The global volcanism program of the smithsonian institute is consulted for additional information on volcanoes. The need for capitalization, bold type, underlining, italics, or some other indicator of the individuals surname is apparent in the following examples. The world factbook, produced annually by the cia, has become the ultimate authoritative source of information on all the nations of the world. The world factbook countrylocation photo gallery modal. These are the categories, fields, and subfields of information generally recorded for each country. There are 3 stars carved into the white alabama marble wall, each one representing an employee who died in the line of service.
Modern international law developed alongside the emergence and growth of the. The economy suffers from high unemployment, rising inflation, large trade deficits, and a growing dependency on foreign assistance. Electricity production world statistics and charts as map, diagram and table. They will be working closely with other missionary couples already established in ethiopia. The wall is flanked by the flag of the united states on the left and a flag bearing the cia seal on the right. The british colony of new zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the uk militarily in both world wars. I used the factbook many times during my career and had a hand in the creation. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of united kingdom chiefs 2020 information contained here.
The world factbook, prepared by the cia using information from a halfdozen cabinetlevel agencies, profiles basic intelligence on all areas of the world. Paramilitary officers of the cias special activities division compose the majority of those memorialized a black moroccan goatskinbound. The cia factbook is one of many open source tools available to analysts when pulling together briefs where baseline information is required to round out the analysis. Closing daily exchange rates are not presented in the world factbook, but are used to convert stock values e. The official print version is available from the government printing office. The united states and its partners continue to face a growing number of global threats and challenges. The term international law was coined by jeremy bentham in 1780 in. From the world s most sophisticated intelligence gathering organization, here is the cia s official countrybycountry data on nations around the world. According to the cia world factbook, if canada, australia, new zealand and the united kingdom were a single country, it would have a population of 129 million people.
Cia factbook the world factbook central intelligence agency. The world factbook simple english wikipedia, the free. Madagascar produces around 80% of the world s vanilla and its reliance on this commodity for most of its foreign exchange is a significant source of vulnerability. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available.
Aryan tribes from the northwest infiltrated onto the indian subcontinent about 1500 b. The government in 1990 was attempting to get the budget deficit under control and, in general, to bring economic policy in line with the recommendations of the imf and the world bank. Country list world factbook home the world factbook india introduction india background. Geographically surrounded by senegal, it formed a shortlived confederation of senegambia. Long isolated and impoverished, mountainous andorra achieved considerable prosperity since world war ii through its tourist industry.
Internal conflict over the proper way to reform the ailing banking system continues. New zealand withdrew from a number of defense alliances during the 1970s and 1980s. Robotics constitutes a key longterm economic strength with japan possessing 410,000 of the worlds 720,000 working robots. Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the world factbook usage. The factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military. Recently theres been a bit of debate over whether all of the country specific entries from the cia world factbook had any merit here at e2. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us. The cias mission includes collecting and analyzing.
Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former british colonies of singapore, as well as sabah and sarawak on the northern coast of borneo, joined the federation. Statistics and map about the electricity production of the world. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. The latter area was transferred to australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during world war i and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975. Falkland islands islas malvinas introduction although first sighted by an english navigator in 1592, the first landing english did not occur until almost a century later in 1690, and the first settlement french was not established until 1764. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of united kingdom government 2020 information contained here. Have an unemployment rate of total population of 6. Madagascar regained agoa access in january 2015 and ensuing growth has been slow and fragile. The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics. The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatthours is reported. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. Each one has a history, people, government, and economy. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. View jeremy hawes profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
Do employees at the cia actually use the world factbook in. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. No information is available for nonlisted countries. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about united kingdom government 2020 should be addressed to the cia or the source cited on each page.
Cia the world factbook references definitions and notes. References guide to country profiles the world factbook. Jeremy has a missions degree from baptist bible college in springfield, mo. Potomac books publishes a commercial version of the world factbook in order to extend the limited audience reached by the cias own.
