The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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By Charlotte Girard Posted on Dec 26, 2025

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Authors: United States. Central Intelligence Agency Published By : United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Book Language: English

Hey, have you ever wanted to peek over the shoulder of a CIA analyst in late 2000? This isn't a spy thriller, but it's just as fascinating. The 2001 CIA World Factbook is a frozen snapshot of our world at the turn of the millennium. It shows us the exact landscape—every country's economy, population, and political situation—right before 9/11 changed everything. Reading it now is like finding a time capsule. You'll see the world as it was, not as we remember it. It's a quiet, powerful reminder of how much can shift in just one year. If you love history, maps, or just understanding how things connect, you need to check this out.

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Selected data and maps in The World Factbook are updated periodically. ===================================================================== Country Listing [Transcriber's note: To search on a country name in this file, prefix the name with "@", e.g. "@Afghanistan". "Afghanistan" will find all occurrences; prefixing it with "@" will find the correct location.] A Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Arctic Ocean Argentina Armenia Aruba Ashmore and Cartier Islands Atlantic Ocean Australia Austria Azerbaijan B Bahamas, The Bahrain Baker Island Bangladesh Barbados Bassas da India Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Burundi C Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Clipperton Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cook Islands Coral Sea Islands Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic D Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic E Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europa Island F Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Lands G Gabon Gambia, The Gaza Strip Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Glorioso Islands Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana H Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Holy See (Vatican City) Honduras Hong Kong Howland Island Hungary I Iceland India Indian Ocean Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy J Jamaica Jan Mayen Japan Jarvis Island Jersey Johnston Atoll Jordan Juan de Nova Island K Kazakhstan Kenya Kingman Reef Kiribati Korea, North Korea, South Kuwait Kyrgyzstan L Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg M Macau Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Man, Isle of Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Midway Islands Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique N Namibia Nauru Navassa Island Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Norway O Oman P Pacific Ocean Pakistan Palau Palmyra Atoll Panama Papua New Guinea Paracel Islands Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Islands Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Q Qatar R Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda S Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Southern Ocean Spain Spratly Islands Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria T Taiwan entry follows Zimbabwe Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tromelin Island Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu U Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan V Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands W Wake Island Wallis and Futuna West Bank Western Sahara World Y Yemen Yugoslavia Z Zambia Zimbabwe Taiwan ===================================================================== Field Listings [Transcriber's note: To search on a field code in this file, prefix the code number with "@", e.g. "@Airports". "Airports" will find all occurrences; prefixing it with "@" will find the correct location.] Field Description Administrative divisions Age structure Agriculture - products Airports Airports - with paved runways Airports - with unpaved runways Area Area - comparative Background Birth rate Budget Capital Climate Coastline Communications - note Constitution Country name Currency Currency code Death rate Debt - external Dependency status Dependent areas Diplomatic representation from the US Diplomatic representation in the US Disputes - international Economic aid - donor Economic aid - recipient Economy - overview...

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Forget a traditional plot. This book is the story of our planet, told through data. The CIA's job is to understand the world, and this was their official reference book for the year 2000. It lists every recognized country with cold, hard facts: population size, GDP, what they export, who leads them, and even how many telephones they had. It's a massive, organized catalog of global reality at a single point in time.

Why You Should Read It

This book is powerful because it has no opinion. It just presents the facts as the U.S. government knew them. Reading it in 2024 feels surreal. You see Afghanistan listed with its pre-war statistics, or you notice which countries didn't have widespread internet yet. It makes you realize how recent so much of our modern world really is. The real 'character' here is the world itself, and the 'conflict' is the quiet tension between the stable picture this book paints and the enormous changes we know are coming just months later.

Final Verdict

This is a must-explore for history nerds, data lovers, and anyone curious about geopolitics. It's not a book you read cover-to-cover, but one you dip into. Perfect for writers doing period research, teachers looking for primary sources, or anyone who enjoys getting lost in an almanac. It's a unique and sobering piece of recent history, hiding in plain sight as a government document.

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