The CIA World Factbook 2009From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, The CIA World Factbook 2009 offers complete and up-to-date information on the world’s nations. This all-inclusive reference guide has been updated for 2009 with detailed information on politics, populations, military expenditures, economics, and much more. It includes: • Useful maps with new geopolitical data • Details on prominent political parties, and contact information for diplomatic consultation • A full description of the population of each country, with information on literacy rates, HIV prevalence, and age structure • A complete economic overview, from household income to gross domestic product • Information on transportation and communication infrastructure. • New data on military expenditures and capabilities • User-friendly headings, sub-headings, an index, and a list of physical coordinates of major places for easy reading There are also appendices offering useful abbreviations, a list of international organizations and groups, international environmental agreements, the conversion of weights and measures, and more. Originally intended for use by government officials, this amazingly useful reference guide is a must for every student, traveler, journalist, and businessperson. |
Contents
AFGHANISTAN | 1 |
AKROTIRI | 5 |
ALBANIA | 6 |
ALGERIA | 9 |
AMERICAN SAMOA | 13 |
ANDORRA | 15 |
ANGOLA | 17 |
ANGUILLA | 21 |
MADAGASCAR | 399 |
MALAWI | 402 |
MALAYSIA | 405 |
MALDIVES | 409 |
MALI | 412 |
MALTA | 415 |
MARSHALL ISLANDS | 417 |
MAURITANIA | 420 |
ANTARCTICA | 23 |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | 25 |
ARCTIC OCEAN | 28 |
ARGENTINA | 29 |
ARMENIA | 33 |
ARUBA | 36 |
ASHMORE AND CARTIER ISLANDS | 38 |
ATLANTIC OCEAN | 39 |
AUSTRALIA | 40 |
AUSTRIA | 43 |
AZERBAIJAN | 46 |
BAHAMAS THE | 51 |
BAHRAIN | 53 |
BANGLADESH | 56 |
BARBADOS | 59 |
BELARUS | 62 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
BELIZE | 69 |
BENIN | 71 |
BERMUDA | 74 |
BHUTAN | 77 |
BOLIVIA | 80 |
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | 83 |
BOTSWANA | 87 |
BOUVET ISLAND | 89 |
BRAZIL | 90 |
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY | 94 |
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | 95 |
BRUNEI | 97 |
BULGARIA | 100 |
BURKINA FASO | 103 |
BURMA | 106 |
BURUNDI | 110 |
CAMBODIA | 114 |
CAMEROON | 117 |
CANADA | 120 |
CAPE VERDE | 124 |
CAYMAN ISLANDS | 126 |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | 128 |
CHAD | 131 |
CHILE | 134 |
CHINA | 138 |
CHRISTMAS ISLAND | 142 |
CLIPPERTON ISLAND | 144 |
COLOMBIA | 146 |
COMOROS | 149 |
CONGO DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE | 152 |
CONGO REPUBLIC OF THE | 155 |
COOK ISLANDS | 158 |
CORAL SEA ISLANDS | 160 |
COSTA RICA | 161 |
COTE DIVOIRE | 164 |
CROATIA | 167 |
CUBA | 171 |
CYPRUS | 174 |
CZECH REPUBLIC | 179 |
DENMARK | 183 |
DHEKELIA | 186 |
DJIBOUTI | 187 |
DOMINICA | 189 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 192 |
ECUADOR | 196 |
EGYPT | 199 |
EL SALVADOR | 203 |
EQUATORIAL GUINEA | 206 |
ERITREA | 208 |
ESTONIA | 212 |
ETHIOPIA | 215 |
FALKLAND ISLANDS ISLAS MALVINAS | 219 |
FAROE ISLANDS | 221 |
FIJI | 223 |
FINLAND | 226 |
FRANCE | 229 |
FRENCH POLYNESIA | 233 |
FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC LANDS | 236 |
GABON | 239 |
GAMBIA THE | 242 |
GAZA STRIP | 244 |
GEORGIA | 246 |
GERMANY | 250 |
GHANA | 254 |
GIBRALTAR | 257 |
GREECE | 259 |
GREENLAND | 262 |
GRENADA | 265 |
GUAM | 267 |
GUATEMALA | 269 |
GUERNSEY | 272 |
GUINEA | 274 |
GUINEABISSAU | 277 |
GUYANA | 280 |
HAITI | 283 |
HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS | 286 |
HOLY SEE VATICAN CITY | 287 |
HONDURAS | 288 |
HONG KONG | 291 |
HUNGARY | 294 |
ICELAND | 298 |
INDIA | 300 |
INDIAN OCEAN | 305 |
