Edition 2 of 36
The 1991 edition. As published.
The 1991 edition of the CIA World Factbook, recovered from plain text. Each entry is listed under the name this edition gave it and opens as it was published.
- country entries
- 247
- fields of text
- 14,903
- new since the 1990 edition
- 1
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By region
- World1 1 entry
- Africa61 61 entries
- Antarctic Region5 5 entries
- Arctic Region4 4 entries
- Asia14 14 entries
- Central America and the Caribbean32 32 entries
- Europe36 36 entries
- Middle East18 18 entries · 1 new
- North America6 6 entries
- Oceania34 34 entries
- South America14 14 entries
- Southeast Asia18 18 entries
- Oceans4 4 entries
Also in the 1990 editionNew in 1991
Fields in this edition
- Area 247
- Area - comparative 247
- Climate 247
- Coastline 247
- Economic overview 247
- Environment - current issues 247
- Terrain 247
- Natural resources 246
- Land use 243
- Population 243
- Country name 242
- Land boundaries 241
- All fields
Every entry
A
- Afghanistan, 72 fields
- Albania, 69 fields
- Algeria, 68 fields
- American Samoa, 63 fields
- Andorra, 61 fields
- Angola, 70 fields
- Anguilla, 62 fields
- Antarctica, 19 fields
- Antigua and Barbuda, 67 fields
- Arctic Ocean, 12 fields
- Argentina, 70 fields
- Aruba, 59 fields
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands, 20 fields
- Atlantic Ocean, 12 fields
- Australia, 71 fields
- Austria, 70 fields
B
- Bahrain, 69 fields
- Baker Island, 19 fields
- Bangladesh, 69 fields
- Barbados, 66 fields
- Bassas da India, 17 fields
- Belgium, 69 fields
- Belize, 68 fields
- Benin, 67 fields
- Bermuda, 65 fields
- Bhutan, 67 fields
- Bolivia, 70 fields
- Botswana, 66 fields
- Bouvet Island, 17 fields
- Brazil, 71 fields
- British Indian Ocean Territory, 25 fields
- British Virgin Islands, 60 fields
- Brunei, 69 fields
- Bulgaria, 71 fields
- Burkinanow Burkina Faso, 69 fields
- Burmanow Burma (Myanmar), 70 fields
- Burundi, 67 fields
C
- Cambodia, 64 fields
- Cameroon, 70 fields
- Canada, 70 fields
- Cape Verdenow Cabo Verde, 64 fields
- Cayman Islands, 64 fields
- Central African Republic, 66 fields
- Chad, 68 fields
- Chile, 70 fields
- China, 70 fields
- Christmas Island, 59 fields
- Clipperton Island, 17 fields
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 60 fields
- Colombia, 71 fields
- Comoros, 64 fields
- Congonow Republic of the Congo, 69 fields
- Cook Islands, 60 fields
- Coral Sea Islands, 17 fields
- Costa Rica, 69 fields
- Cuba, 69 fields
- Cyprus, 66 fields
- Czechoslovakia, 71 fields
D
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G
- Gabon, 69 fields
- Gaza Strip, 52 fields
- Germany, 52 fields
- Ghana, 71 fields
- Gibraltar, 66 fields
- Glorioso Islands, 18 fields
- Greece, 69 fields
- Greenland, 64 fields
- Grenada, 64 fields
- Guadeloupe, 66 fields
- Guam, 62 fields
- Guatemala, 71 fields
- Guernsey, 61 fields
- Guinea, 67 fields
- Guinea-Bissau, 66 fields
- Guyana, 67 fields
H
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J
K
L
M
- Macau, 65 fields
- Madagascar, 70 fields
- Malawi, 70 fields
- Malaysia, 66 fields
- Maldives, 66 fields
- Mali, 68 fields
- Malta, 65 fields
- Man, Isle ofnow Isle of Man, 64 fields
- Marshall Islands, 64 fields
- Martinique, 65 fields
- Mauritania, 69 fields
- Mauritius, 67 fields
- Mayotte, 62 fields
- Mexico, 71 fields
- Micronesia, Federated States ofnow Federated States of Micronesia, 62 fields
- Midway Islands, 22 fields
- Monaco, 63 fields
- Mongolia, 66 fields
- Montserrat, 62 fields
- Morocco, 70 fields
- Mozambique, 68 fields
N
- Namibia, 68 fields
- Nauru, 66 fields
- Nepal, 67 fields
- Netherlands, 70 fields
- Netherlands Antilles, 66 fields
- New Caledonia, 65 fields
- New Zealand, 69 fields
- Nicaragua, 69 fields
- Niger, 67 fields
- Nigeria, 70 fields
- Niue, 61 fields
- Norfolk Island, 61 fields
- Northern Mariana Islands, 61 fields
- Norway, 70 fields
O
P
- Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of thenow Palau, 61 fields
- Pacific Ocean, 12 fields
- Pakistan, 71 fields
- Palmyra Atoll, 17 fields
- Panama, 69 fields
- Papua New Guinea, 67 fields
- Paracel Islands, 18 fields
- Paraguay, 70 fields
- Peru, 70 fields
- Philippines, 70 fields
- Pitcairn Islands, 64 fields
- Poland, 69 fields
- Portugal, 70 fields
- Puerto Rico, 64 fields
Q
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S
- Saint Helenanow Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, 62 fields
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, 65 fields
- Saint Lucia, 64 fields
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon, 63 fields
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 64 fields
- San Marino, 63 fields
- Sao Tome and Principe, 64 fields
- Saudi Arabia, 69 fields
- Senegal, 69 fields
- Seychelles, 68 fields
- Sierra Leone, 66 fields
- Singapore, 66 fields
- Solomon Islands, 64 fields
- Somalia, 67 fields
- South Africa, 68 fields
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 31 fields
- Soviet Union, 72 fields
- Spain, 71 fields
- Spratly Islands, 19 fields
- Sri Lanka, 68 fields
- Sudan, 70 fields
- Suriname, 66 fields
- Svalbard, 37 fields
- Swazilandnow Eswatini, 67 fields
- Sweden, 68 fields
- Switzerland, 69 fields
- Syria, 71 fields
T
- Taiwan, 64 fields
- Tanzania, 68 fields
- Thailand, 71 fields
- The Bahamas, 67 fields
- The Gambia, 66 fields
- Togo, 67 fields
- Tokelau, 61 fields
- Tonga, 66 fields
- Trinidad and Tobago, 67 fields
- Tromelin Island, 19 fields
- Tunisia, 68 fields
- Turkeynow Turkiye, 70 fields
- Turks and Caicos Islands, 62 fields
- Tuvalu, 64 fields
U
V
W
Y
Z
Each entry shows how many fields this edition published for it, in amber where the entry is new since the 1990 edition. Where the Factbook later renamed an entry, its current name is under the one this edition used. Regions follow the Factbook’s own reference maps.