All suggestions for corrections of any errors about cote divoire government 2015 should be addressed to the cia. The official print version is available from the government printing office. The most reliable source of information i always use before preparing our travel is the site called cia world factbook. Brother robert fanovich, head of presentation brothers college pbc in st. It includes sovereign states, inhabited dependent territories and, in some cases, constituent countries of sovereign states, with inclusion within the list being primarily based on the iso standard iso 31661. Languages of the world by summer institute of linguistics, inc. The ultimate, comprehensive guide to countrybycountry statistics around the world. Choose a country afghanistan bangladesh bhutan india the maldives nepal pakistan sri lanka.
Cia the world factbook field listing government type. Governments of the world unit plan the riley institute at. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. 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. References guide to country profiles the world factbook. Geography maps flag history current ruler area population capital largest cities languages ethnicityrace religion literacy rate economy government. Should the government be able to access our private information in order to protect us. Field listing government note the world factbook central. The world factbook is prepared by the cia for the use of u. To the ancient greeks and persians, the lakes immense size suggested it was an ocean, hence its name. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2019. The world copper factbook 2019 international copper study group icsg publications copper bulletin monthly. The list is mainly based on cia world factbook for the year 2016 and 2019. Country comparison pages are presorted lists of data from selected factbook data fields.
Country comparison pages are generally given in descending order. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of world government 2020 information contained here. World population percentage by country as of 2017 this is a list of countries and dependent. For each country, the cia world factbook 2012 includes. The world bank group brings together knowledge and expertise across all major sectors of development.
Name the following things of each country branches of christianity and islam must be named separately. Democracy returned in 1983, and has persisted despite numerous challenges, the most formidable of which was a severe economic crisis in 200102 that led to violent. Islamic mahdist revolutionaries overran the region in 1885, but in 1898 a british force was able to overthrow the mahdist regime. In all, the world factbook is one of the us governments most popular web sites. List of countries by system of government wikipedia. These are lists of countries by public debt, based on data from the cias world factbook and the imf. Southeast europe or southeastern europe see is a geographical region of europe, consisting primarily of the coterminous balkan peninsula. Nov 28, 2018 britains country, adjective form colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the country following the treaty of paris in 1783.
Students will be have been introduced to various world governments in their world studies, including a federal republic, a parliamentary democracy, a monarchy, a communist statedictatorship, and socialist state. Absolute monarchy a form of government where the monarch rules unhindered, i. Bloomberg analyzed select conflicts from around the world that have resulted in areas beyond the control of state. The factbook gives a two to threepage summary of the demographics, location, telecommunications capacity, government, industry, military capability, etc, of all usrecognized countries and territories in the world. Egypt attempted to colonize the region of southern sudan by establishing the province of equatoria in the 1870s. The united states has carried on foreign intelligence activities since the days of george washington but only since world war ii have they been coordinated on a governmentwide basis. Index of political sites available on the internet sorted by country, with links to parties, organizations, governments, media and more from all around the world.
In this listing, the term independent state refers to a people politically organized into a sovereign state with a definite territory recognized as independent by the us. The former portion is divided into large water bodies termed oceans. World a the 2007 cia world factbook, by united states 2. There are overlapping and conflicting definitions as to where exactly southeastern europe begins or ends or how it relates to other regions of the continent.
Nepal answers are found in the world factbook powered by unbound medicine. The capital entry is also where information on daylight savings time and time zones may be found. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of turkey government 2020 information contained here. World factbook of criminal justice systems venezuela by luis salas florida international university this country report is one of many prepared for the world factbook of criminal justice system under grant no. The oecd corporate governance factbook the factbook supports the implementation of good corporate governance practices by providing easily accessible and uptodate information about countries institutional, legal and regulatory. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available.
Governments of the world unit plan the riley institute. Dependencies and areas of special sovereignty total count of independent states. World factbook of criminal justice system venezuela. The world factbook africa south sudan introduction south sudan background. The world factbook the central intelligence agency maintains a list of over thirty forms of government, including a database of. Each group of students will find a country that has their assigned government. The world factbook also known as the cia world factbook is an annual publication of the central intelligence agency of the united states with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world.
Monarchy a government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch who reigns over a state. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about world government 2020 should be addressed to the cia or the source cited on each page. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2017 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. New change, since previous list state shortform name longform name genc 2a code see note 2. Students will be have been introduced to various world governments in their world studies, including a federal republic, a. Information on each countrys climate and natural hazards. The world factbook, the presidents daily brief, and the national intelligence estimates are examples of the three types of finished intelligence. The world factbook guide to country comparisons central. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2016. Cia world factbook the most comprehensive country facts available online the world factbook the factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 266 u.
