Comments and queries are welcome and may be addressed to. On march 18, 1998, the cias inspector general, fred hitz, told astounded us reps that the cia had maintained relationships with companies and individuals that the agency knew to be involved in the drug business. The cia world factbook with global information on geography, people, governments, economies, communications, transportation, the military, and international issues. The information regarding thailand on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources.
All suggestions for corrections of any errors about mexico 2018 should be addressed to the cia. The book in general permanent record isnt a very coherent book as it combines snowdens comingofage story with a civil liberties and antisurveillance manifesto. The abstract is also your guide to sources of other data from the census bureau, other federal agencies, and private organizations. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. How reliable and accurate is the cias the world factbook. Fletcher prouty recounting the authors firsthand knowledge of cia black operations and espionage, was met with a wide scale censorship campaign in 1972. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. Publication of the secret team, a book by us air force colonel and pentagoncia liaison l. Printed copies of the cias world factbook 1998 may be purchased now from the gpo by phoning 2025121800. The central intelligence agency cia is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the united states, tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence humint. Economic progress was badly hurt by slumping oil prices and the resumption of armed conflict in december 1998, which worsened the republics budget deficit. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a book that contains the central intelligence agencys information about the world s countries.
Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. Cia world fact book cia world fact book a wide ranging storehouse of data on all the worlds nations from the cia this is proof that the cia actually does gather intelligence. More shocking was the revelation that the cia had received from reagans justice department clearance not to report any knowledge it. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of nigeria 2015 information contained here. Cia the world factbook 2002 field listing distribution. The 1998 cia world factbook, by cia teaching resources.
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This is merely a fan page dedicated to the cia world fact book. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of 2009 country information contained here. Field listing distribution of family income gini index. The information regarding various countries on this page is republished from the 2009 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. 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 information regarding nigeria on this page is republished from the 2018 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency.
Jun 19, 2017 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 factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 272 countries, dependencies, and other areas in the world. The 1990 cia world factbook library of congress classification. The following maps are from different editions of the world factbook, published by the u. The information regarding nigeria on this page is republished from the 2015 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. It is an impressive book that gives a great deal of information arranged by countries of the world. The world factbook simple english wikipedia, the free. Oct 22, 2019 central intelligence agency the world factbook 1990 the world factbook is produced annually by the central intelligence agency for the use of united states government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements. The world factbook 1998 by the united states central. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of nigeria 2018 information contained here.
All suggestions for corrections of any errors about nigeria 2018 should be addressed to the cia. Buoyed by victories in world wars i and ii and the end of the cold war in 1991, the us remains the worlds most powerful nation state. Cia world fact book, 2004brazil wikisource, the free. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about nigeria 2015 should be addressed to the cia. As the national data book it contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the united states. However, in my humble opinion it is seriously mistitled. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a book that contains the central intelligence agencys information about the worlds countries.
The government in 1990 was attempting to get the budget deficit under control and, in general, to bring economic policy in line with the recommendations of the imf and the world bank. The project gutenberg ebook of the 1998 cia world factbook, by united states. This free downloadable ebook can be read on your computer or ereader. The official print version is available from the government printing office. The government in 1990 was attempting to get the budget deficit under control and, in general, to bring economic policy in. Cia the world factbook field listing government type.
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This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. The campaign to kill the book was nationwide and worldwide, prouty notes. World factbook 1998 now available central intelligence. Jun 17, 2008 the cia s world factbook remains cia s most popular and most widely disseminated product. From 200103 real wages fell and brazils economy grew, on average, only 1. This ebook text has been shared by project gutenberg. Totaling 639pages plus maps, the nowavailable 1998 edition provides wideranging, hardtolocate information about the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, and military of 266 geographic entities. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. An entire country section uganda is omitted from the book i received, making me wonder what other omissions occurred in this volume.
The two most traumatic experiences in the nations history were the civil war 186165 and the great depression of the 1930s. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about puerto rico 2015 should be addressed to the cia. He worked with the cia on the highest levels and in 1977 published a book, the armies of ignorance, the standard work on the history of us intelligence. For more on the agencys mission, visit our strategic intent. The cias world factbook remains cias most popular and most widely disseminated product. Bin laden was indicted for the nearsimultaneous 1998 u. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of thailand 2020 information contained here. Each version contains about 37,000 daml statements. The cia world fact book 2016, is very interesting and informative. Brazils economy outweighs that of all other south american countries and is expanding its presence in world markets.
The 1998 cia world factbook by us central intelligence. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. January 2015 is the latest vector version available of this file. Apr 11, 2011 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread.
January 7, 1999 the cias world factbook remains cias most popular and most widely disseminated product. The october 2016 pdf contains a bitmap version, not vector. The information regarding mexico on this page is republished from the 2018 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Nepal is among the poorest and least developed countries in the world with 42% of its population living below the poverty line. Indonesia is now the world s third most populous democracy, the world s largest archipelagic state, and the world s largest muslimmajority nation. Cia factbook the world factbook central intelligence agency. Nov 11, 2019 the book in general permanent record isnt a very coherent book as it combines snowdens comingofage story with a civil liberties and antisurveillance manifesto. 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. Country list world factbook home the world factbook india introduction india background. Cia world factbook country maps perrycastaneda map. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of mexico 2018 information contained here.
After street protests toppled suharto in 1998, free and fair legislative elections took place in 1999. Central intelligence agency cia government organization. Central intelligence agency the world factbook 1990 the world factbook is produced annually by the central intelligence agency for the use of united states government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements. Republic of the congo is a source and destination country for children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation. World factbook 1998 now available central intelligence agency. Buoyed by victories in world wars i and ii and the end of the cold war in 1991, the us remains the world s most powerful nation state. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced. Cia world factbooks bookshelf from project gutenberg, the first producer of free ebooks. The world factbook 1998 by the united states central intelligence agency cia part 8 out of 51. The information regarding puerto rico on this page is republished from the 2015 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency.
Countries of the world 37 years of cia world fact books. Please select a country to view, world afghanistan akrotiri albania algeria american samoa andorra. Nov 22, 2016 this is called the cia world factbook 2017. The world factbook 1990 wikisource, the free online. The directorate of plans now the directorate of operations had a bit of a head start, owi. Jan 30, 2018 publication of the secret team, a book by us air force colonel and pentagoncia liaison l. It should really have the title cia world factbook 2016. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of croatia 2015 information contained here.
The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military. From project gutenberg, the first producer of free ebooks. Only in between we learn something about the nsas interception capabilities, but without any new revelations like those from the years after june 20. The information regarding croatia on this page is republished from the 2015 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency.
The economy suffers from high unemployment, rising inflation, large trade deficits, and a growing dependency on foreign assistance. Icvolunteers is an international nongovernmental organization that recruits, trains and coordinates volunteers for nonprofit projects, events and conferences conference support, cybervolunteerism and language services. I have used the cia world fact book for many years in its various versions and updates and would in principle give it a very high regard as a source of concise information on the various countries of the world all in one place. The 1998 cia world factbook, by central intelligence agency. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about croatia 2015 should be addressed to the cia. The 1997 cia world factbook the 1998 cia world factbook. Our opensource library houses the thousands of documents, periodicals, maps and reports released to the public. Cia interactive world fact book 1996 flags, maps, economy. From 1967 until 1998, president suharto ruled indonesia with his new order government. Mobi files can be read on kindles, epub files can be read on other ebook readers, and zip files can be downloaded and read on your computer. C their merger with the earlier dravidian inhabitants created the classical indian culture. Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, providing a livelihood for over 80% of the population and accounting for 40% of gdp.
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