= CIA World Factbook = The '''CIA World Factbook''' is a standardized collection of country-level data. <> ---- == Description == The factbook collects country-level information, such as demographics, from a wide variety of sources including but not limited to [[UnitedStates/IntelligenceCommunity|U.S. intelligence agencies]]. It is designed for consumption and use by the U.S. government, and as such it reflects their public policies. For example, certain governments are not officially recognized, so are not covered. ---- == Geographies == The factbook defines the following [[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/geographic-overview/|world regions]]: === Africa === * [[Algeria|Algeria]] * [[Angola|Angola]] * [[Benin|Benin]] * [[Botswana|Botswana]] * [[BurkinaFaso|Burkina Faso]] * [[Burundi|Burundi]] * [[CaboVerde|Cabo Verde]] * [[Cameroon|Cameroon]] * [[CentralAfricanRepublic|Central African Republic]] * [[Chad|Chad]] * [[Comoros|Comoros]] * [[DemocraticRepublicOFTheCongo|Democratic Republic of the Congo]] * [[RepublicOfTheCongo|Republic of the Congo]] * [[CoteDIvoire|Cote d'Ivoire]] * [[Djibouti|Djibouti]] * [[Egypt|Egypt]] * [[EquatorialGuinea|Equatorial Guinea]] * [[Eritrea|Eritrea]] * [[Eswatini|Eswatini]] * [[Ethiopia|Ethiopia]] * [[Gabon|Gabon]] * [[TheGambia|The Gambia]] * [[Ghana|Ghana]] * [[Guinea|Guinea]] * [[GuineaBissau|Guinea-Bissau]] * [[Kenya|Kenya]] * [[Lesotho|Lesotho]] * [[Liberia|Liberia]] * [[Libya|Libya]] * [[Madagascar|Madagascar]] * [[Malawi|Malawi]] * [[Mali|Mali]] * [[Mauritania|Mauritania]] * [[Mauritius|Mauritius]] * [[Morocco|Morocco]] * [[Mozambique|Mozambique]] * [[Namibia|Namibia]] * [[Niger|Niger]] * [[Nigeria|Nigeria]] * [[Rwanda|Rwanda]] * [[SaoTomePrincipe|Sao Tome and Principe]] * [[Senegal|Senegal]] * [[Seychelles|Seychelles]] * [[Sierra Leone|Sierra Leone]] * [[Somalia|Somalia]] * [[SouthAfrica|South Africa]] * [[SouthSudan|South Sudan]] * [[Sudan|Sudan]] * [[Tanzania|Tanzania]] * [[Togo|Togo]] * [[Tunisia|Tunisia]] * [[Uganda|Uganda]] * [[Zambia|Zambia]] * [[Zimbabwe|Zimbabwe]] === Europe === * [[Albania|Albania]] * [[Andorra|Andorra]] * [[Austria|Austria]] * [[Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]] * * [[Belarus|Belarus]] * [[Belgium|Belgium]] * [[BosniaHerzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] * [[Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] * [[Croatia|Croatia]] * [[Czechia|Czech Republic]] * [[Denmark|Denmark]] * [[Estonia|Estonia]] * [[Finland|Finland]] * [[France|France]] ** * [[Georgia|Georgia]] * * [[Germany|Germany]] * [[Greece|Greece]] * [[Holy See|Holy See (Vatican City)]] * [[Hungary|Hungary]] * [[Iceland|Iceland]] * [[Ireland|Ireland]] * [[Italy|Italy]] * [[Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan]] * * [[Kosovo|Kosovo]] * [[Latvia|Latvia]] * [[Liechtenstein|Liechtenstein]] * [[Lithuania|Lithuania]] * [[Luxembourg|Luxembourg]] * [[Malta|Malta]] * [[Moldova|Moldova]] * [[Monaco|Monaco]] * [[Montenegro|Montenegro]] * [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] ** * [[NorthMacedonia|North Macedonia]] * [[Norway|Norway]] * [[Poland|Poland]] * [[Portugal|Portugal]] * [[Romania|Romania]] * [[Russia|Russia]] * * [[San Marino|San