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The highest court s subfield includes the name s of a countrys highest level court s, the number and titles of the judges, and the types of cases heard by the court, which commonly are based on civil, criminal, administrative, and constitutional law. Other economic activity includes the exploitation of natural resources, e. The cia world factbook the datahub original cia world factbook packaged dbpedia provides semantic data based on wikipedia. Philip burnett franklin agee was a central intelligence agency cia case officer and writer, best known as author of the 1975 book, inside the company.
The government in 1990 was attempting to get the budget deficit under control and, in general, to bring economic policy in line with the recommendations of the imf and the world bank. World facts 50 interesting facts about the world best life. Agee joined the cia in 1957, and over the following decade had postings in washington, d. Nov 30, 2018 thanks for watching, and subscribe for new videos every weekday.
It is about 2,500 kilometers 1,600 mi from the nearest coastline. The world factbook provides reliable information about countries and nations from around the world. Sidney gottlieb and the cia search for mind control. The campaign to kill the book was nationwide and worldwide, prouty notes. Jan 30, 2018 publication of the secret team, a book by us air force colonel and pentagoncia liaison l. Albania the world factbook central intelligence agency. Countries of the world 37 years of cia world fact books, factbook, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997. The language and religion entries in the world factbook s travel facts have all been recently updated. Jun 10, 2015 in his engrossing new book, the billion dollar spy, david e. We encourage students at home participating in online learning to use travel facts, as well as the world factbook, for their studies of geography and national customs. Countries of the world 37 years of cia world fact books. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. If you wish to link to this page, you can do so by referring to the url address below this line.
Download the world factbook central intelligence agency. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available online. Top 20 amazing things you should know, 2017 your bibliography. 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. Oct 27, 2016 according to the guinness book of records, urumqi of northwest china is the most remote city from any sea in the world. Mandarin chinese is the most spoken language in the world. In response to the lorax the foresting industry published truax to teach kids about the importance of logging. A number of countries have separate constitutional courts. The world factbook, produced annually by the cia, has become the ultimate authoritative source of information on all the nations of the world. The secret history of the cia, afghanistan, and bin laden from t. Find many more fascinating geographic facts about our world and its oceans in the geographic overview of the world entry.
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The 1990 cia world factbook library of congress classification. In addition to this valuable resource, they also provide current information on world leaders and release accurate maps of geopolitical areas. However, in my humble opinion it is seriously mistitled. The cia world factbook with global information on geography, people, governments, economies, communications, transportation, the military, and international issues. In 1953, a us scientist named frank olson was administered lsd without his knowledge as part of the mkultra program. The plethora of facts about each country are simply presented and are about the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. This entry gives the percent of children under five considered to be underweight. Operation pbsuccess pbsuccess was the code name for a cia backed coup led against the democratically elected government of jacobo arbenz, the presiden. How the cia quest for mind control drove the world insane. Apr 17, 2016 yes, it exists and alternatives exist. Tanzania is made up of at least 120 tribes, each significant in their own way.
Mar 27, 20 5 the british school of bahrain holds the world record for the largest simultaneous coin toss. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle. Underweight means weightforage is approximately 2 kg below for standard at age one, 3 kg below standard for ages two and three, and 4 kg below standard for ages four and five. Matthew santoro matthew santoro the craziest things that were once considered medicine. It keeps me a little more informed about the world. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanac style information about the countries of the world. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about the 2009 cia world fact book should be addressed to the cia. Dec 31, 2015 here are the top 10 dirty operations by cia some of them already mentioned here by others. It provides current data for more than 250 countries and territories, fromafghanistan to zimbabwe. The word china is believed to have originated from qin, which was the dynasty that ruled over the land from 221 b. Fletcher prouty recounting the authors firsthand knowledge of cia black operations and espionage, was met with a wide scale censorship campaign in 1972. For those history lovers who love knowing what the names of places mean, this one might be a nice fact for you. If i wonder what language is spoken in a certain country, or what the currency or dominant religions are, i check here and get my answer in a few seconds. Sep 16, 2019 on this weeks episode of the cracked podcast, alex schmidt sits down with scholar, journalist and author stephen kinzer, diving into astonishing stories from stephens new book poisoner in chief.
Apr, 2012 the atlantic ocean provides some of the world s most heavily trafficked sea routes, between and within the eastern and western hemispheres. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. If you speak it, you can speak to % of the worlds population. World factbook 2019 free provides valuable uptodate facts. Each of them is culturally distinguished by their unique masks, handwoven. The world factbook countrylocation photo gallery modal world. The official print version is available from the government printing office. Nov 22, 2016 this is called the cia world factbook 2017. Cia world fact book, 2004atlantic ocean wikisource, the.
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