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The World Factbook
reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook,[1] is a book that contains the Central Intelligence Agency's information about the world's countries. A new book is published every year. The Factbook provides a two- to three-page summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 272 countries, dependencies, and other areas in the world.
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The World Factbook is designed to be used by people that work for the United States government,[2] but it is also used by students, on websites, and in other publications that are not made by governments.[1] Because the U.S. Government made it, it is in the public domain.[3]