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Aryan tribes from the northwest infiltrated onto the indian subcontinent about 1500 b. 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 1998 cia world factbook, by cia teaching resources. This is merely a fan page dedicated to the cia world fact book. January 7, 1999 the cias world factbook remains cias most popular and most widely disseminated product. Only in between we learn something about the nsas interception capabilities, but without any new revelations like those from the years after june 20. Cia world fact book cia world fact book a wide ranging storehouse of data on all the world s nations from the cia this is proof that the cia actually does gather intelligence. 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.
Cia interactive world fact book flags, maps, economy, geography, climate, natural resources, current issues, international agreements, population, social statistics. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a book that contains the central intelligence agencys information about the worlds countries. Cia interactive world fact book 1996 flags, maps, economy. Comments and queries are welcome and may be addressed to. 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. Nov 22, 2016 this is called the cia world factbook 2017. Cia the world factbook field listing government type. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of puerto rico 2015 information contained here. 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 provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military. The october 2016 pdf contains a bitmap version, not vector. The information regarding puerto rico on this page is republished from the 2015 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of croatia 2015 information contained here.
The directorate of plans now the directorate of operations had a bit of a head start, owi. The world factbook simple english wikipedia, the free. 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. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. 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.
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. Each version contains about 37,000 daml statements. Our opensource library houses the thousands of documents, periodicals, maps and reports released to the public. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. 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 1998 cia world factbook by us central intelligence. 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 following maps are from different editions of the world factbook, published by the u. Republic of the congo is a source and destination country for children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation. Cia world fact book, 2004brazil wikisource, the free. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of nigeria 2018 information contained here. The project gutenberg ebook of the 1998 cia world factbook, by united states. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of mexico 2018 information contained here. From 200103 real wages fell and brazils economy grew, on average, only 1.
The cias world factbook remains cias most popular and most widely disseminated product. 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. Cia world factbooks bookshelf from project gutenberg, the first producer of free ebooks. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced. As the national data book it contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the united states. How reliable and accurate is the cias the world factbook. The official print version is available from the government printing office. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about nigeria 2018 should be addressed to the cia. Nepal is among the poorest and least developed countries in the world with 42% of its population living below the poverty line. More shocking was the revelation that the cia had received from reagans justice department clearance not to report any knowledge it. Cia factbook the world factbook central intelligence agency. 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. Country list world factbook home the world factbook india introduction india background. The information regarding mexico on this page is republished from the 2018 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency.
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World factbook 1998 now available central intelligence agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of 2009 country information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about puerto rico 2015 should be addressed to the cia. 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. 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 government in 1990 was attempting to get the budget deficit under control and, in general, to bring economic policy in. Bin laden was indicted for the nearsimultaneous 1998 u. 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. Country cia world factbook the best country factbook. Central intelligence agency cia government organization.
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. The campaign to kill the book was nationwide and worldwide, prouty notes. 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. Apr 11, 2011 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread. The world factbook 1998 by the united states central intelligence agency cia part 8 out of 51. 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. However, in my humble opinion it is seriously mistitled. 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. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of thailand 2020 information contained here. January 2015 is the latest vector version available of this file. Please select a country to view, world afghanistan akrotiri albania algeria american samoa andorra.
All suggestions for corrections of any errors about croatia 2015 should be addressed to the cia. The cia world factbook with global information on geography, people, governments, economies, communications, transportation, the military, and international issues. For more on the agencys mission, visit our strategic intent. Field listing distribution of family income gini index. The world factbook 1998 by the united states central. The cia world fact book 2016, is very interesting and informative. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about nigeria 2015 should be addressed to the cia. The information regarding nigeria on this page is republished from the 2015 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Printed copies of the cias world factbook 1998 may be purchased now from the gpo by phoning 2025121800.
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