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Expanded Energy Data Now in The World Factbook

For the first time since 1997, The World Factbook has added a major new category to each country’s entry: Energy.

The energy sector is a key pillar of the world economy, and The World Factbook entries already included several energy-related fields. Now, the new energy category will include 23 energy-related fields, helpfully located in one easy-to-find section of each country entry.

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What's New
  • October 19 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. more>
  • October 19 - Posted Studies in Intelligence, Vol. 56, No. 3.
  • October 19 - New photos in The World Factbook for Bermuda, Greece, Italy, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom.