The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Oceans
Area - comparative Pacific Ocean, in 32 editions.
The entry for Pacific 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
Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Comparative area”
- slightly less than 18 times the size of the US;
- the largest ocean (followed by the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Arctic Ocean);
- covers about one-third of the global surface;
- larger than the total land area of the world
slightly less than 18 times the size of the US; the largest ocean (followed by the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Arctic Ocean); covers about one-third of the global surface; larger than the total land area of the world
Published as “Comparative area”
- slightly less than 18 times the size of the US;
- the largest ocean (followed by the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean);
- covers about one-third of the global surface;
- larger than the total land area of the world
slightly less than 18 times the size of the US; the largest ocean (followed
by the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean); covers about
one-third of the global surface; larger than the total land area of the
world
The entry for Pacific Ocean did not include Area - comparative.
- about 18 times the size of the US;
- the largest ocean (followed by the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean);
- covers about one-third of the global surface;
- larger than the total land area of the world
slightly less than about 18 times the size of the US; the largest
ocean (followed
Arctic Ocean); covers about
than the total land area of the
Published as “Area-comparative”
- about 18 times the size of the US;
- the largest ocean (followed by the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean);
- covers about one-third of the global surface;
- larger than the total land area of the world
about 18 times the size of the US; the largest
(followed by the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the
Ocean); covers about one-third of the global surface; larger
total land area of the world
Published as “Area--comparative”
- about 18 times the size of the US;
- the largest ocean (followed by the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean);
- covers about one-third of the global surface;
- larger than the total land area of the world
about 18 times the size of the US; the largest ocean
ocean (followed by the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Arctic
Arctic Ocean); covers about one-third of the global surface; larger
than the
The same text in 9 editions, 2000 to 2008.
- about 15 times the size of the US;
- covers about 28% of the global surface;
- larger than the total land area of the world
about 18 15 times the size of the US; the largest covers about
ocean (followed by the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the
Arctic Ocean);one-third 28% of the global surface; larger
The same text in 17 editions, 2009 to 2025.
- about 15 times the size of the US;
- covers about 28% of the global surface;
- almost equal to the total land area of the world
about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; larger than almost equal to the total land area of the world
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Pacific Ocean: Area - comparative.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/pacific-ocean/area-comparative.