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World Leaders - Updates for 22 - 28 Dec 2010
January 4, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Argentina, Iran-NDE, Iraq, Somalia, South Africa. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 22 - 28 Dec 2010.
World Leaders - Updates for 22 - 28 Dec 2010 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-22-28-dec-2010.html)
January 7, 2011 - What country flag is only one color? To find out visit the Flags page of the World on The World Factbook site.
World Factbook Updates - January 7, 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-january-7-2011.html)
January 7, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Iraq, Laos, Mongolia, Montenegro, Norway, Sierra Leone, Tunisia, Uzbekistan. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 29 Dec 2010 - 5 Jan 2011.
World Leaders - Updates for 29 Dec 2010 - 5 Jan 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-7-jan-2011.html)
January 12, 2011 - Check out the latest update to
Studies in Intelligence:
- Posted Studies in Intelligence Volume 54, Number 4.
Studies in Intelligence Vol.54, No.4 - January 12, 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/publications-rss-updates/studies-in-intelligence-vol.54-no.4-january-12.html)
January 14, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Belarus, Czech Republic, Ghana, Malawi, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Taiwan--NDE, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Venezuela. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 6 - 13 Jan 2011.
World Leaders - Updates for 6 - 13 Jan 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-14-jan-2011.html)
January 18, 2011 - Did you know that the highest elevation in the Netherlands is not in Europe? Where is it? Find out by checking the "Elevation extremes" field in the Geography section of The World Factbook. New space-based photos have been added for Iran and Russia.
World Factbook Updates - January 18, 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-january-18-2011.html)
January 26, 2011 - What country enjoyed an estimate 0.5% unemployment rate in 2010? Find out by checking "Unemployment rate" under the Country Comparison feature (in the Reference tabs) of The World Factbook. The entire Economy category has been updated to reflect data for years 2010 and earlier.
Source: World Factbook Updates - January 26, 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-january-26-2011.html)
February 2, 2011 - What do the initials ESA stand for? Check out Apendix A: Abbreviations in The World Factbook to find out. New space-based photos have been uploaded for Australia, China, Namibia, Mexico, and the US.
Source: World Factbook Updates - February 2, 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-february-2-2011.html)
February 7, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Bolivia, Croatia, Cuba--NDE, Ecuador, Egypt, Gambia, The, Hungary, Iceland, India, Jamaica, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Slovenia, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 14 Jan - 2 Feb 2011.
Source: World Leaders - Updates for 14 Jan - 2 Feb 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-7-feb-2011.html)
February 11, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Australia, Belarus, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Czech Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Finland, Hungary, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Slovenia, South Africa, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Yemen. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 3 - 10 Feb 2011.
Source: World Leaders - Updates for 3 - 10 Feb 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-11-feb-2011.html)
February 18, 2011 - The 2011 Factbook cover has been unveiled in the Gallery of Covers under the References tab! While you are there, find out what year The World Factbook first featured a color cover.
Source: World Factbook Updates - February 18, 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-february-18-2011.html)
February 23, 2011 - Did you know that the developing world increased its estimated share of worldwide mobile-cellular subscriptions from roughly 35 percent at the beginning of the decade to nearly 75 percent in 2010? All of The World Factbook's telephone-related fields, as well as all of the population entries, have been updated with the latest data.
Source: World Factbook Updates - February 23, 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-february-23-2011.html)
February 25, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Bolivia, Brazil, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Eritrea, Jordan, Mauritania, Moldova, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Russia, Syria, Togo, Turkmenistan. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 10 - 24 Feb 2011.
Source: World Leaders - Updates for 10 - 24 Feb 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-25-feb-2011.html)
March 3, 2011 - What country has three megacities with populations of greater than 15 million? (No, it's not China.) The World Factbook now lists a country's four largest cities, as well as its capital, in the new "Major cities - population" field, in the People section of a country entry. See the Definitions and Notes, under the References tab, to get the exact breakdown on what is included in this new field.
Source: World Factbook Updates - March 3, 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-march-3-2011.html)
March 10, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Bahrain, Brazil, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Georgia, Germany, Norway, Oman, Philippines, Rwanda, Taiwan--NDE, Tajikistan, Thailand, Zambia. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 25 Feb - 4 Mar 2011.
