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The central intelligence agency cia supplies dozens of facts for each country including data on geography, people, government, economy, transportation. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original as the nation expanded across the north american continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. Cia the world factbook field listing government type. Home reference maps appendixes download pdf reference maps appendixes download pdf. Most of the numbers for the christian percentage of the population for each country were taken from the us state departments international religious freedom report, the cia world factbook, joshua project, open doors, pew forum, and. Apr 19, 2019 media in category cia world factbook maps of the world the following 38 files are in this category, out of 38 total. Ships from and sold by burlington ma used book superstore new books too. Ecuador cia world factbook the best country factbook. Denalis base sits at about 2,000 feet above sea level and rises over three and onehalf miles to its 20,310 foot. State department, central intelligence agency s cias world fact book, international foundation for electoral systems ifes election guide, economist intelligence unit eiu, and other news sources.
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Jun 02, 2020 the central intelligence agency is an independent agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2019. Fortyfive years ago, under a cloak of secrecy, operation condor was officially launched. Central america, bordering the north pacific ocean, between guatemala and honduras geographic coordinates. Central intelligence agency cia, principal foreign intelligence and counterintelligence agency of the u. Denali is one of the most striking features on the entire planet.
Cia world fact book, 2004arctic ocean wikisource, the. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading american spies. A major impetus for the creation of the agency was growing tensions with the ussr following the end of world war ii. Many of the caribbean itinerary ports are islands, but countries in north america, south america, and central america all include caribbean cruise ports of call. Oct 09, 2020 the historian and former war correspondent scott anderson frames his history of the early cia with two dates. Aug 29, 2019 the secret cia tactics that helped america win the cold war. 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. Media in category cia world factbook maps of north america the following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total. Central intelligence agency cia, us government the world factbook. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle. Central america and caribbean the online factbook is updated biweekly. The world factbook, prepared by the cia using information from a halfdozen cabinetlevel agencies, profiles basic intelligence on all areas of the world. Click on a datetime to view the file as it appeared at that time.
It also has the highest population growth rate in latin america, which is likely to continue because of its large reproductiveage population and high birth rate. The information regarding the united states on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency, the library of congress country studies, and other sources. Britains american colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the united states of america. Do not be fooled by the cia millennial logo rebrand.
Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. American spies presents the stunning histories of more than forty americans who spied against their country during the past six decades. Cia world factbook the most comprehensive country facts. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of united states people 2020 information contained here. Countries of the world 37 years of cia world fact books, factbook, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999.
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