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THE WORLD FACTBOOK 1990
ELECTRONIC VERSION
Available at the Cleveland FREE-NET <FRE001>
Type go nations at the Your Choice prompt
Also available on the Internet Gopher at the University of Minnesota
<GOP005>
The World Factbook is produced annually by the Central Intelligence Agency
for the use of United States Government officials, and the style, format,
coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements.
Comments and queries are welcome and may be addressed to:
Central Intelligence Agency
Attn: Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20505
(703) 351-2053
There are 249 entities in the Factbook that may be categorized as follows:
NATIONS:
157 UN members (there are 159 members in the UN, but only 157 are
included in The World Factbook because Byelorussia and Ukraine are
constituent republics of the Soviet Union)
15 nations that are not members of the UN--Andorra, Federated States of
Micronesia, Kiribati, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Monaco,
Namibia, Nauru, North Korea, San Marino, South Korea, Switzerland,
Tonga, Tuvalu, Vatican City
OTHER:
1 Taiwan
DEPENDENT AREAS:
6 Australia--Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island,
Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Heard Island and
McDonald Islands, Norfolk Island
2 Denmark--Faroe Islands, Greenland
16 France--Bassas da India, Clipperton Island, Europa Island,
French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic
Lands, Glorioso Islands, Guadeloupe, Juan de Nova Island,
Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Reunion, St. Pierre and
Miquelon, Tromelin Island, Wallis and Futuna
2 Netherlands--Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
3 New Zealand--Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau
3 Norway--Bouvet Island, Jan Mayen, Svalbard
1 Portugal--Macau
16 United Kingdom--Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory,
British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands,
Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, Jersey, Montserrat,
Pitcairn Islands, St. Helena, South Georgia and the South Sandwich
Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands
15 United States--American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island,
Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands,
Navassa Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll,
Puerto Rico, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Palau),
Virgin Islands, Wake Island
MISCELLANEOUS:
7 Antarctica, Gaza Strip, Iraq-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone,
Paracel Islands, Spratly Islands, West Bank, Western Sahara
OTHER ENTITIES
4 oceans--Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean
1 World
===
249 total
For each entry, five major categories of information are presented:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, and Defense Forces.
Under these major categories are over eighty sub-categories of information,
as follows:
NAME OF COUNTRY:
[[[ GEOGRAPHY ]]]
Total area
Comparative area
Land boundaries
Coastline
Maritime claims
Contiguous zone
Continental shelf
Exclusive fishing zone
Exclusive economic zone
Territorial Sea
Disputes
Climate
Terrain
Natural resources
Land use
Environment
[[[ PEOPLE ]]]
Population
Birth rate
Death rate
Net migration rate
Infant mortality rate
Life expectancy at birth
Total fertility rate
Nationality
Ethnic divisions
Religion
Language
Literacy
Labor force
Organized labor
[[[ GOVERNMENT ]]]
Long-form name
Type
Capital
Administrative divisions
Dependent areas
Independence
Constitution
Legal system
National holiday
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
Leaders
Head of Government
Political parties and leaders
Suffrage
Elections
Federal Council
National Council
Communists
Other political or pressure groups
Member of
Diplomatic representation
Flag
[[[ ECONOMY ]]]
Overview
GDP
Inflation rate
Unemployment rate
Budget
Exports
Imports
External debt
Industrial production
Electricity:
Industries
Agriculture
Illicit drugs
Aid
Currency
Exchange rates:
Fiscal year
[[[ COMMUNICATIONS ]]]
Railroads
Highways
Inland waterways
Ports
Merchant marine
Pipelines
Civil air
Airports
Telecommunications
[[[ DEFENSE FORCES ]]]
Branches
Military manpower
Defense expenditures