Atlantic ocean transportation 2018, cia world factbook. This new collective peoplepersons will eliminate local leaders and decisions and will usher in a new era for the hard working workers who work in these fine wooded hilly hovels harlan and fellow progressives in pineville, friday frakes, middlesboro, and the republic of kettle island have now combined forces to create the peoples. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about papua new guinea chiefs 2020 should be addressed to the cia or the source cited on each page. Mla citation style guide the cia world factbook 20182019. The city is the second largest in new zealand after auckland, and at 41 degrees south latitude, it is the southernmost capital city in the world. Median age is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older.
No claims are made regarding the accuracy of atlantic ocean transportation 2018 information contained here. The cia world factbook 20182019 by central intelligence agency, 9781510740273, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. The first, urban population, describes the percentage of the total population living in urban areas, as defined by the country. The cia world factbook 2015 book by central intelligence. Sep 06, 2011 nor did i overlook the world factbook, or the world factbook 2011 or the 2011 world factbook. Nepals new constitution came into effect in 2015, at which point the ca became the parliament. Inside youll find country profiles that include government, economic and geographic information. Central intelligence agency, 2009, skyhorse pub co inc. Birmingham public library databases cia world factbook. In general, information available as of 1 january, 2004 was used in the preparation of the world factbook. The pacific coast of nicaragua was settled as a spanish colony from panama in the early 16th century.
After centuries of gradual decline, laos came under the domination. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2014 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. New zealands full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. The world factbook countrylocation locator map modal. The worlds largest archipelago, indonesia achieved independence from the netherlands in 1949.
Modernday laos has its roots in the ancient lao kingdom of lan xang, established in the 14th century under king fa ngum. This entry provides two measures of the degree of urbanization of a population. The cia world factbook 20182019 meriden public library. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of new zealand 2020 information contained here.
May 24, 2018 the cia world factbook 20182019 by central intelligence agency, 9781510740273, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Bureau of justice statistics the world factbook of. South island, the larger main island, is the 12th largest island in the world and is divided along its length by the southern alps. North island is the 14th largest island in the world and is not as mountainous, but it is marked by volcanism note 2. Provides access to maps, history, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and other information for countries around the world. From the world s most sophisticated intelligence gathering organization, here is the cia s official countrybycountry data on nations around the world. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. The official print version is available from the government printing office. Samoa cia world factbook the best country factbook. Australia cia world factbook the best country factbook. From the worlds most sophisticated intelligence gathering organization, here is the cias official countrybycountry data on nations around the world. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about italy government 2015 should be addressed to the cia.
Jul, 2015 this video describes how to find country overviews using the cia s world factbook website. The new country took advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the british effort in world wars i and ii. Squash, coconuts, bananas, and vanilla beans are the main crops, and agricultural exports make up twothirds of total exports. Uml with nc president sushil koirala serving as prime minister. The 2007 cia world factbook library of congress classification. Nor did i overlook the world factbook, or the world factbook 2011 or the 2011 world factbook. The country must import a high proportion of its food, mainly from new zealand. New zealand was an enthusiastic member of the british empire, fighting in the boer war, world war i and world war ii and supporting britain in the suez crisis.
For each country, the cia world factbook 20192020 includes. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the. The cia world factbook 20192020 by central intelligence. There is a new entry on age structure and the airports entry now includes unpaved runways. The world factbook is prepared by the central intelligence agency for the use of us government officials.
Jun 24, 2018 the cia world factbook 2010 by united states. The cia world factbook 20202021 by central intelligence. This video describes how to find country overviews using the cias world factbook website. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20202021 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of italy government 2015 information contained here. Nine newly added travel facts from luxembourg, new caledonia, norfolk island, saint barthelemy, san marino, seychelles, slovakia, suriname, and vanuatu bring the final total to 222 193 countries and 29 dependencies. May 08, 2018 the central intelligence agency is an independent agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. The world factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of papua new guinea chiefs 2020 information contained here. This factbook, developed under bjs grants, provides narrative descriptions of the criminal justice systems of 45 countries around the world.
The world factbook has completed its travel facts project. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2019. Aug 07, 2016 modernday laos has its roots in the ancient lao kingdom of lan xang, established in the 14th century under king fa ngum. Check out the reference maps for political and physical maps of many countries and regions. Find out answers to these questions and more with the cia world factbook. Nov 04, 2014 from afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. The original 42 descriptions were completed in 1993. Britains american colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the united states of america following the treaty of paris in 1783. The second, rate of urbanization, describes the projected average rate of change of the size of the urban population over the given period of time.
The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. As that lineup of names suggests, this category is a bit unwieldy, and deserves its own explication. 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. Download cia world factbook in predicate logic for free. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2017 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. Cia world factbook in textbased predicate logic representation parsed from the oroginal html pages. The apps are essentially rewrites of the cias world factbook, which, as a government publication, can be freely used by private publishers. Overrun by germany in both world wars, it ended its neutrality in 1948 when it entered into the benelux customs union and when it joined nato the following year. New zealand occupied the german protectorate of western samoa at the outbreak of world war i in 1914. The country was very much a part of the world economy and suffered as others did in the great depression of the 1930s. The communications category has been restructured and now includes the entries of telephone syste. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about new zealand government 2015 should be addressed to the cia. New york, ny donor marincountyfreelibrary externalidentifier urn.
The central intelligence agency is an independent agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. The latest 5 entries including two updated country profiles were prepared in 2002 under the direction of william mcdonald ph. The cia world factbook 2010 2009 edition open library. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20192020 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. The 1995 cia world factbook by us central intelligence agency.
Bureau of justice statistics the world factbook of criminal. The kokoda track campaign is regarded by many as an analogous nationdefining event during world war ii. The british colony of new zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the uk militarily in both world wars. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2020 and looks ahead to 2021. In recent decades, australia has transformed itself into an internationally competitive, advanced market economy.
Independence from spain was declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838. Tonga, a small, open, south pacific island economy, has a narrow export base in agricultural goods. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2014. A view of new zealands capital of wellington, located at the southwestern tip of north island near the cook strait. Central intelligence identifier theciaworldfactb27348gut identifierark ark. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2014 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. In 1957, luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the european economic community later the european union, and in 1999 it joined the euro currency area. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2017 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. New zealand lies along the ring of fire, a belt of active volcanoes and.
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