An Essential Reference for Everyone
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This book is the most up-to-date and reliable source of information about all the countries of the world. The CIA World Factbook is used by government officials, researchers, news organizations, corporations, geographers, teachers, professors, librarians, and students. Information in the CIA World Factbook is collected from—and coordinated with—a wide variety of US Government agencies and hundreds of published sources.
Entries for each country contain full-color maps and flags, along with the following information:
• Introduction
• Geography
• People and Society
• Government
• Economy
• Energy
• Communications
• Transportation
• Military
• Transnational Issues
Easy to Use
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This edition is conveniently organized by continent, then by country. It has an active TOC for easy navigation, and is formatted and edited for rapid reference.
