The World Factbook provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
These are the Categories, Fields, and subfields of information generally recorded for each country. Links are to the definition of the entry, as well as the field listing for the selected field.
• Definitions and Notes
• Appendix A - Abbreviations
• Appendix B - International Organizations and Groups
• Appendix C - International Environmental Agreements
• Appendix D - Country Data Codes
• Appendix E - Hydrographic Data Codes
• Appendix F - Geographic Names
• Appendix G - Weights and Measures
• Appendix H - Strategic Materials
• Appendix I - Population Pyramids by Region
• Appendix S - Space Programs
• Appendix T - Terrorist Organizations
