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  The World Factbook
As The World Factbook is prepared by the CIA for the use of U.S. Government officials, the style, format, coverage and content are primarily designed to meet their specific requirements.
The World Factbook 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.
The World Factbook is compiled by the US CIA and is just what it sounds like: A bunch of facts about every country in the world.
www.lycos.com /info/the-world-factbook.html   (288 words)

  
 The World Factbook for Sony-Ericsson P800, P900, P910 and other UIQ phones
The World Factbook is the reliable and extremely popular source of information on all the nations of the world.
The World Factbook is a must-have application for those who possess a curiosity or concern about the rapidly changing world in which we live.
The database of The World Factbook is gathered and maintained by the Central Intelligence Agency.
www.jdictionary-mobile.com /factbook_for_uiq.html   (478 words)

  
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The planet's population continues to explode: from 1 billion in 1820, to 2 billion in 1930, 3 billion in 1960, 4 billion in 1974, 5 billion in 1988, and 6 billion in 2000.
Because of their own internal problems and priorities, the industrialized countries devote insufficient resources to deal effectively with the poorer areas of the world, which, at least from an economic point of view, are becoming further marginalized.
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 CIA - The World Factbook
- There have been some significant changes to the latest edition of The World Factbook.
The successful secession referendum held in Montenegro in May of 2006 allowed it to legally leave its union with Serbia the following month.
The online Factbook is updated periodically throughout the year.
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 CIA - The World Factbook -- FAQs   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The willingness of readers from around the world to share their observations and specialized knowledge is very helpful as we try to produce the best possible publications.
The World Factbook is in the public domain and may be used freely by anyone at anytime without seeking permission.
The World Factbook is not a gazetteer (a dictionary or index of places, usually with descriptive or statistical information) and cannot provide more than the names of the administrative divisions (in the Government category) and major cities/towns (on the country maps).
www.geoplace.com /hottopics/CIAwfb/factbook/docs/faqs.html   (2310 words)

  
 All About Symbian Review: The World Factbook
After releasing the World Factbook for Nokia 92xx about one year go, JDictionary-Mobile have now released a new version of this application for the Nokia 9300/9500.The World Factbook contains the entire text from CIA World Factbook, which is a reference with a wealth of information about all countries of the world.
Since the CIA World Factbook is available on-line and can be freely downloaded for off-line browsing, you might wonder why anyone would shell out the 19 and a half Euros and buy the World Factbook from JDictionary-Mobile.
With JDictionary's version of the World Factbook on the 9210, I was able to write this review in Word, make screenshots from the running World Factbook and examine them in the Imaging application all at the same time without running into memory problems.
www.allaboutsymbian.com /reviews/item/The_World_Factbook.php   (1704 words)

  
 QuikTake... The World Geography Factbook 2000 version
World Geography Factbook 2000 is a FREE e-book that runs on PDAs using the Palm operating system.
World Geography Factbook 2000 is a FREE e-book that runs on personal digital assistants (Palm and Visor handheld computers) using the Palm operating system (it does require the viewing program iSilo which costs $12.50 US - a 30 day demo of this application is included in the download file).
World Geography Factbook 2000 was developed by Donna Senese and Michael Pidwirny, Department of Geography, Okanagan University College.
www.wirelessdevnet.com /channels/lbs/features/geofactbook   (557 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook - Notes and Definitions
Note: the numbers for GDP and other economic data cannot be chained together from successive volumes of the Factbook because of changes in the US dollar measuring rod, revisions of data by statistical agencies, use of new or different sources of information, and changes in national statistical methods and practices.
The Factbook capitalizes the surname or family name of individuals for the convenience of our users who are faced with a world of different cultures and naming conventions.
All telephone numbers in the Factbook consist of the country code in brackets, the city or area code (where required) in parentheses, and the local number.
worldcoincatalog.com /factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html   (9805 words)

  
 The World Factbook - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Factbook provides a two- to three-page summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 272 U.S.-recognized countries, dependencies, and other areas in the world.
The World Factbook is prepared by the CIA for the use of U.S. government officials, and its style, format, coverage and content are primarily designed to meet their requirements.
CIA -- The World Factbook 1999 -- Serbia and Montenegro (mirror).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_World_Factbook   (2346 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- China
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation.
After World War II, the Communists under MAO Zedong established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people.
Another long-term threat to growth is the deterioration in the environment - notably air pollution, soil erosion, and the steady fall of the water table especially in the north.
www.umsl.edu /services/govdocs/wofact2005/print/ch.html   (1971 words)

  
 Amazon.com: World Factbook 2004: 2004 Edition (CIA's 2003 Edition) (World Factbook): Books: The Central Intelligence ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In the thirty years since its declassification, The World Factbook, produced annually by the CIA, has become the ultimate, authoritative source of information on all the nations of the world.
Brassey’s has published a commercial version of The World Factbook for more than ten years in order to extend the limited audience reached by the CIA’s publication.
The World Factbook provides the indispensable reference for individuals possessing a curiosity or concern about the rapidly changing world in which we live.
www.amazon.com /World-Factbook-2004-CIAs-2003/dp/1574888374   (1321 words)

  
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 The World Factbook - Notes and Definitions
The flags were produced from the best information available at the time the Factbook went to press, but some may have changed completely, show a variance in detail, or a change in color from the current official flag.
The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world, and it is also important in considering the political influence of a country within a region.
The sex ratio at birth for the World is 1.06 (1996 est.).
www.dlhoffman.com /publiclibrary/factbook96/wfb-note.htm   (4940 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook 2002 -- Australia
was used in the preparation of The World Factbook 2002.
world's smallest continent but sixth-largest country; population concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts; regular, tropical, invigorating, sea breeze known as "the Doctor" occurs along the west coast in the summer
Tasmania is one of the world's major suppliers of licit opiate products; government maintains strict controls over areas of opium poppy cultivation and output of poppy straw concentrate
www.faqs.org /docs/factbook/geos/as.html   (1097 words)

  
 Capitals.com - The World Atlas-- FAQs   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The World Factbook provides national-level information on countries, territories, and dependencies, but not subnational administrative units within a country.
The European Union (EU) is not a country, but it has taken on many nation-like attributes and these are likely to be expanded in the future.
A more complete explanation on the inclusion of the EU into the Factbook may be found in the Preliminary statement.
www.capitals.com /docs/faqs.html   (2423 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The tiny agricultural sector is highly subsidized and protected, with crop yields among the highest in the world.
Japan maintains one of the world's largest fishing fleets and accounts for nearly 15% of the global catch.
For three decades, overall real economic growth had been spectacular: a 10% average in the 1960s, a 5% average in the 1970s, and a 4% average in the 1980s.
hoshie.mozfaq.org /mirror/factbook/print/ja.html   (1462 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The World Factbook: 2005: CIA's 2004 Edition (World Factbook): Books: The Central Intelligence Agency   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The World Factbook, produced annually by the CIA, has become the ultimate, authoritative source of information on all the nations of the world.
Potomac Books publishes a commercial version of The World Factbook in order to extend the limited audience reached by the CIA’s own publication.
The World Factbook provides the indispensable reference for curious individuals concerned about the rapidly changing world in which they live.
www.amazon.com /World-Factbook-2005-CIAs-2004/dp/1574889427   (1038 words)

  
 Bureau of Justice Statistics The World Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems
This factbook, developed under BJS grants, provides narrative descriptions of the criminal justice systems of 45 countries around the world.
The original 42 descriptions were completed in 1993.
More non-criminal justice information about these countries is available from the CIA's World Factbook.
www.ojp.usdoj.gov /bjs/abstract/wfcj.htm   (168 words)

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