TY - BOOK AU - United StatesCentral Intelligence Agency TI - The 2003 CIA World Factbook AV - G PY - 2008/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - World politics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Geography -- Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Political science -- Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Political statistics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Factbook; Release date is 2008-12-18; Produced by Al Haines; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The 2003 CIA World Factbook" by United States Central Intelligence Agency is a reference resource published in 2003. This comprehensive almanac provides concise summaries of demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military information for countries and territories worldwide. Produced primarily for U.S. government officials, it draws from numerous federal agencies and public sources. As a public domain work, it has become widely used by researchers and journalists. The Factbook reflects American political perspectives on territorial disputes and sovereignty issues, making it both an essential reference tool and a document shaped by U.S. foreign policy interests. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27558 ER -