Source: World Leaders - Updates for 25 Feb - 4 Mar 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-10-mar-2011.html)
March 10, 2011 - What country has the longest system of waterways - navigable rivers and canals - in the world? Find out in The World Factbook by going to the References tab/Country Comparison/Waterways. In the Transportation section, both the "Waterways" and "Roadways" entries have been updated. New photos introduced for Egypt.
Source: World Factbook Updates - March 10, 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-march-10-2011.html)
March 18, 2011 - Japan's strongest-ever earthquake, and accompanying tsunami, recently devastated northeast Japan, killing thousands and damaging several nuclear power plants. The "Economic overview" for Japan presents a preliminary survey of the calamitous situation.
Source: World Factbook Updates - March 18, 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-march-18-2011.html)
March 22, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Germany, Hungary, Iran--NDE, Ireland, Japan, Korea, North--NDE, Lithuania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Portugal, Serbia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Vanuatu. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 4 - 18 Mar 2011.
Source: World Leaders - Updates for 4 - 18 Mar 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-22-mar-2011.html)
March 24, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Bahrain, Brunei, Chad, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Mali, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sudan, Togo. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 18 - 22 Mar 2011.
Source: World Leaders - Updates for 18 - 22 Mar 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-24-mar-2011.html)
March 25, 2011 - What country was formerly named Upper Volta? Find out by checking Appendix F (Cross-Reference List of Geographic Names).
Source: World Factbook Updates - March 25, 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-march-25-2011.html)
March 30, 2011 - The newest issue of "Studies in Intelligence" from CIA's Center for the Study of Intelligence.
Source: Volume 55, Number 1 (https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol.-55-no.-1/index.html)
March 31, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Andorra, Bahrain, Cape Verde, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Georgia, Guinea, Kosovo, Kuwait, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Panama, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Turkmenistan. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 22 - 30 Mar 2011.
Source: World Leaders - Updates for 22 - 30 Mar 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-31-mar-2011.html)
April 7, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Burundi, Costa Rica, Cuba--NDE, Gabon, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Sudan, Taiwan--NDE, Tunisia, Venezuela, Yemen. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 31 Mar - 6 Apr 2011.
Source: World Leaders - Updates for 31 Mar - 6 Apr 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-7-apr-2011.html)
April 8, 2011 - The Indian Ocean island entity of Mayotte became an overseas department of France on 31 March. The change in status makes it an integral part of France and so its description is now included in the France country profile of The World Factbook.
Source: World Factbook Updates - April 8, 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-april-8-2011.html)
April 13, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan, Angola, Belize, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, North--NDE, Maldives, Mali, Niger, Taiwan--NDE, Turkmenistan, Yemen. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 6 - 12 Apr 2011.
Source: World Leaders - Updates for 6 - 12 Apr 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-13-apr-2011.html)
April 18, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Bahrain, Chile, Israel, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Nepal, Oman. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 12 - 15 Apr 2011.
Source: World Leaders - Updates for 12 - 15 Apr 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-18-apr-2011.html)
April 21, 2011 - Did you know that there are more member "countries" of the International Olympic Committee than there are member countries of the UN? (The former includes a number of autonomous or semi-autonomous territories, dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.) To find out just what countries compose each of these organizations, visit Appendix B.
Source: World Factbook Updates - April 21, 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-april-21-2011.html)
April 26, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Argentina, Burkina Faso, Chile, Cote d'Ivoire, Czech Republic, Egypt, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Nepal, Niger, Panama, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 15 - 25 Apr 2011.
Source: World Leaders - Updates for 15 - 25 Apr 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-26-apr-2011.html)
April 28, 2011 - Significant updates have been made to the Pipelines field in the Transportation category of The World Factbook.
Source: World Factbook Updates - April 28, 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-april-28-2011.html)
May 5, 2011 - Which country has the highest number of airports? Check the Country Comparison page in The World Factbook to find out!
Source: World Factbook Updates - May 5, 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-may-5-2011.html)
May 6, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Burkina Faso, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Ghana, Malaysia, Maldives, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Syria, Taiwan--NDE, Trinindad and Tobago, Vanuatu. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 25 Apr - 5 May 2011.
Source: World Leaders - Updates for 25 Apr - 5 May 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-6-may-2011.html)
May 12, 2011 - How many grams in a scruple? Check out the World Factbook's weights and measures appendix for the answer!
