Edition 28 of 36
The 2017 edition. As published.
The 2017 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
- 37,046
- new since the 2016 edition
- 0
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By region
- World1 1 entry
- Africa56 56 entries
- Antarctic Region5 5 entries
- 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
- South America13 13 entries
- Southeast Asia19 19 entries
- Oceans5 5 entries
Also in the 2016 editionNew in 2017
Fields in this edition
- Area 267
- Area - comparative 267
- Background 267
- Climate 267
- Map references 267
- Coastline 266
- Country name 266
- Environment - current issues 266
- Geography - note 266
- Location 266
- Geographic coordinates 265
- Natural resources 265
- All fields
Every entry
A
- Afghanistan, 161 fields
- Akrotiri, 30 fields
- Albania, 166 fields
- Algeria, 165 fields
- American Samoa, 126 fields
- Andorra, 126 fields
- Angola, 165 fields
- Anguilla, 114 fields
- Antarctica, 32 fields
- Antigua And Barbudanow Antigua and Barbuda, 152 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, 167 fields
- Austria, 164 fields
- Azerbaijan, 165 fields
B
- Bahamas, Thenow The Bahamas, 155 fields
- Bahrain, 156 fields
- Baker Island, 3 fields
- Bangladesh, 167 fields
- Barbados, 156 fields
- Belarus, 166 fields
- Belgium, 165 fields
- Belize, 161 fields
- Benin, 162 fields
- Bermuda, 141 fields
- Bhutan, 154 fields
- Bolivia, 168 fields
- Bosnia And Herzegovinanow Bosnia and Herzegovina, 165 fields
- Botswana, 160 fields
- Bouvet Island, 28 fields
- Brazil, 167 fields
- British Indian Ocean Territory, 37 fields
- British Virgin Islands, 132 fields
- Brunei, 153 fields
- Bulgaria, 168 fields
- Burkina Faso, 161 fields
- Burmanow Burma (Myanmar), 162 fields
- Burundi, 161 fields
C
- Cabo Verde, 155 fields
- Cambodia, 166 fields
- Cameroon, 164 fields
- Canada, 163 fields
- Cayman Islands, 140 fields
- Central African Republic, 157 fields
- Chad, 161 fields
- Chile, 164 fields
- China, 168 fields
- Christmas Island, 79 fields
- Clipperton Island, 26 fields
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 77 fields
- Colombia, 170 fields
- Comoros, 154 fields
- Congo, Democratic Republic Of Thenow Democratic Republic of the Congo, 166 fields
- Congo, Republic Of Thenow Republic of the Congo, 162 fields
- Cook Islands, 136 fields
- Coral Sea Islands, 30 fields
- Costa Rica, 166 fields
- Cote D'Ivoirenow Cote d'Ivoire, 167 fields
- Croatia, 166 fields
- Cuba, 165 fields
- Curacao, 115 fields
- Cyprus, 164 fields
- Czechia, 166 fields
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- Gabon, 162 fields
- Gambia, Thenow The Gambia, 162 fields
- Gaza Strip, 100 fields
- Georgia, 166 fields
- Germany, 164 fields
- Ghana, 169 fields
- Gibraltar, 126 fields
- Greece, 164 fields
- Greenland, 139 fields
- Grenada, 149 fields
- Guam, 133 fields
- Guatemala, 167 fields
- Guernsey, 96 fields
- Guinea, 162 fields
- Guinea-Bissau, 158 fields
- Guyana, 163 fields
H
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M
- Macau, 147 fields
- Macedonianow North Macedonia, 161 fields
- Madagascar, 165 fields
- Malawi, 165 fields
- Malaysia, 169 fields
- Maldives, 160 fields
- Mali, 165 fields
- Malta, 160 fields
- Marshall Islands, 138 fields
- Mauritania, 159 fields
- Mauritius, 161 fields
- Mexico, 168 fields
- Micronesia, Federated States Ofnow Federated States of Micronesia, 144 fields
- Midway Islands, 30 fields
- Moldova, 165 fields
- Monaco, 108 fields
- Mongolia, 163 fields
- Montenegro, 154 fields
- Montserrat, 132 fields
- Morocco, 165 fields
- Mozambique, 166 fields
N
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- Pacific Ocean, 19 fields
- Pakistan, 168 fields
- Palau, 118 fields
- Palmyra Atoll, 25 fields
- Panama, 166 fields
- Papua New Guinea, 164 fields
- Paracel Islands, 28 fields
- Paraguay, 166 fields
- Peru, 170 fields
- Philippines, 168 fields
- Pitcairn Islands, 76 fields
- Poland, 166 fields
- Portugal, 165 fields
- Puerto Rico, 138 fields
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- Saint Barthelemy, 51 fields
- Saint Helena, Ascension, And Tristan Da Cunhanow Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, 124 fields
- Saint Kitts And Nevisnow Saint Kitts and Nevis, 147 fields
- Saint Lucia, 152 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, 152 fields
- San Marino, 114 fields
- Sao Tome And Principenow Sao Tome and Principe, 160 fields
- Saudi Arabia, 165 fields
- Senegal, 166 fields
- Serbia, 163 fields
- Seychelles, 156 fields
- Sierra Leone, 162 fields
- Singapore, 162 fields
- Sint Maarten, 80 fields
- Slovakia, 164 fields
- Slovenia, 164 fields
- Solomon Islands, 153 fields
- Somalia, 150 fields
- South Africa, 166 fields
- South Georgia And South Sandwich Islandsnow South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 29 fields
- South Sudan, 130 fields
- Southern Ocean, 20 fields
- Spain, 165 fields
- Spratly Islands, 27 fields
- Sri Lanka, 167 fields
- Sudan, 162 fields
- Suriname, 159 fields
- Svalbard, 72 fields
- Swazilandnow Eswatini, 161 fields
- Sweden, 163 fields
- Switzerland, 165 fields
- Syria, 163 fields
T
- Taiwan, 146 fields
- Tajikistan, 165 fields
- Tanzania, 170 fields
- Thailand, 169 fields
- Timor-Leste, 153 fields
- Togo, 164 fields
- Tokelau, 88 fields
- Tonga, 154 fields
- Trinidad And Tobagonow Trinidad and Tobago, 159 fields
- Tunisia, 164 fields
- Turkeynow Turkiye, 168 fields
- Turkmenistan, 164 fields
- Turks And Caicos Islandsnow Turks and Caicos Islands, 127 fields
- Tuvalu, 135 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 2016 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.