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Country list world factbook home the world factbook india introduction india background. News and analysis on population size and growth, migration, refugees and more. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about australia 2009 should be addressed to the cia. World book is a leading publisher of nonfiction and mixedgenre childrens book series, reference materials, and digital learning platforms. Each team member is dedicated to producing accurate and unbiased information by utilizing contemporary technological tools and following traditional. After france fell to germany, the vichy government administered madagascar.
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The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. It was able to take advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the british effort in world wars i and ii. Each country profile tracks such demographics as population, ethnicity and literacy rates, as well as political, geographical and economic data. Plans for the future include upgrading the labor force, reducing unemployment, strengthening the banking and tourist sectors, and, in general, further widening the economic base beyond oil and gas. The central intelligence agency cia is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the u. The information regarding australia on this page is republished from the 2015 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. The cia world fact book 2016, is very interesting and informative. Here is complete information on the worlds nations. Jump to navigation jump to search cia world fact book, 2004 atlantic ocean. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. The city is the second largest in new zealand after auckland, and at 41 degrees south latitude, it is the southernmost capital city in the world. Australia became a commonwealth of the british empire in 1901. This is a snapshot of the cia world fact book as it existed on 26 march 2005.
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Jan 19, 2017 in his book a secret country, pilger wrote that former cia agent victor marchetti explained the usaustralian relationship thus. Australia is home to 10% of the world s biodiversity, and a great number of its flora and fauna exist nowhere else in the world. Michael barker is an independent researcher who currently resides in australia. It is the third longest continuous barrier reef in the world, behind. Latvia officially joined the world trade organization in february 1999. Also called the great sea reef, cakaulevu shines turquoise through clear, shallow waters. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of australia 2020 information contained here. Media editor dr lee duffield is a former abc foreign correspondent, political journalist and. Six colonies were created in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Nov 24, 2015 from afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. The information regarding australia on this page is republished from the 20 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. It provides current data for more than 250 countries and territories, fromafghanistan to zimbabwe.
Peters basilica in rome, the hagia sofia in constantinople, the dome des invalides in paris, and st. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20202021 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Latvia cia world factbook the best country factbook. Like the cia in the united states, it collects human intelligence. Latvias economy experienced gdp growth of more than 10% per year during 200607.
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How illegal operations corrupt america and the world valentine, douglas on. After world war ii, australia encouraged immigration from europe. The cia world factbook 2016 by central intelligence agency. The hidden australia a secret recent history of the whitlam dismissal. May 06, 2014 boyce recounts his time working for a cia subsidiary, and makes claims that during the time of gough whitlams troubled government, the cia was interfering in australian politics, and its trade.
Nov 03, 2015 from afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. In addition to his work for swans, which can be found in the 2008 and 2009 archives, his other articles can be accessed at michaeljamesbarker. For more on the agencys mission, visit our strategic intent. Bruneis leaders are concerned that steadily increased integration in the world economy will undermine internal social cohesion. The cia world factbook national library of australia.
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In recent decades, australia has transformed itself into an internationally competitive, advanced market economy. The information regarding australia on this page is republished from the 2009 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Australia is the driest inhabited continent on earth, making it particularly vulnerable to the challenges of climate change. The official print version is available from the government printing office. As said, such tales now have a familiar feel in the world of geopolitics, based around washington dc they might be read as a warning. Nov 04, 2014 from afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations.
No claims are made regarding the accuracy of australia transportation 2015 information contained here. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of australia 20 information contained here. Just before the fall of france, germany planned to forcibly deport all of europes jews to madagascar in what was known as the madagascar plan. The information regarding australia on this page is republished from the 2018 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency.
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