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The World Factbook remains the CIA's most widely disseminated and most popular product, now averaging almost 6 million visits each month. In addition, tens of thousands of government, commercial, academic, and other Web sites link to or replicate the online version of the Factbook. * * * Included
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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Factbook is one of the often cited sources of the U.S./Liberia/Burma metric myth. The first unclassified version of the CIA Factbook was published around the same time the U.S. Metric Study. It's likely that the original list of "uncommitted" countries was
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Serbia and Montenegro have asserted the formation of a joint independent state, but this entity has not been formally recognized as a state by the US. The US view is that the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) has dissolved and that none of the successor republics represents its
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Since 1992, the United States has taken the position that the SFRY has ceased to exist, that there is no state representing the continuation of the SFRY, and that five successors have arisen—the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) ("FRY(S&M)"), the Republic of Slovenia
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contradicts the CIA factbook website, stating that three countries have "not adopted" the metric system is incorrect. At the time a better term would be have been "not committed", however this is not the case anymore as of 2023 all countries listed are committed to adopting the metric system
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Taiwan is listed after the regular entries because even though the mainland People's Republic of China claims Taiwan, elected Taiwanese authorities de facto administer the island and reject mainland sovereignty claims. * * * The European Union (EU) is not a country, but it has taken on many
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since 1989 the military authorities in Burma have promoted the name Myanmar as a conventional name for their state; this decision was not approved by any sitting legislature in Burma, and the US Government did not adopt the name, which is a derivative of the Burmese short-form name Myanma
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entry. As with the new United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges entry, the old entries for these five islands remained as redirects on the website. On July 19, 2007, the Iles Eparses entry and redirects for each island were dropped due to the group becoming a district of the
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The reason the four entities are no longer in The World Factbook is because their status has changed. While they are overseas departments of France, they are also now recognized as French regions, having equal status to the 22 metropolitan regions that make up European
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on the CIA Website. The website further erroneously mentioned that the Chagos Archipelago is also claimed by the Seychelles, while officially 116 countries including the Seychelles against only 6 countries including the United States voted in favor of a
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and Israeli sources put the figure at about 500,000. NPR then issued a correction. Chuck Holmes, foreign editor for NPR Digital, said, "I'm surprised and displeased, and it makes me wonder what other information is out-of-date or incorrect in the CIA
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is prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency for the use of US Government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements. Information is provided by other public and private sources. The
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is prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency for the use of US Government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements. Information is provided by other public and private sources. The
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The five former entities of Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island, previously grouped as Iles Eparses (Scattered Islands), now constitute a district of the French Southern and Antarctic
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On May 21, 1992, the U.S. announced that it would not recognize the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) as a successor state of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). The FRY was composed of the Republics of Serbia and
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The Indian Ocean island entity of Mayotte became an overseas department of France on 31 March. The change in status makes it an integral part of France and so its description is now included in the France country profile of The World
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The World Factbook provides national-level information on countries, territories, and dependencies, but not subnational administrative units within a country. A comprehensive encyclopedia might be a source for state/province-level
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website was updated yearly; from 2004 to 2010 it was updated every two weeks; since 2010 it has been updated weekly. Generally, information currently available as of January 1 of the current year is used in preparing the
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dated 24 May 2019 which called upon the UK to withdraw its colonial administration from the Chagos Archipelago unconditionally to enable Mauritius to complete the decolonization of its territory as rapidly as possible.
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Also included in the Factbook are entries on parts of the world whose status has not yet been resolved (e.g., West Bank, Spratly Islands). Specific regions within a country or areas in dispute among countries are not
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Formerly our Web site (and the published Factbook) were only updated annually. Beginning in November 2001 we instituted a new system of more frequent online updates. The World Factbook is currently updated every two
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incorporated, then edited as countries adopted mandatory metric laws. Over the years, many web resources have quoted the CIA Factbook, perpetuating the metric myth and elevating the map to a pop culture meme.
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The World Factbook provides national-level information on countries, territories, and dependencies, but not on subnational administrative units within a country or supranational entities like the European
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Since 2004, The World Factbook website has been updated on a bi-weekly schedule. Culminating a three-month trial effort, we are pleased to announce that the Factbook will now be updated on a weekly basis.
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officials, and its style, format, coverage, and content are primarily designed to meet their requirements. It is also frequently used as a resource for academic research papers and news articles. As a
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The Government Printing Office has assumed production of The World Factbook print edition. The CIA has decided to focus Factbook resources exclusively on the World Wide Web online edition...
