The world factbook 2002 by central intelligence agency. This is a list of entities and changes in the world factbook. Central intelligence identifier theciaworldfactb27638gut identifierark ark. The world factbook whats new central intelligence agency.
With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Soon thereafter the country instituted secular laws to replace traditional religious fiats. Although independence was achieved in 1991 with the dissolution of the ussr, true freedom remains elusive as many of the former soviet elite remain entrenched, stalling efforts at economic reform. The world factbook is prepared by the cia for the use of u. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about. The 2001 cia world factbook library of congress classification. The world factbook continues to prepare additional country travel facts. Cubas communist revolution, with soviet support, was exported throughout latin america and africa during the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.
Central intelligence identifier theciaworldfactb06344gut identifierark ark. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. When wikivoyage first started in july 2003, it seemed like a good idea to get a jump start on the geographical hierarchy by importing country data from the cia world factbook. The 2002 cia world factbook ebook by us government. We occasionally update these publications, so if you rely on the data for more than simple informational purposes, we recommend that you check back. Edition by andy stone author, central intelligence agency creator 3. The 2002 cia world factbook library of congress classification. The mediawiki manuals importing external content page still has a prominent section example. Haiti the world factbook central intelligence agency. The islands lie approximately 1,000 km east of the falkland islands and have been under british administration since 1908 except for a brief period in 1982 when argentina occupied them. The world factbook remains the cias most widely disseminated and most popular product, averaging more than 2.
See all 15 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The total number of countries and dependencies with travel facts is now up to 174. The latest 5 entries including two updated country profiles were prepared in 2002 under the direction of william mcdonald ph. Each country profile tracks such demographics as population, ethnicity and literacy rates, as well as political, geographical and economic data. It was able to take advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the british effort in world wars i and ii. Cias 1999 edition central intelligence agency, the on. Full text of 2002 cia world factbook internet archive. Yet apart from the dead passive voice scripts were written, tests were done, and eventually the entire factbook was slurped into the system. The following maps are from the online edition of the world factbook 2002.
Eswatini, guyana, haiti, namibia, kyrgyzstan, latvia, palau, madagascar, paraguay, and guernsey. The official print version is available from the government printing office. Cia world factbook 2002 now available central intelligence agency. The 2002 cia world factbook kindle edition by united states central intelligence agency. Cia world factbook 2002 country maps perrycastaneda map. In world war ii, german and soviet armies were responsible for some 7 million more deaths. The factbook is public domain content created by us government. Cias 2002 edition hardcover may 30, 2003 by the central intelligence agency author 5. Bureau of justice statistics the world factbook of. 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. Good press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. 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. Afghanistan 14k albania 11k algeria 12k american samoa 7k andorra 8k angola 11k anguilla 10k antarctica 10k antigua and barbuda 6k arctic ocean 14k argentina 23k. The world factbook 2002 is now available on the central intelligence agency web site s.
Zip file format, for the convenience of visitors who wish to download a personal copy. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced. On march 14, 2002, an agreement was signed to transform the fry into a loose state union called serbia and montenegro. The latest nine countries and one dependency that have been added are. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. The world factbook 2002 central intelligence agency. The factbook is public domain content created by us government employees so it is compatible with our copyleft scripts were written, tests were done, and eventually the entire factbook was slurped. The world factbook is an annual publication of the central intelligence agency of the united states with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world as of july 2011, the world factbook consists of 267 entities. When wikitravel first started in july 2003, it seemed like a good idea to get a jump start on the geographical hierarchy by importing country data from the cia world factbook. Maps for other years are available on the cia world factbook country maps page. Starting with the 1993 factbook, demographic estimates for some countries mostly african have explicitly taken into account t. This is a placeholder user for importing data from the cia world factbook 2002. The cia world factbook 20182019 central intelligence agency on.
The factbook has been an annual publication, but selected data and maps will be updated periodically during the coming year. The original 42 descriptions were completed in 1993. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the 2002 cia world factbook. The 2002 cia world factbook ebook por us government. The 2002 cia world factbook kindle edition by united. Issn 155383 for additional information on government leaders in selected foreign countries, go to world leaders. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Posted below is the central intelligence agencys most popular publication the world factbook in compressed. List of entities and changes in the world factbook wikipedia. In addition, tens of thousands of government, commercial, academic, and other.
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