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Cuba government, history, population, geography and maps. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of qatar 2020 information contained here. The czech republic joined nato in 1999 and the european union in 2004. The world factbook simple english wikipedia, the free. The cia world factbook 2015 by the central intelligence agency, 9781629145099, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Extensive data, maps, and flags of all the countries in the world. January 2015 is the latest vector version available of this file. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. The official print version is available from the government printing office. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015.
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The state plays the primary role in the economy and controls practically all foreign trade. Georgia the world factbook central intelligence agency. The information regarding south africa on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. This allinclusive reference guide has been updated for 2010 with detailed information on politics, populations, military expenditures, economics, and much more. This image contains digital watermarking or credits in the image itself. The cias world factbook available at most university libraries is now available online with keyword searching by telnet to. However, gdp growth slowed following the august 2008 conflict with russia, and sank to negative 4% in 2009 as foreign direct investment and workers remittances declined in the wake of.
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The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. The data are provided by various components of the central intelligence agency, the defense intelligence agency. The government has undertaken several reforms in recent years to stem excess liquidity, increase labor incentives, and alleviate serious shortages of. The information regarding various countries on this page is republished from the 2009 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. This is merely a fan page dedicated to the cia world fact book. I have used the cia world fact book for many years in its various versions and updates and would in principle give it a very high regard as a source of concise information on the various countries of the world all in one place. A fiscal checkup to adjust for the budgeted year, the mtbps aims to tweak national spending to account for various factors that were not accommodated in. Costa rica has been able to successfully avoid the widespread violence that has plagued most of central america.
After teaching about gdp, i have students look at other economic indicators related to standard of living to show that gdp should not be the only measure of how well an economy is. The island staunchly supported the uk through both world. Fed by floodwaters from the niger river, the bani river, and a network of smaller streams, this inland delta grows to some 20,000 sq km 7,700 sq mi during the fourmonth rainy season. Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the world factbook usage. The world factbook north america united states introduction united states background. With the collapse of soviet authority in 1989, czechoslovakia regained its freedom through a peaceful velvet revolution. Bolivias income inequality is the highest in latin america and one of the highest in the world. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
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