CIA Library | World Factbook Updates

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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

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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

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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

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July 27, 2010 - Check out the latest update to CIA publications:

• Posted new Memorial Wall Publication.

Memorial Wall Publication - July 27, 2010

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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