The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Antarctic Region
Area - comparative Antarctica, in 31 editions.
The entry for Antarctica published Area - comparative in 31 editions of 35, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 2 editions. Each is shown as published. Area - comparative in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 2
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Comparative area” (1990 to 1992), “Area - comparative” (1997 to 2025), “Area-comparative” (1998) and “Area--comparative” (1999).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Comparative area”
slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US; second-smallest continent (after Australia)
slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US; second-smallest continent (after Australia)
Published as “Comparative area”
slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US; second-smallest continent (after Australia)
slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US; second-smallest continent
(after Australia)
The entry for Antarctica did not include Area - comparative.
slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US
slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US; second-smallest continent US
(after Australia)
Published as “Area-comparative”
slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US
slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US
Published as “Area--comparative”
slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US
slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US
The same text in 25 editions, 2000 to 2025.
slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US
slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Antarctica: Area - comparative.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/antarctica/area-comparative.