For each country, the cia world factbook 20202021 includes. The petroleum sector provides about 9% of jobs, 12% of gdp, % of the states revenue, and 37% of exports, according to official national estimates. After centuries of danish, swedish, german, and russian rule, estonia attained independence in 1918. Cia clamps down on flow of russia intelligence to white. The economy benefits from strong electronics and telecommunications sectors and strong trade ties with finland, sweden, germany, and russia. According to the new york public library, these 25 books have had the biggest effect on human history. But in the 19th and early 20th centuries, china was beset by civil unrest.
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The brutal rule of josef stalin 192453 strengthened russian dominance of the soviet union at a cost of tens of millions of lives. In world war ii, german and soviet armies were responsible for 7 to 8 million more deaths. Intriguing facts about the worlds largest country, russia. Jan 27, 2005 china and russia in 2004 resolved their last border dispute over islands in the amur and argun rivers, but details on demarcation have not yet been workedout. Mar 30, 2021 russia is one of the world s leading producers of oil and natural gas, and is also a top exporter of metals such as steel and primary aluminum. The area was conquered by russia in the 18th century, and kazakhstan became a soviet republic in 1936. The cia world factbook 20202021 by central intelligence. Russia cia world factbook the best country factbook. Russia lost its ukrainian, polish and baltic territories, and finland by signing the treaty. Since the last russian troops left in 1994, estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the west.
Mount everest on the border with nepal is the world s tallest peak. The government manages the countrys petroleum resources through extensive regulation. The highly centralized soviettype economic planning was managed by the administrativecommand system. China and russia have demarcated the once disputed islands at the amur and ussuri confluence. Jun 02, 2020 from afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20202021 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of russia and the soviet union 2020 information contained here. The economy of the soviet union was based on state ownership of the means of production, collective farming, and industrial manufacturing.
Russia transnational issues 2020, cia world factbook. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. According to the world factbook, the sovereignty dispute over the islands of, etorofu, kunashiri and shikotan and the habomai group, known in japan as the northern territories and in russia as the southern kuril islands, occupied by the soviet union in 1945, now administered by russia and claimed by japan, remains the primary sticking point to signing a peace treaty formally ending world war ii. Russia experiences significant volcanic activity on the kamchatka peninsula and kuril islands. The information regarding russia and the soviet union on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states. The central intelligence agency cia aims to summarize that information in just a few pages. Browse a selection of the best books on revolutionary and modern russia, from the end of the tsars to putin. Russian orthodox 1520%, muslim 1015%, other christian 2% 2006 est. Originally published only as a classified publication starting a half century ago in august 1962 just prior to the cuban missile crisis of october 1962, the world factbook was first published in its declassified version for. For each country, the cia world factbook 20192020 includes. Russia the world factbook central intelligence agency cia. During the 1950s and 1960s agricultural virgin lands program, soviet. Useful maps with new geopolitical data details on prominent political parties, and contact.
Forcibly incorporated into the ussr in 1940 an action never recognized by the us and many other countries it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the soviet union. Mar 31, 2021 following the collapse of czarist russia in 1917, ukraine achieved a shortlived period of independence 191720, but was reconquered and endured a brutal soviet rule that engineered two forced famines 192122 and 193233 in which over 8 million died. The world factbook central intelligence agency map, country. The world factbook is an annual publication of the central intelligence agency of the united states with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world as of july 2011, the world factbook consists of 267 entities. Googles trying to digitize all the books in the world, which leads first to a seemingly simple question. France and italy jointly, germany 9, india 25, japan 40, south korea 18, nz 10, norway 7, poland 12, russia 148, south africa 10, ukraine 12, uk 37, us 337, uruguay 9 2009. Definition field listing rank order introduction china top of page background. Which books have had the biggest effect on human history will always be a hotly contested question. Factbook images and photos obtained from a variety of sources are in the public domain and are free. The world factbook is an annual publication of the central intelligence agency of the united states with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world.
The soviet economy was characterized by state control of investment, a dependence on natural resources, shortages, public ownership of industrial assets. Repeated devastating defeats of the russian army in world war i led to. Cia the world factbook field listing natural resources. List of entities and changes in the world factbook wikipedia. Many useful numbers regarding countries can be found in the cia world factbook. Sep 23, 2020 the cia has made it harder for intelligence about russia to reach the white house, stoking fears among current and former officials that information is being suppressed to please a president known. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20192020 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. This luxury boutique waterfront hotel includes 112 gue.
The treaty of brestlitovsk concluded hostilities with the central powers in world war i. The cia has made it more difficult for intelligence about russia to reach the white house, politico reports, and some officials are concerned that the information flow is being cut off to prevent president donald trump from erupting in fits. The area was conquered by russia in the 18th century, and kazakhstan became a soviet republic. As of july 2011, the world factbook consists of 267 entities. The cia world factbook 2010 central intelligence agency. Open source today is a word that often include a lot of things, such as open knowledge wikimedia projects, open hardware arduino, raspberry pi, open formats odtodsodp and so on. Russia is also a transit and destination country for men and women trafficked from central asia, eastern europe, and north korea to central and western europe and the middle east for purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation. It provides current data for more than 250 countries and territories, fromafghanistan to zimbabwe. Georgia controls much of the caucasus mountains and the routes through them note 2. Cia s world factbook is your authoritative source on the world s countries, territories, oceans, and more.
