May 7, 2010 - Major updates made to fields in the People, Government, and Military categories. New photos appear under China, Romania, and Ukraine.
World Factbook Updates - May 7, 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-may-7-2010.html)
May 13, 2010 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan, Cuba--NDE, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Timor-Leste, Tonga. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 30 Apr - 7 May 2010.
World Leaders - Updates for 30 Apr - 7 May 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-13-may-2010.html)
May 21, 2010 - The World Factbook has added dozens of new photos for Central and Eastern European countries, most notably from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Latvia, Poland, and Russia.
World Factbook Updates - May 21, 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-may-21-2010.html)
May 28, 2010 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Costa Rica, Dominica, El Salvador, Honduras, Indonesia, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 8 - 27 May 2010.
World Leaders - Updates for 8 - 27 May 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-28-may-2010.html)
June 4, 2010 - In The World Factbook significant updates have been entered under the Government, Economy, and Military categories. The Country Comparisons function now also appears in the "World" entry to allow users to quickly view how countries rank in 58 different Factbook fields.
World Factbook Updates - June 4, 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-june-4-2010.html)
June 22, 2010 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan, Algeria, Belize, Brunei, Comoros, Cuba--NDE, Fiji, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, North--NDE, Latvia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, Netherlands, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, Taiwan--NDE, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 27 May - 21 Jun 2010.
World Leaders - Updates for 27 May - 21 Jun 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-22-jun-2010.html)
June 30, 2010 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Australia, Benin, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Finland, Georgia, Honduras, Hungary, Mauritius, Nigeria, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 21 - 28 Jun 2010.
World Leaders - Updates for 21 - 28 Jun 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-30-jun-2010.html)
July 1, 2010 - Many fields in the Economy category have been updated with the latest available annual data, including "Labor Force," "Unemployment rate," "Budget - revenues and expenditures," "Public debt," "Inflation rate," "Current account balance," "Exports," "Imports," "Reserves of foreign exchange," and "Direct foreign investment."
World Factbook Updates - July 1, 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-july-1-2010.html)
July 8, 2010 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan, Armenia, Benin, Chile, Cuba--NDE, El Salvador, Georgia, Honduras, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, Panama, Somalia, South Africa, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Zimbabwe. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 29 Jun - 7 Jul 2010.
World Leaders - Updates for 29 Jun - 7 Jul 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-29-jun-7-jul-2010.html)
July 2, 2010 - The newest issue of "Studies in Intelligence" from CIA's Center for the Study of Intelligence.
Volume 54, Number 2 (https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol.-54-no.-2/index.html)
July 21, 2010 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Australia, Chile, Cyprus, Greece, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Zambia. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 8 - 16 Jul 2010.
World Leaders - Updates for 8 - 16 Jul 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-21-jul-2010.html)
July 23, 2010 - In The World Factbook, under the References tab, in the Definitions and Notes, the entry for "Legal system" has been significantly expanded; it now includes descriptions, origins, and features of the most common legal systems.
World Factbook Updates - July 23, 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-july-23-2010.html)
July 23, 2010 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan, China, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Montenegro, Saint Lucia, Sudan, Tonga. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 16 - 22 Jul 2010.
World Leaders - Updates for 16 - 22 Jul 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-23-jul-2010.html)
July 27, 2010 - Check out the latest update to CIA publications:
- Posted new Memorial Wall Publication.
Memorial Wall Publication - July 27, 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/publications-rss-updates/memorial-wall-publication-july-27-2010.html)
July 29, 2010 - In The World Factbook, the "International Court of Justice (ICJ)" entry listed under International Organizations and Groups in Appendix B has been expanded considerably and now includes countries adherent to jurisdiction. Several fields in the Economy category covering trade as well as oil and natural gas have been updated with the latest available annual data.
World Factbook Updates - July 29, 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-july-29-2010.html)
August 2, 2010 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Bahamas, The, Benin, China, Cuba--NDE, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Philippines, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, Venezuela. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 23 - 29 Jul 2010.
World Leaders - Updates for 23 - 29 Jul 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-2-august-2010.html)
August 6, 2010 - In the Transportation section of The World Factbook, the "Airports," "Airports - with paved runways," "Airports - with unpaved runways," and "Heliports" fields have all been updated with the latest available data.
World Factbook Updates - August 6, 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-august-6-2010.html)
August 12, 2010 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Bahrain, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Colombia, Germany, Hungary, Iran--NDE, Malawi, Nigeria, Poland, Samoa, Serbia, Togo, Tuvalu. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 30 Jul - 11 Aug 2010.
World Leaders - Updates for 30 Jul - 11 Aug 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-12-aug-2010.html)
August 19, 2010 - Check out the latest update to CIA Maps & Publications:
- Posted new maps of Afghanistan, Africa, Albania, the Arctic Region, Asia, Eritrea and Ethiopia, and the Middle East.
