Edition 27 of 36
The 2016 edition. As published.
The 2016 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
- 268
- fields of text
- 36,804
- new since the 2015 edition
- 2
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By region
- World1 1 entry
- Africa56 56 entries
- Antarctic Region5 5 entries · 1 new
- Arctic Region4 4 entries
- Asia23 23 entries
- Central America and the Caribbean33 33 entries
- Europe49 49 entries
- Middle East19 19 entries
- North America6 6 entries
- Oceania35 35 entries · 1 new
- South America13 13 entries
- Southeast Asia19 19 entries
- Oceans5 5 entries
Also in the 2015 editionNew in 2016
Fields in this edition
- Area 267
- Area - comparative 267
- Climate 267
- Map references 267
- Background 266
- Coastline 266
- Country name 266
- Geography - note 266
- Location 266
- Environment - current issues 265
- Geographic coordinates 265
- Natural resources 265
- All fields
Every entry
A
- Afghanistan, 160 fields
- Akrotiri, 28 fields
- Albania, 167 fields
- Algeria, 166 fields
- American Samoa, 125 fields
- Andorra, 115 fields
- Angola, 164 fields
- Anguilla, 115 fields
- Antarctica, new · 32 fields
- Antigua And Barbudanow Antigua and Barbuda, 150 fields
- Arctic Ocean, 19 fields
- Argentina, 169 fields
- Armenia, 163 fields
- Aruba, 143 fields
- Ashmore And Cartier Islandsnow Ashmore and Cartier Islands, 29 fields
- Atlantic Ocean, 19 fields
- Australia, 165 fields
- Austria, 164 fields
- Azerbaijan, 167 fields
B
- Bahamas, Thenow The Bahamas, 154 fields
- Bahrain, 156 fields
- Baker Island, new · 1 field
- Bangladesh, 168 fields
- Barbados, 156 fields
- Belarus, 168 fields
- Belgium, 165 fields
- Belize, 162 fields
- Benin, 161 fields
- Bermuda, 141 fields
- Bhutan, 155 fields
- Bolivia, 169 fields
- Bosnia And Herzegovinanow Bosnia and Herzegovina, 166 fields
- Botswana, 158 fields
- Bouvet Island, 28 fields
- Brazil, 169 fields
- British Indian Ocean Territory, 37 fields
- British Virgin Islands, 132 fields
- Brunei, 152 fields
- Bulgaria, 167 fields
- Burkina Faso, 160 fields
- Burmanow Burma (Myanmar), 159 fields
- Burundi, 160 fields
C
- Cabo Verde, 157 fields
- Cambodia, 164 fields
- Cameroon, 163 fields
- Canada, 163 fields
- Cayman Islands, 140 fields
- Central African Republic, 155 fields
- Chad, 162 fields
- Chile, 166 fields
- China, 166 fields
- Christmas Island, 77 fields
- Clipperton Island, 26 fields
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 75 fields
- Colombia, 170 fields
- Comoros, 151 fields
- Congo, Democratic Republic Of Thenow Democratic Republic of the Congo, 164 fields
- Congo, Republic Of Thenow Republic of the Congo, 159 fields
- Cook Islands, 134 fields
- Coral Sea Islands, 30 fields
- Costa Rica, 167 fields
- Cote D'Ivoirenow Cote d'Ivoire, 166 fields
- Croatia, 166 fields
- Cuba, 164 fields
- Curacao, 111 fields
- Cyprus, 164 fields
- Czechia, 166 fields
D
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G
- Gabon, 160 fields
- Gambia, Thenow The Gambia, 158 fields
- Gaza Strip, 98 fields
- Georgia, 167 fields
- Germany, 166 fields
- Ghana, 168 fields
- Gibraltar, 125 fields
- Greece, 164 fields
- Greenland, 134 fields
- Grenada, 149 fields
- Guam, 128 fields
- Guatemala, 166 fields
- Guernsey, 96 fields
- Guinea, 161 fields
- Guinea-Bissau, 157 fields
- Guyana, 164 fields
H
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J
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L
M
- Macau, 142 fields
- Macedonianow North Macedonia, 162 fields
- Madagascar, 163 fields
- Malawi, 164 fields
- Malaysia, 166 fields
- Maldives, 157 fields
- Mali, 167 fields
- Malta, 160 fields
- Marshall Islands, 129 fields
- Mauritania, 158 fields
- Mauritius, 158 fields
- Mexico, 169 fields
- Micronesia, Federated States Ofnow Federated States of Micronesia, 141 fields
- Midway Islands, 30 fields
- Moldova, 166 fields
- Monaco, 110 fields
- Mongolia, 161 fields
- Montenegro, 157 fields
- Montserrat, 132 fields
- Morocco, 166 fields
- Mozambique, 164 fields
N
O
P
- Pacific Ocean, 19 fields
- Pakistan, 168 fields
- Palau, 111 fields
- Palmyra Atoll, 24 fields
- Panama, 167 fields
- Papua New Guinea, 163 fields
- Paracel Islands, 26 fields
- Paraguay, 167 fields
- Peru, 170 fields
- Philippines, 166 fields
- Pitcairn Islands, 74 fields
- Poland, 166 fields
- Portugal, 165 fields
- Puerto Rico, 138 fields
Q
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S
- Saint Barthelemy, 51 fields
- Saint Helena, Ascension, And Tristan Da Cunhanow Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, 122 fields
- Saint Kitts And Nevisnow Saint Kitts and Nevis, 147 fields
- Saint Lucia, 151 fields
- Saint Martin, 62 fields
- Saint Pierre And Miquelonnow Saint Pierre and Miquelon, 121 fields
- Saint Vincent And The Grenadinesnow Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 152 fields
- Samoa, 149 fields
- San Marino, 114 fields
- Sao Tome And Principenow Sao Tome and Principe, 156 fields
- Saudi Arabia, 165 fields
- Senegal, 164 fields
- Serbia, 164 fields
- Seychelles, 154 fields
- Sierra Leone, 161 fields
- Singapore, 159 fields
- Sint Maarten, 79 fields
- Slovakia, 164 fields
- Slovenia, 164 fields
- Solomon Islands, 151 fields
- Somalia, 150 fields
- South Africa, 164 fields
- South Georgia And South Sandwich Islandsnow South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 29 fields
- South Sudan, 126 fields
- Southern Ocean, 20 fields
- Spain, 166 fields
- Spratly Islands, 27 fields
- Sri Lanka, 165 fields
- Sudan, 162 fields
- Suriname, 159 fields
- Svalbard, 71 fields
- Swazilandnow Eswatini, 156 fields
- Sweden, 163 fields
- Switzerland, 164 fields
- Syria, 164 fields
T
- Taiwan, 145 fields
- Tajikistan, 165 fields
- Tanzania, 169 fields
- Thailand, 168 fields
- Timor-Leste, 151 fields
- Togo, 162 fields
- Tokelau, 85 fields
- Tonga, 151 fields
- Trinidad And Tobagonow Trinidad and Tobago, 160 fields
- Tunisia, 164 fields
- Turkeynow Turkiye, 169 fields
- Turkmenistan, 162 fields
- Turks And Caicos Islandsnow Turks and Caicos Islands, 127 fields
- Tuvalu, 131 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 2015 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.