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It provides brief factual and graphical surveys of the economic, geographic and political conditions of some 267 countries, dependent areas and other entities. Information is provided by the Bureau of the Census, Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, Defense Nuclear Agency, Department of State, Maritime Administration, National Science Foundation (Polar Information Program), Naval Maritime Intelligence Center, Office of Territorial and International Affairs, US Board on Geographic Names, US Coast Guard, and others.

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Comparing Countries:
From 2000 to 2001 World Factbook, uses can also compare countries for a given statistic through the "Field Listing" option. From 2002 on, select any country and any particular piece of information and click on either the table image for a list of all countries for this data item or click on the chart image for a ranked list: