World Fact Book

The World Factbook is prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In general, information available as of 1 Jan. 2005 was used in the preparation of this edition. The Factbook presents a profile of each country in alphabetic order, including background information, geography, population, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, & transnational issues. There are also many full-color maps, including several large fold-outs dated April 2005: Physical Map of the World, & Political Map of the World; plus a map of standard time zones of the world.Leonard, Barry is the author of 'World Fact Book', published 2005 under ISBN 9781422302125 and ISBN 1422302121.