Elections around the world by wilfried derksen chiefs of state and cabinet members by. The ultimate, comprehensive guide to country by country statistics around the world. Chiefs of state and cabinet members of foreign governments. The majority of states in the world have a unitary system of government. List of countries and dependencies by population wikipedia. The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 266 u. The world factbook is an annual publication by the central intelligence agency of the united states with basic almanacstyle information about the various countries of the world. Web links japan cia world factbook japan encyclopaedia britannica japan north korea cia world factbook north korea encyclopaedia britannica north korea the philippines cia world factbook philippines encyclopaedia britannica philippines 1. Independent states in the world united states department of. By country listing of the values for the government type field. Our goal is to help developing countries find solutions to the toughest global and local development challengesfrom adapting to climate change to boosting food security or fighting corruption. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Europe spain the world factbook central intelligence agency. Net debt figure is the cumulative total of all government borrowings less repayments that are denominated in a country s home currency.
This placement is because the factbook indicates the time difference in a country relative to the time observed in washington, dc. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20192020 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. The world factbook by the cia atlapedia online by latimer clarke corporation. Totalitarian a government that seeks to subordinate the individual to the state by controlling not only all political and economic matters, but also the attitudes, values, and beliefs of its population. The world copper factbook 2014 international copper study group iii icsg publications copper bulletin monthly. Democracy returned in 1983, and has persisted despite numerous challenges, the most formidable of which was a severe economic crisis in 200102 that led to violent public protests and the. The countries are ranked by their budget revenues in fiscal. Top 20 countries in 2018 12 trends in copper mining capacity, 2000. Flags of the world by giuseppe bottasini, rob raeside, mark sensen and others world flag database by graham bartram. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20192020 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. In researching potential data sources for information on the spending of other governments for the country comparison module, we chose the cia world factbook because it provides the best comparison for the following reasons. Federal federation a form of government in which sovereign power is formally divided usually by means of a constitution between a central authority and a number of constituent regions states, colonies, or provinces so that each region retains some management of its internal affairs. Classify the government of each country by who has the power. World population percentage by country as of 2017 this is a list of countries and dependent territories by population.
A state governed as a single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme and any administrative divisions subnational units exercise only the powers that the central government chooses to delegate. You wont find the experiences of people on the site, but you will find the crucial country facts that will introduce you to the culture, history, tradition, politics and other similar information about the country. Britains country, adjective form colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the country following the treaty of paris in 1783. World factbook 1981current the world factbook is prepared by the central intelligence agency for the use of u. The world factbook 2007 country listing transcribers note.
Field listing budget the world factbook central intelligence. Georges tasked some of his senior students with conducting a research project into the era and specifically into the fact that maurice bishops. Although governments can, and do, exercise authority by the threat of armed violence, violence is an extremely expensive way to maintain power. Field listing government type the world factbook central. Grenada cia world factbook the best country factbook. Links are to the definitions and notes about each entry.
With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over locations, the world bank group is a unique global partnership. The cia world factbook 2017 by central intelligence agency. Top 20 countries in 2017 12 trends in copper mining capacity, 2000. The chinese, brazilian, indian, and united states government budgets are the figures reported by the international monetary fund the table includes information from governments budgets. The world factbook by the cia atlapedia online by latimer clarke corporation information please. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of cote divoire government 2015 information contained here. The world factbook 2010, field listing government type, central intelligence agency. This entry includes all forms of the countrys name approved by the us board on geographic names.
These are lists of countries by public debt, based on data from the cias world factbook. The commission was formed, bizarrely, because of a school project. Learn how the world bank group is helping countries with covid19 coronavirus. Governments of the world unit plan unit author first and last name.
The italians supplanted the ottoman turks in the area around tripoli in 1911 and did not relinquish their hold until 1943 when defeated in world war ii. These are the categories, fields, and subfields of information generally recorded for each country. Fact sheet bureau of intelligence and research washington, dc march 27, 2019 see also. Here we focus on the social spending component of government expenses, and show that highincome countries also have higher levels of social spending. About the world bank world bank group international. New data on military expenditures and capabilities.
Countries of the world by information please llc political information. A systems of government or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized in order to exert its powers over a house in the congress bod. Measured by surface area, the caspian sea is the worlds largest inland water body. We have already pointed out that governments in highincome country spend more resources than governments in lowincome countries, both in per capita terms, and as share of their national incomes. Statistics on the population of each country, with details on literacy rates, hiv prevalence, and age structure.
The capital entry under government is where visitors to the world factbook. Islamic mahdist revolutionaries overran the region in 1885, but in 1898 a. The ca elected the countrys first president in july. Independent states in the world united states department. The capital entry under government is where visitors to the world factbook will find information related to time. Genc is the replacement standard for fips 104 and is the u. Geopolitical entities, names, and codes genc standard twoletter and threeletter codes. The icsg copper bulletin includes annual and monthly statistics on copper and copper products, their production, usage and trade by country, as well as stocks and exchange prices. After world war ii, an era of peronist authoritarian rule and interference in subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that took power in 1976. Governments are listed in alphabetical order according to the most commonly used version of each countrys name. Countries of the world each country profile provides information on.
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