Marino]] * [[Serbia|Serbia]] * [[Slovakia|Slovakia]] * [[Slovenia|Slovenia]] * [[Spain|Spain]] * [[Sweden|Sweden]] * [[Switzerland|Switzerland]] * [[Turkey|Turkey]] * * [[Ukraine|Ukraine]] * [[UnitedKingdom|United Kingdom]] ** * indicates that the state is double-counted as Europe and Asia ** indicates that the state is considered to consist of multiple countries === Asia === * [[Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] * [[Armenia|Armenia]] * [[Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]] * * [[Bahrain|Bahrain]] * [[Bangladesh|Bangladesh]] * [[Bhutan|Bhutan]] * [[Brunei|Brunei]] * [[Burma|Burma]] * [[Cambodia|Cambodia]] * [[China|China]] * [[Cyprus|Cyprus]] * [[Georgia|Georgia]] * * [[India|India]] * [[Indonesia|Indonesia]] * [[Iran|Iran]] * [[Iraq|Iraq]] * [[Israel|Israel]] * [[Japan|Japan]] * [[Jordan|Jordan]] * [[Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan]] * * [[NorthKorea|North Korea]] * [[SouthKorea|South Korea]] * [[Kuwait|Kuwait]] * [[Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyzstan]] * [[Laos|Laos]] * [[Lebanon|Lebanon]] * [[Malaysia|Malaysia]] * [[Maldives|Maldives]] * [[Mongolia|Mongolia]] * [[Nepal|Nepal]] * [[Oman|Oman]] * [[Pakistan|Pakistan]] * [[Philippines|Philippines]] * [[Qatar|Qatar]] * [[Russia|Russia]] * * [[SaudiArabia|Saudi Arabia]] * [[Singapore|Singapore]] * [[SriLanka|Sri Lanka]] * [[Syria|Syria]] * [[Tajikistan|Tajikistan]] * [[Thailand|Thailand]] * [[TimorLeste|Timor-Leste]] * [[Turkey|Turkey]] * * [[Turkmenistan|Turkmenistan]] * [[UnitedArabEmirates|United Arab Emirates]] * [[Uzbekistan|Uzbekistan]] * [[Vietnam|Vietnam]] * [[Yemen|Yemen]] * indicates that the state is double-counted as Europe and Asia === North America === * [[AntiguaBarbuda|Antigua and Barbuda]] * [[TheBahamas|The Bahamas]] * [[Barbados|Barbados]] * [[Belize|Belize]] * [[Canada|Canada]] * [[CostaRica|Costa Rica]] * [[Cuba|Cuba]] * [[Dominica|Dominica]] * [[DominicanRepublic|Dominican Republic]] * [[ElSalvador|El Salvador]] * [[Grenada|Grenada]] * [[Guatemala|Guatemala]] * [[Haiti|Haiti]] * [[Honduras|Honduras]] * [[Jamaica|Jamaica]] * [[Mexico|Mexico]] * [[Nicaragua|Nicaragua]] * [[Panama|Panama]] * [[Sain KittsNevis|Saint Kitts and Nevis]] * [[SaintLucia|Saint Lucia]] * [[SaintVincentGrenadines|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] * [[TrinidadTobago|Trinidad and Tobago]] * [[UnitedStates|United States]] === Oceania === * [[Australia|Australia]] * [[Cook Islands|Cook Islands]] * [[Fiji|Fiji]] * [[Kiribati|Kiribati]] * [[Marshall Islands|Marshall Islands]] * [[Federated States of Micronesia|Federated States of Micronesia]] * [[Nauru|Nauru]] * [[New Zealand|New Zealand]] * [[Niue|Niue]] * [[Palau|Palau]] * [[Papua New Guinea|Papua New Guinea]] * [[Samoa|Samoa]] * [[Solomon Islands|Solomon Islands]] * [[Tonga|Tonga]] * [[Tuvalu|Tuvalu]] * [[Vanuatu|Vanuatu]] === South America === * [[Argentina|Argentina]] * [[Bolivia|Bolivia]] * [[Brazil|Brazil]] * [[Chile|Chile]] * [[Colombia|Colombia]] * [[Ecuador|Ecuador]] * [[Guyana|Guyana]] * [[Paraguay|Paraguay]] * [[Peru|Peru]] * [[Suriname|Suriname]] * [[Uruguay|Uruguay]] * [[Venezuela|Venezuela]] ---- == History == The factbook started as a classified document in 1962. It has been public since 1975. ---- CategoryRicottone