Project Gutenberg 1999-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 377 United States. Central Intelligence Agency Agency, United States. Central Intelligence Central Intelligence Agency (U.S.) CIA (Central Intelligence Agency (U.S.)) The 1997 CIA World Factbook Produced by Dr. Gregory B. Newby "The 1997 CIA World Factbook" by the United States Central Intelligence Agency is a comprehensive reference guide published in the late 20th century. It provides detailed information about various nations and territories, including geographical, political, economic, and social data, aimed primarily at U.S. government officials and policymakers. The book gives an overview of each entity's demographics, governance, military, and significant issues. The opening of the publication presents the structure and components of the Factbook, explaining its origins and purpose in the context of U.S. intelligence. It describes how the Factbook compiles, integrates, and disseminates essential information about countries worldwide based on contributions from multiple U.S. governmental agencies. Additionally, the introduction outlines the inclusion of various countries, categorized by geographical location, along with details about significant changes made in the 1997 edition, such as updated maps, classifications, and enhanced demographic data. This segment sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of each country's profile, beginning with Afghanistan, while emphasizing the Factbook's role as a vital reference for understanding global dynamics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World politics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Geography -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Political science -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Political statistics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. G Text CIA World Factbooks Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Politics Browsing: Travel & Geography 3660037 3659979 2024-09-01T10:36:12.432046 2023-10-01T09:39:04.973270 text/html text/html 3660030 3659972 2024-09-01T10:36:13.645037 2023-10-01T09:39:05.874321 text/html text/html 1143726 2024-09-01T10:37:01.981772 application/epub+zip 1245947 2024-09-01T10:36:18.581006 application/epub+zip 1245947 2024-09-01T10:36:16.010047 application/epub+zip 2405244 2024-09-01T10:37:36.524630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2201290 2024-09-01T10:36:59.482862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2201621 2022-09-01T11:59:38.086060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3099718 3099703 2024-09-01T10:36:09.088629 2023-10-01T09:39:02.213267 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 3099648 2020-12-31T13:38:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 914637 2020-12-31T13:38:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3099664 2020-12-31T13:38:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 914594 2020-12-31T13:38:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20667 2024-09-01T10:37:36.748588 application/rdf+xml 14788 2024-09-01T10:36:16.489015 image/jpeg 3991 2024-09-01T10:36:16.257017 image/jpeg 1105898 2024-09-01T10:36:13.864041 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia