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THE
WORLD FACTBOOK
- 2008
Edition
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THE WORLD FACTBOOK [Begin
Here] COUNTRY LISTING [Set for Text/Low Bandwidth Version]
All Information,
Data & Maps for LawPedia® - The World Factbook - has
been derived from the United States Government, as compiled
by the Central Intelligence Agency. 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 Antarctic Information Program (National Science
Foundation), Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center (Department
of Defense), 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), Department
of Energy, Department of State, Fish and Wildlife Service (Department
of the Interior), Maritime Administration (Department of Transportation),
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Department of Defense),
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), US Transportation Command
(Department of Defense), Oil & Gas Journal, and other public
and private sources.
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What's New in 2008?
Country information has been updated as of December 6, 2007.
Several notable geographic changes have occurred. The US Board
on Geographic Names (BGN) now recognizes Timor-Leste as the short
form name for East Timor; its description may be found under this
new designation. France's overseas possessions were recently reorganized.
The five former entities of Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso
Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island, previously
grouped as Iles Eparses (Scattered Islands), now constitute a
district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Additionally,
the islands of St. Barthelemy and St. Martin, formerly a part
of the French overseas region of Guadeloupe, now make up separate
overseas collectivities and have their own Factbook entries.
In
the Economy category, three new fields have been
added that focus on capital stocks and investment. They are "Stock
of direct foreign investment - at home," "Stock of direct
foreign investment - abroad," and "Market value of publicly
traded shares."
In the Government category, the "Capital"
entry has been greatly expanded and now contains up to four subfields,
including significant new information having to do with time.
The subfields consist of the name of the capital itself,
its geographic coordinates, the time difference
at the capital from coordinated universal time (UTC), and, if
applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST).
Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight
those countries that have multiple time zones.
The Factbook is in the public domain. Accordingly, it may be copied
freely without permission of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
The official seal of the CIA, however, may NOT be copied without
permission as required by the CIA Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. section
403m). Misuse of the official seal of the CIA could result in
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