The CIA World Factbook 2019-2020

by Central Intelligence Agency

Overview

From the world’s most sophisticated intelligence gathering organization, here is the CIA’s official country-by-country data on nations around the world.

From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, The CIA World Factbook 2019-2020 offers complete and up-to-date information on the world's nations. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2019.

For each country, The CIA World Factbook 2019-2020 includes:

• Detailed maps with new geopolitical data
• Statistics on the population of each country, with details on literacy rates, HIV prevalence, and age structure
• New data on military expenditures and capabilities
• Information on each country's climate and natural hazards
• Details on prominent political parties and contact information for diplomatic consultation
• Facts on transportation and communication infrastructure

Also included are appendixes with useful abbreviations, international environmental agreements, international organizations and groups, weight and measure conversions, and more. Originally intended for use by government officials, this is a must-have resource for students, travelers, journalists, and business people with a desire to know more about their world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781510750463
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	06/11/2019
Series:	CIA World Factbook
Edition description:	2019-2020 ed.
Pages:	1176
Sales rank:	1,000,925
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.20(h) x 2.30(d)

About the Author

The Central Intelligence Agency is an independent agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior US policymakers. The CIA is separated into four basic components: the National Clandestine Service, the Directorate of Intelligence, the Directorate of Science & Technology, and the Directorate of Support. They carry out “the intelligence cycle,” the process of collecting, analyzing, and disseminating intelligence information to top US governmental officials. They are located in Langley, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Introduction vi

A brief history of basic intelligence and The World Factbook vi

Definitions and Notes ix

Guide to country profiles xxxiv

Guide to country comparisons xxxvii

A

Afghanistan 1

Akrotiri 6

Albania 7

Algeria 11

American Samoa 17

Andorra 20

Angola 23

Anguilla 28

Antarctica 30

Antigua and Barbuda 33

Arctic Ocean 37

Argentina 38

Armenia 43

Aruba 48

Ashmore and Cartier Islands 51

Atlantic Ocean 52

Australia 53

Austria 58

Azerbaijan 62

B

Bahamas, The 68

Bahrain 72

Bangladesh 76

Barbados 81

Belarus 84

Belgium 89

Belize 94

Benin 99

Bermuda 103

Bhutan 106

Bolivia 110

Bosnia and Herzegovina 116

Botswana 120

Bouvet Island 125

Brazil 126

British Indian Ocean Territory 131

British Virgin Islands 133

Brunei 135

Bulgaria 139

Burkina Faso 144

Burma 149

Burundi 154

C

Cabo Verde 160

Cambodia 164

Cameroon 169

Canada 174

Cayman Islands 179

Central African Republic 182

Chad 186

Chile 191

China 196

Christmas Island 202

Clipperton Island 204

Cocos (Keeling) Islands 205

Colombia 206

Comoros 212

Congo, Democratic Republic of the 216

Congo, Republic of the 221

Cook Islands 226

Coral Sea Islands 229

Costa Rica 230

Cote d'ivoire 234

Croatia 239

Cuba 244

Curacao 249

Cyprus 252

Czechia 258

D

Denmark 263

Dhekelia 267

Djibouti 268

Dominica 273

Dominican Republic 276

E

Ecuador 282

Egypt 287

El Salvador 293

Equatorial Guinea 297

Eritrea 302

Estonia 306

Eswatini 310

Ethiopia 315

European Union 320

F

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 326

Faroe Islands 328

Fiji 332

Finland 336

France 340

French Polynesia 346

French Southern and Antarctic Lands 349

G

Gabon 352

Gambia, The 356

Gaza Strip 360

Georgia 363

Germany 368

Ghana 373

Gibraltar 378

Greece 381

Greenland 386

Grenada 390

Guam 394

Guatemala 397

Guernsey 402

Guinea 404

Guinea-Bissau 409

Guyana 413

H

Haiti 418

Heard Island and McDonald Islands 422

Holy See (Vatican City) 423

Honduras 425

Hong Kong 430

Hungary 434

I

Iceland 440

India 444

Indian Ocean 450

Indonesia 451

Iran 456

Iraq 462

Ireland 467

Isle of Man 472

Israel 474

Italy 479

J

Jamaica 485

Jan Mayen 489

Jersey 490

Jordan 492

K

Kazakhstan 497

Kenya 501

Kiribati 507

Korea, North 510

Korea, South 515

Kosovo 520

Kuwait 524

Kyrgysstan 528

L

Laos 534

Latvia 538

Lebanon 543

Lesotho 548

Liberia 552

Libya 557

Liechtenstein 562

Lithuania 565

Luxembourg 569

M

Macau 574

Macedonia 577

Madagascar 582

Malawi 586

Malaysia 591

Maldives 593

Mali 600

Malta 605

Marshall Islands 609

Mauritania 613

Mauritius 618

Mexico 623

Micronesia, Federated States of 628

Monaco 631

Mongolia 634

Montenegro 639

Montserrat 643

Morocco 646

Mozambique 651

N

Namibia 657

Navassa Island 661

Nepal 662

Netherlands 667

New Caledonia 671

New Zealand 675

Nicaragua 679

Niger 684

Nigeria 689

Niue 694

Norfolk Island 697

Norway 698

O

Oman 704

P

Pacific Ocean 709

Pakistan 710

Palau 716

Panama 719

Papua New Guinea 723

Paracel Islands 728

Peru 729

Philippines 734

Pitcairn Islands 740

Poland 741

Portugal 746

Puerto Rico 751

Q

Qatar 755

R

Romania 760

Russia 764

Rwanda 771

S

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 776

Saint Kitts and Nevis 779

Saint Lucia 783

Saint Martin 786

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 788

Samoa 792

Sao Tome and Principe 796

Saudi Arabia 800

Senegal 805

Serbia 810

Seychelles 815

Sierra Leone 819

Singapore 823

Sint Maarten 828

Slovakia 830

Slovenia 834

Solomon Islands 839

Somalia 843

South Africa 848

Southern Ocean 853

South Sudan 855

Spain 859

Spratly Islands 865

Sri Lanka 866

Sudan 870

Suriname 875

Svalbard 879

Sweden 881

Switzerland 886

Syria 890

T

Taiwan 897

Tajikistan 901

Tanzania 905

Thailand 911

Timor-Leste 916

Togo 921

Tonga 925

Trinidad and Tobago 929

Tunisia 933

Turkey 938

Turkmenistan 944

Turks and Caicos Islands 948

Tuvalu 951

U

Ukraine 954

United Arab Emirates 959

United Kingdom 964

United States 969

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges 976

Uruguay 978

Uzbekistan 982

V

Vanuatu 988

Venezuela 992

Vietnam 997

Virgin Islands 1002

W

Wake Island 1006

Wallis and Futuna 1006

West Bank 1009

Western Sahara 1012

Y

Yemen 1016

Z

Zambia 1022

Zimbabwe 1026

Appendices

A Abbreviations 1032

B International Organizations and Groups 1039

C Selected Environmental Agreements 1071

D Cross-Reference List of Country Data Codes 1079

E Cross-Reference List of Hydrographic Data Codes 1088

F Cross-Reference List of Geographic Names 1089

Reference Maps

Africa 1124

Antarctic Region 1125

Arctic Region 1126

Asia 1127

Central America and the Caribbean 1128

Europe 1129

Middle East 1130

North America 1131

Oceania 1132

Physical Map of the World 1133

Political Map of the World 1133

South America 1134

Physical Map of Southeast Asia 1135

Standard Time Zone of the World 1136

United States 1137

Central Balkan Region 1138