The World Factbook is one of the US Government’s most accessed publications.
The World Factbook presents the basic facts about the world in which we live. We share these facts with the people of all nations in the belief that knowledge of the truth underpins the functioning of free societies.
Who uses The World Factbook?
A wide variety of folks including US Government officials, researchers, news organizations, corporations, geographers, travelers, teachers, professors, librarians, and students. In short, anyone looking for an expansive body of international data on a recently updated website. Millions of visitors view The World Factbook annually; the website is especially popular during the school year, with a noticeable drop-off in visits during the summer months. In all, The World Factbook is one of the US Government’s most popular websites.
Answers to The World Factbook’s many quiz questions are available.
The answers to the questions that have appeared in the What’s New page since 2010 may all be found here.
The World Factbook has had three different logos.
In 2001, The World Factbook introduced a logo, and three different designs have been used in the years since. The evolution of The Factbook’s logo may be found here.
The World Factbook is a one-stop reference site.
Although many of the facts presented in The Factbook may be found in other publications, they are conveniently gathered together in one place on The World Factbook website.
The CIA regularly shares information from The World Factbook on social media.
Visitors can follow CIA on Facebook and Instagram for regular highlights from The World Factbook.
The World Factbook draws on a wide array of open-source data.
Information in The Factbook is collected from – and coordinated with – a wide variety of US Government agencies, as well as from hundreds of other published sources.