The two most traumatic experiences in the nations history were the civil war 186165 and the great depression of the 1930s. The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 272 countries, dependencies, and other areas in the world. Nepal has the only national flag in the world that is not rectangular or square. This spectacular view is the most detailed truecolor image of the entire earth to date. Why i wrote a book about the cia in jamaica 02102016 11. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2017 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Links are to the definitions and notes about each entry. The country fell under communist rule following world war ii. The cia is also the enemy of the united states inasmuch as the cia collaborates with foreign governments inimical to our nations civil and. The world factbook is one of the us governments most accessed publications. The secret life of cia spymaster james jesus angleton as want to read.
Through their worldclass scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, nat geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge. After all, the original entries were posted back when e2 was in its infancy and they consisted mostly of facts and statistics that were outdated, never updated and were supposedly available at other. Buoyed by victories in world wars i and ii and the end of the cold war in 1991, the us remains the worlds most powerful nation state. The world factbook, produced for us policymakers and coordinated throughout the us intelligence community, presents the basic realities about the world in which we live. Nine newly added travel facts from luxembourg, new caledonia, norfolk island, saint barthelemy, san marino, seychelles, slovakia, suriname, and vanuatu bring the final total to 222 193 countries and 29 dependencies. After the 911 attacks against the united states, the cia conspired with dozens of governments to build a secret extraordinary rendition and detention program that spanned the globe. Former cia officer jerry lee gets 19 years in prison for.
The intelligence cycle is the process by which information is acquired, converted into intelligence, and made available to policymakers. Edward snowden searched the cias networks for proof that. This fact book is based on the cia world fact book, with added information and links. Cia world factbook world the world factbook central. The third president of the united states completed the original house in 1772. As a former employee of the cia and contractor for the national security agency, edward snowden had access to some of the nations most closely held secrets. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of saudi arabia 2020 information contained here. The central intelligence agency cia provides national security intelligence to the us government and often publishes information for public use.
Georgia the world factbook central intelligence agency. As a result of the close crossborder relationship, the economic sluggishness in the united states in 200102 had a negative impact on the canadian economy. Canada and the united states of america have the longest land border in the world. Does trump have the balls to hold the deep state accountable. The directorate of plans now the directorate of operations had a bit of a head start, owi. The united states and its partners continue to face a growing number of global threats and challenges. The first skyscrapers of ten stories and more were built in chicago usa as early as during the 1880s. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of 2009 country information contained here. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. The project, and its precursors and sister projects, originally went by various code names. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2016.
Sein inhalt kann also ohne besondere erlaubnis beliebig. A brief history of basic intelligence and the world factbook. Visitors to the world factbook can safely tour dozens of famous us parks and sites and view hundreds of photos by visiting the united states entry and. The cia has been one of the worlds biggest illegal drug trafficking organizations in the world for decades, a leading american analyst has warned.
This entry includes the number of males for each female in five age groups at birth, under 15 years, 1564 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of the united states 2020 information contained here. Contact us by postal mail, by fax, by phone, or via our email form. About the cleveland institute of art cleveland institute. Cia world fact book, 2004canada wikisource, the free. The central intelligence agency is an independent agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. The world factbook simple english wikipedia, the free. The cia world factbook is produced by the united states government and provides essential information about all the countries and territories of the world, including maps, flags, and statistical data on almost every key issue. The official print version is available from the government printing office.
New york usa has still the second most skyscrapers in a city. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. The central intelligence agency has involved itself in drug trafficking since the spy agency was formed in 1947, journalist and political analyst stephen lendman claims. I am glad i was able to help you find what you needed. Publications put out by the cia include updated reference information about countries of the world, maps and the history of us intelligence. We encourage students at home participating in online learning to use travel facts, as well as the world factbook, for their studies of geography and national customs. The information regarding the united states on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency, the library of congress country studies, and other sources. Readers digest was reportedly used by the cia to help create conditions for the 9 11 1973 overthrow of chiles democraticallyelected president. The cleveland institute of art is an internationally recognized professional college of art and design offering bachelor of fine arts degrees in fifteen majors in crafts, design, fine arts and digital arts. In 1956, a revolt and announced withdrawal from the warsaw pact were met with a massive military intervention by moscow. The cias mission includes collecting and analyzing. Secrets of the cia reveals the truth about the cia and how this organization is behind numerous terrorist plots throughout history.
