ended in calendar year 1994.

Note: Information for the US and US dependencies was compiled from
material in the public domain and does not represent Intelligence
Community estimates. The [2]Handbook of International Economic
Statistics, published annually in September by the Central
Intelligence Agency, contains detailed economic information for the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
countries, the successor nations to the Soviet Union, and selected
other countries. The Handbook can be obtained wherever the Factbook is
available.

References

1. http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/hies97/index.htm
2. http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/hies97/index.htm

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GUIDE TO COUNTRY PROFILES (CATEGORIES, FIELDS AND SUBFIELDS)

Introduction

Current issues
Historical perspective

Geography

Location
Geographic coordinates
Map references
Area
total
land
water

Area--comparative
Land boundaries
total
border countries

Coastline
Maritime claims
contiguous zone
continental shelf
exclusive economic zone
exclusive fishing zone
extended fishing zone
other
territorial sea

Climate
Terrain
Elevation extremes
lowest point
highest point

Natural resources
Land use
arable land
permanent crops
permanent pastures
forests and woodland
other

Irrigated land
Natural hazards
Environment--current issues
Environment--international agreements
party to
signed, but not ratified

Geography--note

People

Population
Age structure
0-14 years
15-64 years
65 years and over

Population growth rate
Birth rate
Death rate
Net migration rate
Sex ratio
at birthunder
15 years
15-64 years
65 years and over
total population

Infant mortality rate
Life expectancy at birth
total population
male
female

Total fertility rate
Nationality
noun
adjective

Ethnic groups
Religions
Languages
Literacy
definition
total population
male
female

Government

Country name
conventional long form
conventional short form
local long form
local short form
former

Data code
Dependency status
Government type
National capital
Administrative divisions
Dependent areas
Independence
National holiday
Constitution
Legal system
Suffrage
Executive branch
chief of state
head of gov