The World Factbook (also known as the CIA World Factbook) is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world.

The World Factbook is prepared by the CIA for the use of U.S. government officials, and its style, format, coverage, and content are primarily designed to meet their requirements.

However, it is frequently used as a resource for academic research papers. As a work of the U.S. government, it is in the public domain in the United States.

The World Factbook (2008) – Country Listing
[Transcriber’s note: To search on a country in this file, prefix the country’s name with “@”, e.g.
“@Afghanistan”. “Afghanistan” will find all occurrences; prefixing it with “@” will find the correct location.]

World
A
Afghanistan Akrotiri Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and
Barbuda Arctic Ocean Argentina Armenia Aruba Ashmore and Cartier Islands Atlantic Ocean Australia
Austria Azerbaijan
B
Bahamas, The Bahrain Baker Island description under United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina
Faso Burma Burundi