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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.