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The 1999 CIA World Factbook

United States. Central Intelligence Agency · Public domain text

447,340 words · about 31 h 20 min to read

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Author
United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Language
English
Subjects
World politics › Handbooks, manuals, etc., Geography › Handbooks, manuals, etc., Political science › Handbooks, manuals, etc., Political statistics › Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Length
447,340 words · about 31 h 20 min
Sections
63 reader sections · Table of contents

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Contents (63)
  1. Opening about 1 h 49 min
  2. Introduction about 9 min
  3. Introduction about 17 min
  4. Introduction about 8 min
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The opening of the text

The World Factbook 1999

In general, information available as of 1 January 1999 was used in the preparation of this edition.

The World Factbook is prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency for the use of US Government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements. Information is provided by the Bureau of the Census (Department of Commerce), Bureau of Labor Statistics (Department of Labor), Central Intelligence Agency, Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs, Defense Intelligence Agency (Department of Defense), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (Department of Defense), Department of State, Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior), Maritime Administration (Department of Transportation), National Imagery and Mapping Agency (Department of Defense), Antarctic Information Program (National Science Foundation), Naval Facilities Engineering Command (Department of Defense), Office of Insular Affairs (Department of the Interior), Office of Naval Intelligence (Department of Defense), US Board on Geographic Names (Department of the Interior), and other public and private sources.

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