CIA Library - Global Updates from Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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

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October 13, 2011 - Information for "Exports - partners" and "Imports - partners" has been updated in The World Factbook to show data for 2010.

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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.

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October 27, 2011 - Check out the latest update to CIA publications:

• Posted new historical publication, A City Torn Apart Building of the Berlin Wall.

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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.

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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.

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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.