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Photos of World

A global view of the Arctic on 21 September 2005. In support of International Polar Year, a matching pair of images (this one and the next) showing a global view of the Arctic and Antarctic were generated in poster-size resolution. Both images are of the same day, the date at which the sea ice was at its minimum extent in the north. Shown in this view is all of North America and the northern portion of South America. Image courtesy of NASA.

Introduction

World Factbook Glyph

Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic.

Geography

Geographic overview

The internal structure of the Earth:
The internal structure of the Earth

Area - comparative

Africa-US area comparison map:
Africa-US area comparison map
Antarctica-US area comparison map:
Antarctica-US area comparison map
Asia-US area comparison map:
Asia-US area comparison map
Australia-US area comparison map:
Australia-US area comparison map
Europe-US area comparison map:
Europe-US area comparison map
North America - US area comparison map:
North America - US area comparison map
South America-US area comparison map:
South America-US area comparison map

People and Society

Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Environment

World biomes

World Biomes:
World Biomes
Tundra biome:
Tundra biome
Circum-polar Extent of Permafrost:
Circum-polar Extent of Permafrost
Coniferous Forest biome:
Coniferous Forest biome
Temperate Deciduous Forest biome:
Temperate Deciduous Forest biome
Rainforest biome:
Rainforest biome
Grassland biome:
Grassland biome
Shrubland biome:
Shrubland biome
Desert biome:
Desert biome

Government

Flag description

United Nations flag:
United Nations flag

Economy

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Military and Security

Space

Transnational Issues