Source: World Factbook Updates - May 12, 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-may-12-2011.html)
May 13, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Gambia, The, Germany, Mauritania, Nepal, New Zealand, Oman, Rwanda, Senegal, Slovakia, Sweden, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 5 - 13 May 2011.
Source: World Leaders - Updates for 5 - 13 May 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-16-may-2011.html)
May 19, 2011 - Under the Government category in The World Factbook, "daylight saving time" in the "Capital" field has been updated.
Source: World Factbook Updates - May 19, 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-may-19-2011.html)
May 26, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Armenia, Bulgaria, Burma, Canada, Colombia, Cuba--NDE, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Ecuador, Fiji, France, Germany, Haiti, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Romania, Spain, Ukraine. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 14 - 25 May 2011.
Source: World Leaders - Updates for 14-25 May 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/rss-updates/world-leaders-updates-for-26-may-2011.html)
June 3, 2011 - In The World Factbook, a new entry "International law organization participation," has been added to the Government category; it addresses jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and of the International Criminal COurt (ICCt). Note that the information on ICJ jurisdiction, formerly included in the "Legal system" description, has been moved to this new entry.
Source: World Factbook Updates - June 3, 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/rss-updates/world-factbook-updates-june-3-2011.html)
June 3, 2011 - Check out the latest update to CIA publications:
- Posted new historical publications, including Stories of Sacrifice & Dedication and Extraordinary Fidelity film.
Source: Stories of Sacrifice & Dedication Publication - June 3, 2011 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/publications-rss-updates/sacrifice-dedication-publication.html)
June 9, 2011 - The piracy plague continues unabated. In The World Factbook, the "Transportation note" entry addressing piracy has been updated for various countries bordering the Indian Ocean, as well as for Nigeria and Brazil.
June 9, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Bangladesh, Bhutan--NDE, Botswana, Cuba--NDE, Dominica, Ghana, Iran--NDE, Kenya, Korea, North--NDE, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Monaco, Nepal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Ukraine. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 25 May - 7 Jun 2011.
July 1, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Bahrain, Brazil, Cameroon, Cook Islands, Cuba--NDE, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, France, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, India, Israel, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Liberia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Nepal, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Samoa, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 16 - 30 Jun 2011.
July 7, 2011 - On 9 July 2011, South Sudan is scheduled to become the world's newest country. The World Factbook plans to include this new entity in its next update. In the Transportation category, the "Railways" field has been updated. New photos entered for Austria, Germany, and the United States.
July 7, 2011 - Check out the latest update to
Studies in Intelligence:
- Posted Studies in Intelligence, Volume 55, Number 2.
July 12, 2011 - South Sudan became the world's 195th country following separation from Sudan on 9 July 2011. The new country entry in The World Factbook may be accessed through the Africa regional flash map on the World map of the Factbook's home page, or via the country listing under the drop down arrow.
July 22, 2011 - Did you know that almost one-third of the world's countries are assigned annually to either a Tier Two Watch List or a Tier Three status by the State Department for their failure to adequately deal with their trafficking in persons problems? These countries are listed in the Transnational issues category under the "World" entry; detailed "Trafficking in persons" entries - updated for 2011 - may be found under each of these countries' listings.
July 27, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Chile, Comoros, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Greece, Guatemala, India, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Micronesia, Federated States of, New Zealand, Niger, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 30 Jun - 22 Jul 2011.
August 4, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Bahrain, Belarus, Chile, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Guinea, Korea, South, Latvia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mauritius, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Uzbekistan, Venezuela. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 23 Jul - 2 Aug 2011.
August 4, 2011 - What country has both the highest GDP - per capita and GDP - real growth rate? Find out using the GDP data that has recently been revised in the World Factbook to reflect the most recent estimates for 2008-2010.
August 11, 2011 - What time is it in the world's newest country, South Sudan? Take a look at the updated Time Zone map in the Regional maps section under the References tab in The World Factbook.
August 12, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Brunei, Bulgaria, Comoros, Cyprus, Iran--NDE, Mauritius, Nepal, Poland, Qatar, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zimbabwe. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 3 - 11 Aug 2011.
August 18, 2011 - Data fro many of the Economy fields in The World Factbook have been revised to reflect the latest estimates.
