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The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanac style information about the countries of the world. The transition has proven challenging as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, a dilapidated physical infrastructure, powerful organized crime networks, and combative political opponents. Cia world fact book, 2004 wikisource, the free online. Statistical data by the world factbook, prepared by the cia. Philippines government, history, population, geography. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2016. Cia sends a team to tirana to begin a threemonth training course for reforming the shik. Jun 19, 2017 in the early years after the cia was established, everything had to be started pretty much from scratch, invented on the fly, and adjusted later as needed. The directorate of plans now the directorate of operations had a bit of a head start, owi. The cias world factbook the central intelligence agency cia, part of the u.
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The cia s world factbook available at most university libraries is now available online with keyword searching by telnet to. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. Albania country report the economist intelligence unit. Navassa island cia world factbook the best country. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a book that contains the central intelligence agency s information about the worlds countries. Albania is unique in that it is the only european country occupied by the nazis that ended world war ii with a larger jewish population than before the war. Albania declared its independence from the ottoman empire in 1912, but was conquered by italy in 1939. The terrain is mainly mountainous, with some peaks very, very rarely being visited by anyone other than chamois, wolves and eagles. Europe serbia the world factbook central intelligence agency. Children first foundation cff in albania, is a socialhumanitarian, nonpolitical, nonreligious, nonprofit organisation, created since 1999. It should really have the title cia world factbook 2016. Kuwait is a small, rich, relatively open economy with proved crude oil reserves of about 96 billion barrels 10% of world reserves.
Albania, a formerly closed, centrally planned state, is a developing country with a modern openmarket economy. How reliable and accurate is the cias the world factbook. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of albania 2015 information contained here. Core courses in this graduate program impart substantive knowledge and analytic skills required by all professionals seeking leadership positions in the intelligence community. Basic info, history, geography and climate of spain. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military. Nov 22, 2016 a countrybycountry guide to the world. C their merger with the earlier dravidian inhabitants. However, in my humble opinion it is seriously mistitled. Even so only a jewish family of six was deported and killed. Long isolated and impoverished, mountainous andorra achieved considerable prosperity since world war ii through its tourist industry. In recent years, the cia has combined those fact sheets into an online publication, the world factbook. The countrys capital is tirana, and it is albanias largest city with 800,000 inhabitants. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2017 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations.
It has coastlines on the bay of biscay a part of the atlantic ocean and the mediterranean sea. Spains capital and largest city is madrid, and the country is known for its long history, unique culture, strong economy, and very high. Albania the world factbook central intelligence agency. Spain is a country located in southwestern europe on the iberian peninsula to the south of france and andorra and to the east of portugal. The concession regulates the construction project, the purpose, the maintenance and the transfer of ownership of the harbour of turra castle in the district. Albania allied itself first with the ussr until 1960, and then with china to 1978. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations.
The world factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnat. In the early years after the cia was established, everything had to be started pretty much from scratch, invented on the fly, and adjusted later as needed. Since world war ii, amateur radio operators have landed frequently to operate from the territory, which is accorded country status by the american radio relay league. Countries of the world 31 years of cia world fact books, factbook, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999.
Cia world factbook the world factbook central intelligence. Click to enlarge introduction geography people government economy communications transportation military. Communist domination ended in 1990, when bulgaria held its first multiparty election since world war ii and began the contentious process of moving toward political democracy and a market economy while. Country list world factbook home the world factbook india introduction india background. The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 272. Nov 09, 2019 the world factbook issn 155383 is an annual publication of the central intelligence agency of the united states with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. The official paper copy version is available from the national technical information service and the government printing office. Albania cia map world map world atlas atlas of the.
Population compares estimates from the us bureau of the census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample. For each country, the cia world factbook 2017 includes. In the early 1990s, albania ended 46 years of xenophobic communist rule and established a multiparty. The central intelligence agency cia aims to summarize that information in just a few pages. Cia world factbook 2008 estimates rank countryregion overall male female. Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with a railroad linkup to france and the opening of a casino. Central intelligence agency office of public affairs washington, d. Its capital, as well as its largest city, is tirana.
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