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