The CIA World Factbook)[2] is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The Factbook is available in the form of a website, which is partially updated every two weeks. It provides a two- to three-page summary of the demographics,geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 266 entities[3] including U.S.-recognized countries, dependencies, and other areas in the world.
The World Factbook is prepared by the CIA for the use of U.S. government officials, and its style, format, coverage, and content are primarily designed to meet their requirements.[4] However, it is frequently used as a resource for academic research papers.[5] As a work of the U.S. government, it is in the public domain.[6] (Click here for the entire Wikipedia entry on the CIA World Factbook.)
In other words, the CIA Factbook ROCKS. We explored it in class today, and, although we barely scratched the surface, we found an amazing variety of facts about every country on earth. We will be using the Factbook A LOT this year, so it is good to be very familiar with how it is laid out.
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