August 23, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Algeria, Bahrain, Brazil, Central African Republic, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 11 - 18 Aug 2011.
August 25, 2011 - Two new fields have been added in the Economy section of The World Factbook, "Taxes and other revenues" and "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)."
August 31, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan, Canada, Dominican Republic, Moldova, Nepal, Paraguay, Portugal, Singapore, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Venezuela. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 19 - 29 Aug 2011.
September 1, 2011 - Canada recently renamed the three major components of its armed forces. These and other changes for Botswana, Cape Verde, the Gambia, Venezuela, and Yemen may be found under the "Military branches" entry of The World Factbook.
September 8, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Cyprus, Egypt, Grenada, Holy See (Vatican City), Iraq, Japan, Nepal, New Zealand, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tonga, United Arab Emirates. Changes reflect the addition of South Sudan and the removal of Netherlands Antilles as well as updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 30 Aug - 6 Sep 2011.
September 9, 2011 - Check out the latest update to CIA publications:
- 9.11 Marking the Tenth Anniversary
September 14, 2011 - How many furlongs make up a mile? Check out the Weights and Measurements appendix in The World Factbook for the answer!
September 16, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cape Verde, China, Cuba--NDE, Dominican Republic, Latvia, Macedonia, Nepal, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Serbia. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 6 - 15 Sep 2011.
September 22, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Angola, Bahrain, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Guatemala, Guinea, India, Japan, Libya, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Panama, Qatar, Somalia. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 15 - 21 Sep 2011.
September 22, 2011 - In the Economy category of The World Factbook, the energy fields have been updated with the most recent data available.
September 22, 2011 - Check out the latest update to CIA publications:
- Posted new historical publication, Penetrating the Iron Curtain: Resolving the Missile Gap with Technology.
September 29, 2011 - The World Factbook is expanding! The People category is now People and Society and includes eight new fields. Additionally, there is a new field in the Economy category. The new datasets focus on the health and welfare of a country's population, and provide information relevant to a country's internal stability. See The World Factbook's Homepage for a list of the new fields.
October 6, 2011 - Have you ever wanted to explore Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Incas? Check out the new photos in the Peru entry (Nos. 8-28) of the World Factbook to get a virtual tour!
October 6, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, India, Libya, Malta, Panama, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Samoa, San Marino, Sweden, Syria, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Zambia. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 22 Sep - 5 Oct 2011
October 13, 2011 - Information for "Exports - partners" and "Imports - partners" has been updated in The World Factbook to show data for 2010.
October 20, 2011 - Many people know that Canada's national symbol is the maple leaf, but did you realize that Ukraine's is the trident or that India's is the Bengal tiger? Most countries' major national representation(s) may now be found in the new "National symbol(s)" field in the Government category of The World Factbook.
October 27, 2011 - Check out the latest update to CIA publications:
- Posted new historical publication, A City Torn Apart Building of the Berlin Wall.
October 28, 2011 - The United Nations estimates the world population will reach 7 billion on 31 October 2011. The US Census Bureau, which supplies the population numbers in The World Factbook, estimates the planet's population will pass 7 billion in March 2012. While the true world total population is impossible to know, the Census Bureau and the UN independently estimate the world population through similar means. Estimate differences between the two organizations are due in part to differences in the frequency and timing of demographic updates for each country. Nonetheless, the world population estimates of the Census Bureau and the UN show that we are rapidly approaching the 7 billion mark.
November 2, 2011 - Check out the latest update to CIA publications:
- Posted new historical publication, Ronald Reagan: Intelligence and the End of the Cold War.
November 3, 2011 - The field "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24" has been moved from the Economy section into the People and Society section in The World Factbook.
November 4, 2011 - Check out the latest update to CIA publications:
- Posted new historical collection publication, CIA's Clandestine Services Histories of Civil Air Transport.
November 9, 2011 - Check out the latest update to
Studies in Intelligence:
- Posted Studies in Intelligence Volume 55, Number 3.
November 10, 2011 - In the Economy section of The World Factbook, various macroeconomic and finance fields have been updated with the latest available data.
November 14, 2011 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan, Argentina, Bahamas, The, Barbados, Belarus, Botswana, Brazil, China, Comoros, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Georgia, Germany, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Korea, South, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nepal, Peru, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 5 Oct - 9 Nov 2011.