Edition 15 of 36
The 2004 edition. As published.
The 2004 edition of the CIA World Factbook, recovered from the CIA’s web pages. Each entry is listed under the name this edition gave it and opens as it was published.
- country entries
- 271
- fields of text
- 28,958
- new since the 2003 edition
- 3
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By region
- World1 1 entry
- Africa62 62 entries
- Antarctic Region5 5 entries
- Arctic Region4 4 entries
- Asia23 23 entries
- Central America and the Caribbean32 32 entries
- Europe47 47 entries · 1 new
- Middle East19 19 entries · 2 new
- North America6 6 entries
- Oceania34 34 entries
- South America14 14 entries
- Southeast Asia19 19 entries
- Oceans5 5 entries
Also in the 2003 editionNew in 2004
Fields in this edition
- Area 271
- Area - comparative 271
- Background 271
- Climate 271
- Economic overview 271
- Environment - current issues 271
- Map references 271
- Location 270
- Coastline 269
- Elevation 269
- Geographic coordinates 269
- Geography - note 269
- All fields
Every entry
A
- Afghanistan, 124 fields
- Akrotiri, new · 20 fields
- Albania, 127 fields
- Algeria, 128 fields
- American Samoa, 106 fields
- Andorra, 101 fields
- Angola, 127 fields
- Anguilla, 101 fields
- Antarctica, 35 fields
- Antigua and Barbuda, 111 fields
- Arctic Ocean, 18 fields
- Argentina, 127 fields
- Armenia, 124 fields
- Aruba, 108 fields
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands, 30 fields
- Atlantic Ocean, 18 fields
- Australia, 129 fields
- Austria, 129 fields
- Azerbaijan, 128 fields
B
- Bahamas, Thenow The Bahamas, 112 fields
- Bahrain, 125 fields
- Baker Island, 29 fields
- Bangladesh, 128 fields
- Barbados, 118 fields
- Bassas da India, 27 fields
- Belarus, 125 fields
- Belgium, 127 fields
- Belize, 118 fields
- Benin, 120 fields
- Bermuda, 109 fields
- Bhutan, 112 fields
- Bolivia, 127 fields
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, 124 fields
- Botswana, 117 fields
- Bouvet Island, 29 fields
- Brazil, 129 fields
- British Indian Ocean Territory, 40 fields
- British Virgin Islands, 107 fields
- Brunei, 123 fields
- Bulgaria, 129 fields
- Burkina Faso, 116 fields
- Burmanow Burma (Myanmar), 128 fields
- Burundi, 118 fields
C
- Cambodia, 121 fields
- Cameroon, 128 fields
- Canada, 129 fields
- Cape Verdenow Cabo Verde, 114 fields
- Cayman Islands, 108 fields
- Central African Republic, 113 fields
- Chad, 118 fields
- Chile, 127 fields
- China, 130 fields
- Christmas Island, 97 fields
- Clipperton Island, 27 fields
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 95 fields
- Colombia, 130 fields
- Comoros, 110 fields
- Congo, Democratic Republic of thenow Democratic Republic of the Congo, 118 fields
- Congo, Republic of thenow Republic of the Congo, 124 fields
- Cook Islands, 105 fields
- Coral Sea Islands, 31 fields
- Costa Rica, 121 fields
- Cote d'Ivoire, 127 fields
- Croatia, 130 fields
- Cuba, 128 fields
- Cyprus, 120 fields
- Czech Republicnow Czechia, 128 fields
D
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G
- Gabon, 125 fields
- Gambia, Thenow The Gambia, 115 fields
- Gaza Strip, 87 fields
- Georgia, 128 fields
- Germany, 129 fields
- Ghana, 125 fields
- Gibraltar, 106 fields
- Glorioso Islands, 32 fields
- Greece, 130 fields
- Greenland, 106 fields
- Grenada, 109 fields
- Guadeloupe, 107 fields
- Guam, 106 fields
- Guatemala, 125 fields
- Guernsey, 100 fields
- Guinea, 119 fields
- Guinea-Bissau, 113 fields
- Guyana, 117 fields
H
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M
- Macau, 107 fields
- Macedonianow North Macedonia, 120 fields
- Madagascar, 121 fields
- Malawi, 118 fields
- Malaysia, 128 fields
- Maldives, 112 fields
- Mali, 114 fields
- Malta, 115 fields
- Man, Isle ofnow Isle of Man, 98 fields
- Marshall Islands, 102 fields
- Martinique, 108 fields
- Mauritania, 115 fields
- Mauritius, 117 fields
- Mayotte, 98 fields
- Mexico, 130 fields
- Micronesia, Federated States ofnow Federated States of Micronesia, 97 fields
- Midway Islands, 32 fields
- Moldova, 127 fields
- Monaco, 95 fields
- Mongolia, 117 fields
- Montserrat, 107 fields
- Morocco, 128 fields
- Mozambique, 125 fields
N
- Namibia, 120 fields
- Nauru, 110 fields
- Nepal, 116 fields
- Netherlands, 129 fields
- Netherlands Antilles, 112 fields
- New Caledonia, 111 fields
- New Zealand, 126 fields
- Nicaragua, 122 fields
- Niger, 114 fields
- Nigeria, 130 fields
- Niue, 106 fields
- Norfolk Island, 98 fields
- Northern Mariana Islands, 101 fields
- Norway, 127 fields
O
P
- Pacific Ocean, 18 fields
- Pakistan, 129 fields
- Palau, 100 fields
- Palmyra Atoll, 30 fields
- Panama, 120 fields
- Papua New Guinea, 126 fields
- Paracel Islands, 26 fields
- Paraguay, 121 fields
- Peru, 130 fields
- Philippines, 130 fields
- Pitcairn Islands, 96 fields
- Poland, 129 fields
- Portugal, 126 fields
- Puerto Rico, 112 fields
Q
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- Saint Helenanow Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, 106 fields
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, 111 fields
- Saint Lucia, 109 fields
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon, 105 fields
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 110 fields
- Samoa, 110 fields
- San Marino, 96 fields
- Sao Tome and Principe, 114 fields
- Saudi Arabia, 128 fields
- Senegal, 126 fields
- Serbia and Montenegro, 128 fields
- Seychelles, 116 fields
- Sierra Leone, 116 fields
- Singapore, 121 fields
- Slovakia, 129 fields
- Slovenia, 124 fields
- Solomon Islands, 110 fields
- Somalia, 116 fields
- South Africa, 128 fields
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 36 fields
- Southern Ocean, 19 fields
- Spain, 129 fields
- Spratly Islands, 27 fields
- Sri Lanka, 121 fields
- Sudan, 124 fields
- Suriname, 117 fields
- Svalbard, 77 fields
- Swazilandnow Eswatini, 115 fields
- Sweden, 125 fields
- Switzerland, 127 fields
- Syria, 129 fields
T
- Taiwan, 125 fields
- Tajikistan, 124 fields
- Tanzania, 124 fields
- Thailand, 130 fields
- Togo, 118 fields
- Tokelau, 95 fields
- Tonga, 110 fields
- Trinidad and Tobago, 124 fields
- Tromelin Island, 30 fields
- Tunisia, 126 fields
- Turkeynow Turkiye, 130 fields
- Turkmenistan, 127 fields
- Turks and Caicos Islands, 108 fields
- Tuvalu, 99 fields
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Each entry shows how many fields this edition published for it, in amber where the entry is new since the 2003 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.