Maps for other years are available on the cia world factbook country maps page. See how covid19 has affected countries around the world on the cia world factbook. An awardwinning team of journalists, designers, and videog. The soviet union became the world s leading producer of oil, coal, iron ore and cement. Jan 27, 2012 subsequently, the world factbook was created as an annual summary and update to the encyclopedic nis studies. An opensource book about the open source world hacker noon. Russian security officials had arrested people on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks o. Issn 155383 for additional information on government leaders in selected foreign countries, go to world leaders. According to the world factbook, the sovereignty dispute over the islands of, etorofu, kunashiri and shikotan and the habomai group, known in japan as the northern territories and in russia as the southern kuril islands, occupied by the soviet union in 1945, now administered by russia and claimed by japan, remains the primary sticking point to signing a peace treaty formally ending world war ii hostilities.
The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. The world factbook, produced annually by the cia, has become the ultimate authoritative source of information on all the nations of the world. Many translated example sentences containing cia world factbook frenchenglish dictionary and search engine for french translations. The information regarding russia and the soviet union on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency, the library of congress country studies, and other sources. Russia is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for various purposes. China and russia have demarcated the once disputed islands at the amur and ussuri confluence and in the argun river in accordance with the 2004 agreement, ending their centurieslong border disputes.
The following maps are from the online edition of the world factbook 1998. Cia sending less and less intelligence on russia to trumps desk, says report. Starting with the 1993 factbook, demographic estimates for some countries mostly african have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the hivaids epidemic. The official print version is available from the government printing office. During the 19th century, more territorial acquisitions were made in europe and asia. Cia world fact book all values, unless otherwise stated, are in us dollars. The world factbook, prepared by the cia using information from a halfdozen cabinetlevel agencies, profiles basic intelligence on all areas of the world. There is no consistent definition of the precise area it covers, partly because the term has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic connotations. Afghanistan 39k albania 30k algeria 45k american samoa 23k andorra 38k angola 29k anguilla 31k antarctica 40k antigua and barbuda 22k arctic ocean 41k argentina 51k.
Cia the world factbook field listing natural hazards. Jul 08, 2020 cia kept giving intel to russia, got nothing back gross and nasty intelligence sharing with moscow is a oneway street, according to cia veterans, but the trump administration nevertheless. The economy of russia is an uppermiddle income mixed and transition economy, 27 with enormous natural resources, particularly oil and natural gas. Mar 30, 2021 egypt is the most populous country in the arab world and the third most populous country in africa, behind nigeria and ethiopia. The world factbook provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2020 and looks ahead to 2021. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of russia government 2020 information contained here. Most of the country is desert, so about 95% of the population is concentrated in a narrow strip of fertile land along the nile river, which represents only about 5% of egypts land area. The world factbook central intelligence agency cia. While russia is well known for its vodka production, stunning scenery, chilly weather, intense athletics and vibrant wildlife, the country contains a multitu. This allinclusive reference guide has been updated for 2010 with detailed information on politics, populations, military expenditures, economics, and much more.
In the early 17th century, a new romanov dynasty continued this policy of expansion across siberia to the pacific. Mar 30, 2021 norway is a leading producer and the world s second largest exporter of seafood, after china. Not long before christmas in 2017, vladimir putin, the former kgb officer turned russian leader, did something uncharacteristic. Cia the world factbook russia users empty page at iiasa 20. Oldest living cia agent says russia probably targeted trump decades ago. Under peter i ruled 16821725, hegemony was extended to the baltic sea and the country was renamed the russian empire.
The indispensable cia world factbook government book talk. Cia the world factbook field listing government type. The cia world factbook 20192020 by central intelligence. The third table is a tabulation of the cia world factbook gdp ppp data update of 2017. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20202021 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2010 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. The russian revolutions of 1917 may be the most important and worldaltering event of the twentieth century, but restrictions on.
How much do you know about the intriguing society, landscape and people of russia. Cia clamps down on flow of russia intelligence to white house. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2019. Each one has a history, people, government, and economy. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. Eastern europe is the region of the european continent between western europe and asia. Russia is heavily dependent on the movement of world commodity prices as reliance on commodity exports makes it vulnerable to boom and bust cycles that follow the volatile swings in global prices. Russia the world factbook central intelligence agency. For centuries china stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences.
Russia, located in eastern europe, is both the largest and most populous country of europe. Egypt the world factbook central intelligence agency cia. Salvato da mateusz depta montezumacasablancasurfmappemappa del mondogeografia mondomosaiciturismocultura. However, information about the soviet famine of 19321933 was suppressed by the soviet authorities until perestroika. This is a list of entities and changes in the world factbook. Cia world factbook 1998 country maps perrycastaneda map.
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