The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Oceans
Area - comparative Indian Ocean, in 32 editions.
The entry for Indian Ocean published Area - comparative in 32 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 6 editions. Each is shown as published. Area - comparative in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 6
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Comparative area” (1990 to 1992), “Area - comparative” (1997 to 2025), “Area-comparative” (1998) and “Area--comparative” (1999).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Comparative area”
slightly less than eight times the size of the US; third-largest ocean (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Arctic Ocean)
slightly less than eight times the size of the US; third-largest ocean (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Arctic Ocean)
Published as “Comparative area”
slightly less than eight times the size of the US; third-largest ocean (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Arctic Ocean)
slightly less than eight times the size of the US; third-largest ocean
(after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Arctic
Ocean)
The entry for Indian Ocean did not include Area - comparative.
slightly less than eight times the size of the US; third-largest ocean (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Arctic Ocean)
slightly less than eight times the size of the US;
third-largest ocean
larger than the Arctic
Published as “Area-comparative”
slightly less than eight times the size of the US; third-largest ocean (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Arctic Ocean)
slightly less than eight times the size of the US;
third-largest ocean (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but
larger than the Arctic Ocean)
Published as “Area--comparative”
slightly less than eight times the size of the US; third-largest ocean (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Arctic Ocean)
slightly less than eight times the size of the US;
US; third-largest ocean (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but
but larger than the Arctic Ocean)
The same text in 16 editions, 2000 to 2015.
about 5.5 times the size of the US
slightly less than eight about 5.5 times the size of the
US; third-largest ocean (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean,
but larger than the Arctic Ocean)
The same text in 9 editions, 2016 to 2024.
almost 7 times the size of the US
about 5.5 almost 7 times the size of the US
almost seven times the size of the US
almost 7 seven times the size of the US
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Indian Ocean: Area - comparative.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/indian-ocean/area-comparative.