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Title of Listing:
World Factbook 1997
Category:
Information Directories
Subcategory:
Other Government, All Listings
Date:
Document #:
Web Site:
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Email:
Abstract:

Information in the World Factbook can be accessed online through the Web site above. Users can select a country and obtain maps and information specific to that country. Information is available for all countries listed under Branch Locations at the bottom of this listing. The following information is provided for each country listed in the Factbook:

          Introduction: Current issues, Historical perspective

          Geography: Location, Geographic coordinates, Map references, Area (total, land, water), Area (comparative), Land boundaries (total, border countries), Coastline, Maritime claims (contiguous zone, continental shelf, exclusive economic zone, exclusive fishing zone, extended fishing zone, other, territorial sea), Climate, Terrain (Elevation extremes), Natural resources, Land use (arable land, permanent crops, permanent pastures, forests and woodland, other), Irrigated land, Natural hazards, Environment (current issues), Environment (international agreements).

          People: Population, Age structure (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over), Population growth rate, Birth rate, Death rate, Net migration rate, Sex ratio (at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, total population), Infant mortality rate, Life expectancy at birth (total population, male, female), Total fertility rate, Nationality, Ethnic groups, Religions, Languages, Literacy (definition, total population, male, female).

          Government: Country name (conventional long form, conventional short form, local long form, local short form, former), Data code, Dependency status, Government type, National capital, Administrative divisions, Dependent areas, Independence, National holiday, Constitution, Legal system, Suffrage, Executive branch (chief of state, head of government, cabinet, elections, election results), Legislative branch (elections, election results), Judicial branch, Political parties and leaders, Political pressure groups and leaders, International organization participation, Diplomatic representation in the US (chief of mission, chancery, telephone, FAX , consulate(s) general, consulate(s), honorary consulate(s), honorary consulate(s) general), Diplomatic representation from the US (chief of mission, embassy branch office, mailing address, telephone, FAX , consulate, general consulate), Flag description.

          Economy: Economy (overview), GDP, GDP (real growth), GDP (per capita), GDP (composition by sector - agriculture, industry, services), Inflation rate (consumer price index), Labor force (total, by occupation), Unemployment rate, Budget (revenues, expenditures), Industries, Industrial production growth rate, Electricity (capacity), Electricity (production), Electricity (consumption per capita), Agriculture (products), Exports (total value, commodities, partners), Imports (total value, commodities, partners), Debt (external), Economic aid (donor, recipient), Currency, Exchange rates, Fiscal year.

          Communications: Telephones, Telephone system (domestic, international), Radio broadcast stations, Radios, Television broadcast stations, Televisions.

          Transportation: Railways (total, broad gauge, dual gauge, narrow gauge, other gauges, standard gauge), Highways (total, paved, unpaved), Waterways, Pipelines, Ports and harbors, Merchant marine (total, ships by type), Airports, Airports (with paved runways), Airports (with unpaved runways), Heliports.

          Military: Military branches, Military manpower (military age), Military manpower (availability - males age 15-49, females age 15-49), Military manpower (fit for military service - males , females), Military manpower (reaching military age annually - males, females), Military expenditures (dollar figure), Military expenditures (% of GDP).

          Transnational Issues: Disputes (international), Illicit drugs.
Topics
Business Development

Additional Topics/Tags/Keywords
Countries, World Economy

Organization:
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Address:
Attn: Public Affairs Staff
Phone:
DescriptionNumber
City:
Washington
1.
Primary (703) 482-0623
State/Province/Territory:
DC
2.
Zip/Postal Code:
20505
3.
Country:
United States
4.
Fax:(703) 482-1739
Branch Locations:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Arctic Ocean, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Atlantic Ocean, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Baker Island, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bassas da India, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Clipperton Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Republic of the Cook Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador. Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Europa Island, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Gabon, The Gambia, Gaza Strip, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Glorioso Islands, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Holy See (Vatican City), Honduras, Hong Kong, Howland Island, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jan Mayen, Japan, Jarvis Island, Jersey, Johnston Atoll, Jordan, Juan de Nova Island, Kazakstan, Kenya, Kingman Reef, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Man, Isle of Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of Midway Islands, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Navassa Island, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pacific Ocean, Pakistan, Palau, Palmyra Atoll, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paracel Islands, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Korea, Spain, Spratly Islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tromelin Island, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands, Wake Island, Wallis and Futuna, West Bank, Western Sahara, Western Samoa, World, Yemen, Zaire (see Democratic Republic of the Congo), Zambia, Zimbabwe.