The cleveland institute of art is one of the nations leading accredited independent colleges of art and design. Gina cheri haspel born october 1, 1956 is an american intelligence officer serving as director of the central intelligence agency cia since 2018. Cia is worlds biggest drug trafficking organization. What we do how we work who we are voices search open navigation. The world almanac and book of facts is americas topselling reference book of all time, with more than 82 million copies sold. For centuries china stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation.
Under the leadership of janos kadar in 1968, hungary began liberalizing its economy, introducing socalled goulash communism. The author keeps dropping hints that he wants you to think that mr angleton andor the cia engineered the assassination of jfk. Air america flew the missions no one else would touch, from general claire chennaults legendary flying tigers to two brutal decades cruising. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. The world factbook has completed its travel facts project. Heavy rains flooded parts of west and central africa in the rainy season of 2010, and among the hardesthit countries was benin.
Throughout the first half of the 20th century, the aral sea was the world s fourthlargest lake. The information regarding various countries on this page is republished from the 2009 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. The cia world factbook with global information on geography, people, governments, economies, communications, transportation, the military, and international issues. The usa is bombing syria to help israel hold land they stole from syria in the late 60s. Careers at cia cleveland institute of art college of art. Why i wrote a book about the cia in jamaica huffpost. In the early years after the cia was established, everything had to be started pretty much from scratch, invented on the fly, and adjusted later as needed. How the government still covers up the cia torture. For more than 150 years, this compendium of information has been the authoritative source for all your entertainment, reference, and learning needs.
Many excia agents speak out about their experiences as agents and what they were required to do. Recently theres been a bit of debate over whether all of the country specific entries from the cia world factbook had any merit here at e2. The information regarding saudi arabia on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a book that contains the central intelligence agencys information about the worlds countries. Real growth averaged nearly 3% during 19932000, but declined in 2001, with moderate recovery in 200203. Cia world fact book, 2004hungary wikisource, the free. Cia and saudi arabia conspired to keep 911 details secret. Cia factbook the world factbook central intelligence agency. Information is raw data from any source, data that may be fragmentary, contradictory, unreliable, ambiguous, deceptive, or wrong. Seeing as how you threw edward snowden into your topics, here is a book that you really should read. A former cia case officer was sentenced to 19 years in prison this week for conspiring to provide sensitive us information to the chinese government. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of the united states. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. The front view of monticello, thomas jeffersons plantation home, near charlottesville, virginia.
Stephen hawkings chilling warning to the world about. North america facts for kids north america geography. Army unit established in 1978 at fort meade, maryland, by the defense intelligence agency dia and sri international a california contractor to investigate the potential for psychic phenomena in military and domestic intelligence applications. The deepstate in the usa is allies with saudi arabia, israel, and russia. In 1794 he began to rebuild the structure, blending his own architectural style with his. Pages certified internal auditor cia certification.
In the 1960s, the soviet union began a massive irrigation project in what are now kazakhstan, uzbekistan, and turkmenistan, diverting water from the rivers that feed the aral sea to irrigate farmland. It is not approved by snowden or his handpicked pr staff that got the oscar for a mocumentary i am still looking for a transcript of citizenfour. These are the categories, fields, and subfields of information generally recorded for each country. The image, which shows the coast of benin on 22 october 2010, uses a combination of infrared and visible light to increase the contrast between water and land. How reliable and accurate is the cias the world factbook. For over 5 years, the college has been an educational cornerstone in cleveland, ohio, producing graduates competitive as studio artists, designers, photographers, contemporary.
Stephen hawkings chilling warning to the world about president trump. She is the first woman to hold the post on a permanent basis and was previously the deputy director under mike pompeo during the. Here is the incredible inside story of the worlds most extraordinary covert operation air america, a secret airline run by the cia, which at its height had the biggest commercial airfleet in the world. Stargate project was the 1991 code name for a secret u. The cia is a global terrorist organization that conducts murder on a global scale, the assignation of foreign heads of government, and the toppling of democraticallyelected governments world wide. The usa is bombing yementhanks in part to obamaat the behest of saudi arabia. Some of these missions even included killing of children.
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