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according to which there is one China and Taiwan is a part of it. The name "Republic of China" was briefly added on January 27, 2005, but has since been changed back to "none". Of the
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is available in the form of a website that is partially updated every week. It is also available for download for use off-line. It provides a two- to three-page summary of the
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among the 271 geographic entries is one for the "World", which incorporates data and other information summarized where possible from the other 270 country listings.
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Serbia and Montenegro have signed an accord which will consign the name Yugoslavia to history and shelve any immediate plans for Montenegrin independence.
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Other users may obtain sales information about printed copies from the following: Superintendent of Documents...National Technical Information Service
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The CIA defines these as people "politically organized into a sovereign state with a definite territory." In this category, there are 195 entities.
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since October 1994, receiving about six million visits per month in 2006; it can also be downloaded. The official printed version is sold by the
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Greece has protested strongly at a decision by the US to refer to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) simply as "Macedonia".
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where they are not listed as the territory of any one nation. The disputed claims to the islands are discussed in the entries.
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is in the public domain. Accordingly, it may be copied freely without the permission of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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after a disputed election. This event led to democratic elections and U.S. diplomatic recognition. The 2001 edition of the
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The first classified Factbook was published in August 1962, and the first unclassified version was published in June 1971.
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is in the public domain. Accordingly, it may be copied freely without permission of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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Territorial occupations/annexations not recognized by the United States Government are not shown on US Government maps.
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Hundreds of "Factbook" look-alikes exist on the Internet. The Factbook site at: www.cia.gov is the only official site.
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From now on it will be called just Serbia and Montenegro—the two remaining republics joined in a loose union.
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and may be redistributed in part or in whole without need for permission, although the CIA requests that the
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The US Board on Geographic Names (BGN) now recognizes Timor-Leste as the short form name for East Timor* * *
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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) prepares The World Factbook in printed, CD-ROM, and Internet versions.
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Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Slovenia have replaced Yugoslavia.
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Some entries on the World Factbook are known to be in line with the political views and agenda of the
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The factbook currently states that only four percent of Botswana are practitioners of the indigenous
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In general, information available as of 1 January 2007 was used in the preparation of this edition.
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if used. Copying the official seal of the CIA without permission is prohibited by the US federal
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religion, in reality a great majority of Botswana follow at least some of the traditions deemed
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with entries for each of its former constituent republics. In doing this, the CIA listed the
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Places affiliated with another country. They may be subcategorized by affiliated country:
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upon independence in 1992. In the 1994 edition, the name of the entry was changed to the
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in recent years. Older editions since 2000 may be downloaded (but not browsed) from the
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The name of Macedonia was changed to The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).
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The world factbook (Handbook of the Nations). Detroit, Mich.: Grand River Books, 1981–.
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This publication is also available in microfiche, magnetic tape, or computer diskettes.
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entry. The old entries for each individual insular area remain as redirects on the
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was first available to the public in print in 1975. Until 2008 the CIA printed the
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Places set apart from the list of independent countries. Currently there are two:
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Specific regions within a country or areas in dispute among countries, such as
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was published in August 1962, and the first unclassified version in June 1971.
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comprises 266 entities, which can be divided into the following categories:
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An Introduction to World Politics: Conflict and Consensus on a Small Planet
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entries are tagged with "cia". Requires graphical browser with JavaScript.
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The entity of Serbia and Montenegro is now officially known as Yugoslavia.
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nation-like attributes and these are likely to be expanded in the future.
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on February 17 of the same year. Before this, Kosovo was excluded in the
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Yugoslavia has been renamed Serbia and Montenegro as of 4 February 2003.
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accessible by location and date range; covers the years 2001–2007. All
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Printing of the Factbook turned over to the Government Printing Office.
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entries that may be out of scope and need to be evaluated for removal
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in late 2020, most of its data has been merged into Morocco's page.
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website. On September 7, 2006, the CIA also merged the entries for
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over the Chagos Archipelago and the archipelago is listed as the
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for itself and so a separate listing was deemed appropriate."
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Many Internet sites use information and images from the CIA
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These views were made clear in a disclaimer printed in the
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For an example of a redirect, see what happens with the
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countries, dependencies, and other areas in the world.
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Miller, Jill Young. "CIA puts data on the internet."
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On December 16, 2004, the CIA added an entry for the
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Scholars have acknowledged that some entries in the
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Serbia opposes the declaration of independence* * *
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and places in dispute. There are six such entities.
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