Edition 16 of 36
The 2005 edition. As published.
The 2005 edition of the CIA World Factbook, recovered from the CIAโs 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
- 28,728
- new since the 2004 edition
- 0
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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
- Middle East19 19 entries
- North America6 6 entries
- Oceania34 34 entries
- South America14 14 entries
- Southeast Asia19 19 entries
- Oceans5 5 entries
Also in the 2004 editionNew in 2005
Fields in this edition
- Area 271
- Area - comparative 271
- Background 271
- Climate 271
- Coastline 271
- Economic overview 271
- Environment - current issues 271
- Map references 271
- Location 270
- Disputes - international 269
- Elevation 269
- Geographic coordinates 269
- All fields
Every entry
A
- Afghanistan, 124 fields
- Akrotiri, 23 fields
- Albania, 126 fields
- Algeria, 128 fields
- American Samoa, 104 fields
- Andorra, 100 fields
- Angola, 127 fields
- Anguilla, 99 fields
- Antarctica, 35 fields
- Antigua and Barbuda, 110 fields
- Arctic Ocean, 18 fields
- Argentina, 127 fields
- Armenia, 122 fields
- Aruba, 106 fields
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands, 30 fields
- Atlantic Ocean, 18 fields
- Australia, 127 fields
- Austria, 128 fields
- Azerbaijan, 128 fields
B
- Bahamas, Thenow The Bahamas, 111 fields
- Bahrain, 124 fields
- Baker Island, 29 fields
- Bangladesh, 128 fields
- Barbados, 118 fields
- Bassas da India, 27 fields
- Belarus, 124 fields
- Belgium, 126 fields
- Belize, 117 fields
- Benin, 119 fields
- Bermuda, 108 fields
- Bhutan, 110 fields
- Bolivia, 126 fields
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, 122 fields
- Botswana, 116 fields
- Bouvet Island, 29 fields
- Brazil, 128 fields
- British Indian Ocean Territory, 40 fields
- British Virgin Islands, 106 fields
- Brunei, 122 fields
- Bulgaria, 128 fields
- Burkina Faso, 115 fields
- Burmanow Burma (Myanmar), 128 fields
- Burundi, 118 fields
C
- Cambodia, 121 fields
- Cameroon, 128 fields
- Canada, 128 fields
- Cape Verdenow Cabo Verde, 113 fields
- Cayman Islands, 107 fields
- Central African Republic, 113 fields
- Chad, 117 fields
- Chile, 126 fields
- China, 129 fields
- Christmas Island, 87 fields
- Clipperton Island, 27 fields
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 86 fields
- Colombia, 129 fields
- Comoros, 109 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, 120 fields
- Cote d'Ivoire, 127 fields
- Croatia, 129 fields
- Cuba, 127 fields
- Cyprus, 119 fields
- Czech Republicnow Czechia, 128 fields
D
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G
- Gabon, 125 fields
- Gambia, Thenow The Gambia, 115 fields
- Gaza Strip, 86 fields
- Georgia, 127 fields
- Germany, 128 fields
- Ghana, 124 fields
- Gibraltar, 105 fields
- Glorioso Islands, 32 fields
- Greece, 129 fields
- Greenland, 105 fields
- Grenada, 107 fields
- Guadeloupe, 106 fields
- Guam, 104 fields
- Guatemala, 123 fields
- Guernsey, 98 fields
- Guinea, 118 fields
- Guinea-Bissau, 112 fields
- Guyana, 116 fields
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M
- Macau, 105 fields
- Macedonianow North Macedonia, 118 fields
- Madagascar, 120 fields
- Malawi, 118 fields
- Malaysia, 128 fields
- Maldives, 112 fields
- Mali, 114 fields
- Malta, 114 fields
- Man, Isle ofnow Isle of Man, 97 fields
- Marshall Islands, 101 fields
- Martinique, 106 fields
- Mauritania, 114 fields
- Mauritius, 116 fields
- Mayotte, 96 fields
- Mexico, 129 fields
- Micronesia, Federated States ofnow Federated States of Micronesia, 99 fields
- Midway Islands, 32 fields
- Moldova, 125 fields
- Monaco, 94 fields
- Mongolia, 115 fields
- Montserrat, 105 fields
- Morocco, 128 fields
- Mozambique, 125 fields
N
- Namibia, 120 fields
- Nauru, 108 fields
- Nepal, 114 fields
- Netherlands, 128 fields
- Netherlands Antilles, 111 fields
- New Caledonia, 110 fields
- New Zealand, 125 fields
- Nicaragua, 120 fields
- Niger, 114 fields
- Nigeria, 130 fields
- Niue, 104 fields
- Norfolk Island, 96 fields
- Northern Mariana Islands, 99 fields
- Norway, 126 fields
O
P
- Pacific Ocean, 18 fields
- Pakistan, 129 fields
- Palau, 98 fields
- Palmyra Atoll, 30 fields
- Panama, 119 fields
- Papua New Guinea, 126 fields
- Paracel Islands, 26 fields
- Paraguay, 120 fields
- Peru, 129 fields
- Philippines, 130 fields
- Pitcairn Islands, 93 fields
- Poland, 128 fields
- Portugal, 125 fields
- Puerto Rico, 111 fields
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- Saint Helenanow Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, 104 fields
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, 109 fields
- Saint Lucia, 107 fields
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon, 103 fields
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 109 fields
- Samoa, 109 fields
- San Marino, 95 fields
- Sao Tome and Principe, 115 fields
- Saudi Arabia, 127 fields
- Senegal, 126 fields
- Serbia and Montenegro, 128 fields
- Seychelles, 115 fields
- Sierra Leone, 116 fields
- Singapore, 120 fields
- Slovakia, 128 fields
- Slovenia, 124 fields
- Solomon Islands, 107 fields
- Somalia, 115 fields
- South Africa, 127 fields
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 34 fields
- Southern Ocean, 19 fields
- Spain, 128 fields
- Spratly Islands, 27 fields
- Sri Lanka, 120 fields
- Sudan, 124 fields
- Suriname, 116 fields
- Svalbard, 68 fields
- Swazilandnow Eswatini, 113 fields
- Sweden, 124 fields
- Switzerland, 126 fields
- Syria, 128 fields
T
- Taiwan, 124 fields
- Tajikistan, 122 fields
- Tanzania, 124 fields
- Thailand, 130 fields
- Togo, 118 fields
- Tokelau, 93 fields
- Tonga, 109 fields
- Trinidad and Tobago, 123 fields
- Tromelin Island, 30 fields
- Tunisia, 126 fields
- Turkeynow Turkiye, 130 fields
- Turkmenistan, 127 fields
- Turks and Caicos Islands, 106 fields
- Tuvalu, 98 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 2004 edition. Where the Factbook later renamed an entry, its current name is under the one this edition used. Regions follow the Factbookโs own reference maps.