CIA Maps & Publications Updates - August 19, 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/cia-maps-publications/maps-and-publications-rss/cia-maps-publications-august-19-2010.html)
August 23, 2010 - In the Communications category of The World Factbook, the former "Radio broadcast stations" and "Television broadcast stations" entries have been replaced by a new "Broadcast media" field that provides information on the approximate number of public and private TV and radio stations in a country, as well as basic information on the availability of satellite and cable TV services. Malawi's recently unveiled new flag may be viewed either in the Flags of the World link or under the Malawi country entry. In the Economy category, GDP statistics have been updated and revised.
World Factbook Updates - August 23, 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-august-23-2010.html)
August 23, 2010 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Bulgaria, Colombia, Comoros, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Suriname, Tonga. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 12 - 20 Aug 2010.
World Leaders - Updates for 12 - 20 Aug 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-23-aug-2010.html)
August 31, 2010 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Barbados, Comoros, Cyprus, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mauritius, New Zealand, Niger, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Zimbabwe. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 20 - 30 Aug 2010.
World Leaders - Updates for 20 - 30 Aug 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-31-aug-2010.html)
September 3, 2010 - In The World Factbook various population, governmental, and military updates have been made; new photos have been added for Burma, Canada, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
World Factbook Updates - September 3, 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-september-3-2010.html)
September 13, 2010 - In the Government category of The World Factbook, the amplification of flag descriptions – to include explanations of colors and symbols – has been completed for all of the country entries.
World Factbook Updates - September 13, 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-september-13-2010.html)
September 13, 2010 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan, Brazil, Burundi, Colombia, El Salvador, Georgia, Greece, Haiti, Iceland, Korea, South, Lithuania, Paraguay, Peru, San Marino, Solomon Islands, Tajikistan, Uruguay. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 31 Aug - 10 Sep 2010.
World Leaders - Updates for 31 Aug - 10 Sep 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-31-aug-10-sep-2010.html)
September 17, 2010 - In the Transportation category of The World Factbook, the "Roadways" field has been updated with the latest available data; significant updates also entered in the fields of the Government and Military categories.
World Factbook Updates - September 17, 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-september-17-2010.html)
September 23, 2010 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Australia, Burundi, Cuba--NDE, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Korea, South, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Federated States of, Oman, Pakistan, Romania, South Africa, Sudan, Switzerland, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 10 - 21 Sep 2010.
World Leaders - Updates for 10 - 21 Sep 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-23-sep-2010.html)
September 24, 2010 - In the Economy category of The World Factbook, new data have been added for 2009 in the fields for "Central bank discount rate" and "Commercial bank prime lending rate."
World Factbook Updates - September 24, 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-september-24-2010.html)
October 1, 2010 - In The World Factbook, the "Merchant marine" field in the Transportation category has been updated with the latest available data; substantial updates also entered in fields of the Government and Economy categories.
World Factbook Updates - October 1, 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-october-1-2010.html)
October 5, 2010 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Albania, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea, South, Mauritius, Moldova, Nigeria, Peru, San Marino, Slovakia, Sudan, Switzerland, Ukraine, Zimbabwe. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 21 Sep - 4 Oct 2010.
World Leaders - Updates for 21 Sep - 4 Oct 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-5-oct-2010.html)
October 8, 2010 - In the Communications category of The World Factbook, the "Internet hosts" field has been updated with 2010 data; significant updates have also been entered in the Geography, Government, and Military categories.
World Factbook Updates - October 8, 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-october-8-2010.html)
October 13, 2010 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Angola, Barbados, Ethiopia, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Somalia, Swaziland, Sweden, Tanzania, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 5 - 12 Oct 2010.
World Leaders - Updates for 5 - 12 Oct 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-13-oct-2010.html)
October 22, 2010 - The recent dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles has resulted in two new World Factbook entries: the autonomous entities of Curacao and Sint Maarten (the remaining three islands – Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius – have joined the Netherlands as special municipalities). The number of entities in The World Factbook now stands at 267.
World Factbook Updates - October 22, 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-october-22-2010.html)
October 29, 2010 - In the People category of The World Factbook, significant updates have been made to the "School life expectancy" and "Education expenditures" fields. In the Economy category, the "Stock of domestic credit" field has been updated to include data for 2009. In addition, the definition has been expanded to include credit provided by all financial institutions, not just banks, as had been The World Factbook practice until now. For some countries this change significantly broadens the coverage.
World Factbook Updates - October 29, 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-october-29-2010.html)
October 29, 2010 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan, Colombia, Cyprus, Iceland, India, Jordan, Korea, North--NDE, Korea, South, Kyrgyzstan, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine, Venezuela. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 13 - 28 Oct 2010.
World Leaders - Updates for 13 - 28 Oct 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-29-oct-2010.html)