INDONESIA | 306 |
IRAN | 309 |
IRAQ | 314 |
IRELAND | 317 |
ISLE OF MAN | 320 |
ISRAEL | 322 |
ITALY | 326 |
JAMAICA | 330 |
JAN MAYEN | 332 |
JAPAN | 333 |
JERSEY | 337 |
JORDAN | 338 |
KAZAKHSTAN | 342 |
KENYA | 345 |
KIRIBATI | 349 |
KOREA NORTH | 351 |
KOREA SOUTH | 355 |
KOSOVO | 358 |
KUWAIT | 360 |
KYRGYZSTAN | 363 |
LAOS | 367 |
LATVIA | 369 |
LEBANON | 373 |
LESOTHO | 376 |
LIBERIA | 379 |
LIBYA | 382 |
LIECHTENSTEIN | 385 |
LITHUANIA | 387 |
LUXEMBOURG | 390 |
MACAU | 394 |
MACEDONIA | 396 |
MAURITIUS | 422 |
MAYOTTE | 425 |
MEXICO | 427 |
MICRONESIA FEDERATED STATES OF | 431 |
MOLDOVA | 433 |
MONACO | 436 |
MONGOLIA | 438 |
MONTENEGRO | 441 |
MONTSERRAT | 444 |
MOROCCO | 446 |
MOZAMBIQUE | 449 |
NAMIBIA | 453 |
NAURU | 455 |
NAVASSA ISLAND | 458 |
NETHERLANDS | 461 |
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | 465 |
NEW CALEDONIA | 467 |
NEW ZEALAND | 469 |
NICARAGUA | 472 |
NIGER | 475 |
NIGERIA | 478 |
NIUE | 482 |
NORFOLK ISLAND | 484 |
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS | 485 |
NORWAY | 487 |
OMAN | 492 |
PACIFIC OCEAN | 495 |
PAKISTAN | 496 |
PALAU | 499 |
PANAMA | 502 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 505 |
PARACEL ISLANDS | 508 |
PERU | 511 |
PHILIPPINES | 515 |
PITCAIRN ISLANDS | 519 |
POLAND | 520 |
PORTUGAL | 524 |
PUERTO RICO | 527 |
QATAR | 531 |
ROMANIA | 534 |
RUSSIA | 537 |
RWANDA | 542 |
SAINT BARTHELEMY | 546 |
SAINT HELENA | 547 |
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | 549 |
SAINT MARTIN | 554 |
SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON | 555 |
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | 557 |
SAMOA | 560 |
SAN MARINO | 562 |
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | 564 |
SAUDI ARABIA | 567 |
SENEGAL | 570 |
SERBIA | 573 |
SEYCHELLES | 576 |
SIERRA LEONE | 579 |
SINGAPORE | 581 |
SLOVAKIA | 584 |
SLOVENIA | 588 |
SOLOMON ISLANDS | 591 |
SOMALIA | 593 |
SOUTH AFRICA | 597 |
SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS | 600 |
SOUTHERN OCEAN | 601 |
SPAIN | 603 |
SPRATLY ISLANDS | 606 |
SRI LANKA | 607 |
SUDAN | 610 |
SURINAME | 614 |
SVALBARD | 617 |
SWAZILAND | 619 |
SWEDEN | 621 |
SWITZERLAND | 624 |
SYRIA | 628 |
TAJIKISTAN | 632 |
TANZANIA | 635 |
THAILAND | 638 |
TIMORLESTE | 641 |
TOGO | 644 |
TOKELAU | 647 |
TONGA | 649 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 651 |
TUNISIA | 654 |
TURKEY | 657 |
TURKMENISTAN | 661 |
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS | 664 |
TUVALU | 666 |
UGANDA | 669 |
UKRAINE | 671 |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 675 |
UNITED KINGDOM | 679 |
UNITED STATES | 683 |
UNITED STATES PACIFIC ISLAND WILDLIFE REFUGES | 687 |
URUGUAY | 689 |
UZBEKISTAN | 692 |
VANUATU | 696 |
VENEZUELA | 698 |
VIETNAM | 702 |
VIRGIN ISLANDS | 705 |
WAKE ISLAND | 708 |
WEST BANK | 710 |
WESTERN SAHARA | 712 |
WORLD | 714 |
YEMEN | 719 |
ZAMBIA | 722 |
ZIMBABWE | 724 |
TAIWAN | 728 |
EUROPEAN UNION | 731 |
ABBREVIATIONS | 735 |
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS | 741 |
SELECTED INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS | 769 |
CROSSREFERENCE LIST OF COUNTRY DATA CODES | 777 |
CROSSREFERENCE LIST OF HYDROGRAPHIC DATA CODES | 783 |
CROSSREFERENCE LIST OF GEOGRAPHIC NAMES | 785 |
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | 806 |
817 | |
818 | |
819 | |
CROSSREFERENCE LIST OF GEOGRAPHIC NAMES | 820 |
THE CIA WORLD FACTBOOK | 821 |
CROSSREFERENCE LIST OF GEOGRAPHIC NAMES | 822 |
REFERENCE MAPS | 823 |
THE CIA WORLD FACTBOOK | 824 |
REFERENCE MAPS | 825 |
PHYSICAL MAP OF THE WORLD | 826 |
POLITICAL MAP OF THE WORLD | 827 |
THE CIA WORLD FACTBOOK | 828 |
REFERENCE MAPS | 829 |
THE CIA WORLD FACTBOOK | 830 |
REFERENCE MAPS | 831 |
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