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What: Posted below is the Central Intelligence Agency's most
popular publication -- The World Factbook -- in compressed, .Zip file
format, for the convenience of visitors who wish to download a personal
copy.
Updates: We occasionally update these publications, so if
you rely on the data for more than simple informational purposes, we recommend
that you check back periodically for updates.
Format:
The files for both publications are in standard HTML format. They have
been compressed in .Zip format for ease of distribution.
Created
with: The files were created with WinZip®, but any program that
supports the .Zip format may be used to uncompress them.
To unzip
(uncompress) the files:
- Create a file folder or directory on your computer's hard drive or on a
peripheral storage device in which to store each publication downloaded.
- Download the desired file or files listed below to the location of your
choice.
- Unzip the file or files you downloaded into the folder or directory you
created for storing the publication.
- Do not unzip any file into a folder or directory other than the one you
created. The process of unzipping the files will create subfolders or
subdirectories required for the publication to be usable on your computer. If
you unzip files into these subfolders or subdirectories, parts or all of the
publication may not work.
Virus check: All files were checked with up-to-date
commercial virus detection software prior to posting and, to the best of our
ability to determine, were free of known viruses at the time they were
posted.
How to use the publication: The files named index.htm and
index.html open the publication's home page. Navigate to the index file in the
folder or directory you created using a file manager, such as Windows Explorer,
then double-click it to open and begin using the
publication.
The World Factbook search feature:
Please note that the downloaded World Factbook functions as a
stand-alone publication on your computer with the exception that clicking the
Search link will cause your browser to attempt to connect to the CIA's Web site.
The search software resides on our server and cannot be distributed with the
World Factbook.
The World Factbook
The World Factbook requires about 30 megabytes of disk space for the .Zip
files and about 80 megabytes of disk space for the publication once it's
unzipped.
I. Single .Zip file for high-bandwidth users: factbook2004.zip
(30,859KB)
- Download the file and unzip it file into the folder or directory you
created.
- After unzipping this file, use a file manager to navigate to the folder or
directory. To begin using The World Factbook, find and double-click the index
file (there are two index files--both work equally well).
II. Two-file .Zip set for high-bandwidth users:
- After downloading the two files listed below, unzip them both into the
folder or directory you've created for the Factbook.
- factbooka2004.zip
(17,426KB) contains the complete Factbook except the
PDF-format reference maps. With just these files, the Factbook is
completely functional with the sole exception that the PDF map links on the
Reference Maps page will not work.
- After unzipping the files, use a file manager to navigate to the folder or
directory you created. To begin using The World Factbook, find and
double-click the index file (there are two index files--both work equally
well).
III. Multi-file set for low-bandwidth users: After
downloading the files listed below, unzip each of them into to the folder or
directory you've created for the Factbook. Do not
unzip any of them into the subfolders or subdirectories created during the
unzipping process.
Note that the first 10 Zip files will create a fully-functional version of
the Factbook with the sole exception that the links to the PDF-format
maps on the Reference Maps page will not work.
- docs.zip (356KB)
- fields.zip (1,380KB)
- flags.zip (2,913KB)
- geos.zip (3,541KB)
- graphics.zip (81KB)
- maps.zip (3,343KB)
- covers.zip (2,044KB)
- print.zip (2,122KB)
- refmaps.zip (1,284KB)
- rankorder.zip
(364KB)
Reference Maps (PDF*):
- africa.zip (443KB)
- antarctic.zip (1,288KB)
- arctic.zip (526KB)
- asia.zip (525KB)
- central_america.zip
(497KB)
- europe.zip (444KB)
- middle_east.zip
(470KB)
- north_america.zip
(424KB)
- oceania.zip (458KB)
- physical_world.zip
(4,195KB)
- political_world.zip
(1,853KB)
- south_america.zip
(796KB)
- southeast_asia.zip
(322KB)
- time_zones.zip (817KB)
- united_states.zip
(374KB)
After unzipping these files, use a file manager to navigate to that
folder or directory. To begin using The World Factbook, find and
double-click the index file (there are two index files--both work equally
well).
While they cannot be browsed on this Web site, these additional editions of
The World Factbook are available for download:
* Adobe® Reader® is needed to view Adobe PDF files. If you don't already have Adobe Reader installed, you may download the current version at www.adobe.com (opens in a new window). [external link disclaimer]
Posted: May 05, 2007 05:42 PM
Last Updated: Jan 22, 2009 04:05 PM
Last Reviewed: May 05, 2007 05:42 PM