The international organization for standardization iso 4217 alphabetic currency code for the national medium of exchange is presented in parenthesis. C their merger with the earlier dravidian inhabitants. C their merger with the earlier dravidian inhabitants created the classical indian culture. Facts and figures about places are kindly borrowed from wikipedia and the cia world factbook. Pdf the cia world factbook 20192020 rashad shepherd. The memorial wall is located in the original headquarters building lobby on the north wall. Purchasing the world factbook central intelligence agency. Full text of the 2010 cia world factbook internet archive. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2016. The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 272.
It provides current data for more than 250 countries and territories, fromafghanistan to zimbabwe. Europe germany the world factbook central intelligence. The cia world factbook 2017 by central intelligence agency. It opened in 1963 to serve as a repository of malaysias cultural heritage and historic. Africa gambia, the the world factbook central intelligence.
After all, the original entries were posted back when e2 was in its infancy and they consisted mostly of facts and statistics that were outdated, never updated and were supposedly available at other websites. Civil law the most widespread type of legal system in the world, applied in various forms in approximately 150 countries. Links are to the definitions and notes about each entry. Our opensource library houses the thousands of documents, periodicals, maps and reports released to the public. That is enough to make the united states rank third out of one hundred two oilproducing nations. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. Falkland islands islas malvinas cia world factbook. Executive leadership by a prime minister in difficult times. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a book that contains the central intelligence agencys information about the worlds countries.
Falkland islands islas malvinas cia world factbook the. Japans huge government debt, which totals more than 150% of gdp, and the ageing of the population are two major longrun problems. The factbook capitalizes the surname or family name of individuals for the convenience of our users who are faced with a world of different cultures and naming conventions. In 1993, this feudal system was modified with the titular heads of state retained, but the government transformed into a parliamentary democracy. This template will include the articles which transclude it into the hidden category category. The terminternational law was coined by jeremy bentham in 1780 in his principles of morals and legislation, though laws governing relations between states have been recognized from very early times many centuries b. The wall bears the inscription in honor of those members of the central intelligence agency who gave their lives in the service of their country.
This template attributes content to the world factbook, which is a publication of the central intelligence agency. Saudi arabia ranks first, producing 11,150,000 bblday, or. The following list describes these legal systems, the countries or world regions where these systems are enforced, and a brief statement on the origins and major features of each. Central intelligence agency cia the world factbook nigeria. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. Land area is the aggregate of all surfaces delimited by international boundaries andor coastlines, excluding inland water bodies lakes, reservoirs, rivers. 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. Production of electricity by the countries of the world. Total area is the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries andor coastlines. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2017 offers complete and uptodate information on the.
This is an svg version of the time zone map from the cia world factbook 2007. According to the cia world factbook, in 2011 the united states produced an estimated 9,023,000 barrels of crude oil per day bblday, or 10. Jeremy lynn was privileged to grow up in a christian home. Namibia ranks first, with a gini index score of 70. The central intelligence agency cia aims to summarize that information in just a few pages. Postwar consensus, thatcherism and post thatcherism. Nov 22, 2016 a countrybycountry guide to the world. It was converted from the pdf original using adobe illustrator cs2. Papua new guinea cia world factbook the best country. Mar 28, 2011 according to the cia world factbook, the united states has family income distribution gini index score of 45. The cia world factbook 20192020 download or read the cia world factbook 20192020 read ebook online pdf epub kindle the. As bbfi missionaries, jeremy and karissa passionately desire to proclaim the hope of jesus christ to those who need to hear. Cia world factbook the most comprehensive country facts available online the world factbook the factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 266 u. Nov 04, 2014 from afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations.
From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20192020 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover jeremys. The eastern half of the island of new guinea second largest in the world was divided between germany north and the uk south in 1885. This entry includes the following claims, the definitions of which are excerpted from the united nations convention on the law of the sea unclos, which alone contains the full and definitive descriptions. Now trump is reading them the cia world factbook section on south korea. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2017 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Jeremy ashkenas, hannah fairfield, josh keller, paul volpe. While he was still very young, his parents moved to florida so his dad could pursue a pastoral degree from trinity bible college. During this time, jeremy had the opportunity to hear the gospel on a weekly basis which led to his salvation on february 2, 1992. The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 272 countries, dependencies, and.
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