The CIA World Factbook was abruptly discontinued on February 4, 2026. This link has been changed to an archived version of the CIA World Factbook. Not all pages may be the most recent version and none will receive updates.
The CIA World Factbook was created and maintained by the US Central Intelligence Agency. It contains national level information about countries around the world, including language spoken, mortality rates, and major economic industries. If you want to look at past Factbooks to see how things have changes, they have downloadable versions of the Factbook from 2000 to 2020.