The World Factbook: (Cia's 2005 Edition)

by CIA

The World Factbook , produced annually by the CIA, has become the ultimate, authoritative source of information on all the nations of the world. It provides current data for more than 250 countries... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574889974
• ISBN13: 9781574889970
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 702 Pages
• Weight: 4.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 8.7" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent info, but check the internet first

Just FYI, the information in this book [disclaimer: I haven't actually looked in the hard copy!] is available on the internet at www.cia.gov. And it is extensive. GDP? Political parties? Border disputes? Latest election results? Percentage of arable land? Unemployment rate? "Factbook" is an appropriate name, as it is just that, a list of facts. A very useful starting point for just about any topic of interest regarding any country. And the website info is pretty regularly updated. The small, uneventful country I checked just before writing this review was last updated about two months ago--in 2006, even though the website title info still says "2005".