The CIA World Factbook 2011 is a “complete” and “unabridged” reference resource, an annual publication by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. With great care The CIA World Factbook 2011 has been formatted into a complete electronic edition for all e-Reader and e-book devices. This book has working links for the Index, chapters, countries, maps, flags and other areas making navigation of this book trouble free.
From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, this comprehensive guide has been updated for 2011 with detailed information for over 270 countries, dependencies, and other areas in the world.
The countries are broke down in to these subject areas: Introduction, Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation, Military, and Transnational Issues.
Introduction
• Flag Description;
• Background;
• Location;
• Geographic Coordinates;
• Map References;
• Area;
• Area – Comparative;
• Land Boundaries;
• Coastline;
• Maritime Claims;
• Climate;
• Terrain;
• Elevation Extremes;
• Natural Resources;
• Land Use;
• Irrigated Land;
• Total Renewable Water Resources;
• Freshwater Withdrawal (Domestic/Industrial/Agricultural);
• Natural Hazards;
• Environment – Current Issues;
• Environment ¬– International Agreements;
Geography
• Location;
• Geographic Coordinates;
• Map References;
• Area;
• Area – Comparative;
• Land Boundaries;
• Coastline;
• Climate;
• Environment – Current Issues;
People
• Population;
• Languages;
• Age Structure;
• Median Age;
• Population Growth Rate;
• Birth Rate;
• Death Rate;
• Net Migration Rate;
• Urbanization;
• Sex Ratio;
• Infant Mortality Rate;
• Life Expectancy at Birth;
• Total Fertility Rate;
• HIV/AIDS – Adult Prevalence Rate;
• HIV/AIDS – People Living with HIV/AIDS;
• HIV/AIDS – Deaths;
• Nationality;
• Ethnic Groups;
• Religions;
• Literacy;
• School Life Expectancy (Primary to Tertiary Education);
• Education Expenditures;
Government
• Country Name;
• Government Type;
• Capital;
• Administrative Divisions;
• Dependent Areas;
• Independence;
• National Holidays;
• Constitution;
• Legal System;
• Suffrage;
• Executive Branch;
• Legislative Branch;
• Judicial Branch;
• Political Parties and Leaders;
• Political Pressure Groups and Leaders;
• International Organization Participation;
• Flag Description;
• National Anthem;
Economy
• Economy - overview;
• GDP (official exchange rate);
• GDP - real growth rate;
• GDP - per capita;
• GDP - composition by sector;
• Labor force;
• Labor force - by occupation;
• Unemployment rate;
• Population below poverty line;
• Household income or consumption by percentage share;
• Distribution of family income - Gini index;
• Inflation rate (consumer prices);
• Investment (gross fixed);
• Agriculture - products;
• Industries;
• Electricity - production/consumption;
• Electricity – exports/imports;
• Oil – production/consumption;
• Oil – exports/exports;
• Natural Gas - production/consumption;
• Natural Gas – exports/imports;
• Natural Gas - proved reserves;
• Current account balance;
• Exports – commodities/partners;
• Imports - commodities/partners;
and Much More
