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Database Description

Database:

CIA World Factbook

Available from:

Central Intelligence Agency

Coverage:

Current

Description:

The CIA World Factbook is a collection of reports with basic facts and statistics on the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, and military of individual nations. These reports are helpful for students studying political conditions or investment opportunities in a particular country. Choose a country using the pull-down menu at the top of the main screen. Within each report, look for the "rank order" option if you want to compare data for one country to other countries of the world.

Notes:

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