This electronic book on CD-ROM presents the complete WORLD FACTBOOK 2000 prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency for the use of U.S. Government officials. Spanning over 6000 pages in Acrobat format, it is a breathtaking source of quality facts and figures about every nation on Earth - in essence, our government's version of a "world almanac" with official information. It is described as a "basic reference of 266 nations and other entities which includes reference maps. Each national entry gives the latest available information under the headings of Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Defense Forces, and more...[it provides] wide-ranging, hard-to-locate information about the geography, people, governments, economies, communications, militaries, and more for 267 geographic entities. There are nine primary information categories and 100 subcategories for most entities, including geographic coordinates, GDP, number of telephones, natural resources, legal systems, political parties, illicit drugs, and mortality rates. Included among the 267 geographic listings is one for the World, which includes data and other information summarized where possible from the other 266 listings. The World Factbook contains eight appendixes with reference information ranging from abbreviations and descriptions of international organizations and groups to cross-reference lists of Country Data Codes. The 2000 edition includes 19 reference maps in two formats."
As a bonus, we've included two other CIA reports: the CIA Factbook on Intelligence, and the CIA's Analysis of the Soviet Union 1947-1991.
The documents are reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows 95/98/ME, Windows 3.1, NT, and Apple Macintosh systems. Reader software is included on the CD.
It is truly an incredible resource for any curious mind, and invaluable to any student of the world around us!
