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Source: World Bank, CIA World Factbook, United Nations Development Program. Search the News Search. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Rebels rejoice as leaders heir is murdered Jul 3, 2007
Source: CIA World Factbook; Times archives. Have your say. (Times Online)
Top Chinese Exports & Imports Jun 29, 2007
This article presents independent calculations and insights based on data drawn from the CIA World Factbook and the U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics. for Top Chinese Exports ts" title="Start a discussion for Top Chinese Exports ts" style="margin-bottom:-3px; padding:2px 2px 2px 1px". (Suite101.com)
Argentina Trade Opportunities Jun 25, 2007
This article presents independent calculations and insights based on data drawn from the CIA World Factbook, the U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics, and Export Development Canada. for Argentina Trade Opportunities" title="Start a discussion for Argentina Trade Opportunities" style="margin-bottom:-3px; padding:2px 2px 2px 1px". (Suite101.com)
Bush to meet Vietnamese president Jun 22, 2007
CIA World Factbook on Vietnam. RECOMMEND THIS STORY. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
'Something wrong': How long will U.S. cash help Pakistan? Jun 21, 2007
Purchasing power paritySources: CIA World Factbook, USA TODAY research. U.S. cash ignites Pakistan markets. (USA Today -- Money)
U.S. counterterror authorities watching al-Qaida's new African alliance Jun 10, 2007
Last modified Saturday, June 9, 2007 6:45 PM PDT. Sometimes one has to feel a little bit of pity for our elected officials when they have to straddle that thin line between the people they really serve (corporate sponsors and special interest lobbyists) and those they claim they serve (the rest of us). (North County Times)
US smashes Dads Army conspiracy against an old communist enemy Jun 6, 2007
A plot by pro-American dissidents to overthrow one of the last Asian communist dictatorships has been thwarted by a US undercover agent who posed as an arms dealer. Prosecutors in California charged ten people with conspiring to stage a coup in Laos, in a plot that recalls an airport departure lounge spy novel. (Times Online)
* Chen taps Su to attend Malawian first lady's funeral Jun 6, 2007
The landlocked country ranks among the world's least developed countries, according to the CIA World Factbook. Malawi's economy is predominately agricultural, with about 85 percent of the population living in rural areas. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
MIDEAST TIMELINE Jun 5, 2007
Sources: Chronicle news services; CIA World Factbook. This article appeared on page E - 6 of the San Francisco Chronicle. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Norway leads peaceful nations (Michael Thurston) May 31, 2007
U.S. military spending for 2006 was estimated to be about 4 percent of gross domestic product, according the CIA World Factbook. The group plans to publish the index annually for the next two years, and review the frequency of publication thereafter. (Washington Times)
U.S. tech companies give Brazil a go May 30, 2007
Source: CIA World Factbook. U.S. tech companies give Brazil a go. (USA Today -- Money)
The Singapore model for biotech May 12, 2007
"With such energy, Singapore is the top-ranked nation in the Foreign Policy Globalization Index and second to the United States in the World Competitiveness Yearbook of the Swiss-based International Institute for Management Development. The CIA World Factbook says Singapore's investments in the life sciences and medical industry "will continue efforts to establish Singapore as Southeast Asia's financial and high-tech hub. "Wan and Rai pointed out that one reason Singapore is so attractive is... (Boston Globe)
Lendman: WSJ on Chavez May 7, 2007
They're disputable with differing ones coming from alternate sources including the 2006 CIA World Factbook listing Venezuela's daily production at slightly under 3. 1 million daily barrels, around the same figure PDVSA reported then including extra-heavy crude from Orinoco belt production. (Zmag.org)
How about those high gas prices? May 3, 2007
If he were a country, he would have had the world s 29th highest gross domestic product ahead of Saudi Arabia, according to the CIA World Factbook. So we can probably afford to let the oil producers fend for themselves for a few years while the government puts more of a push behind reducing our demand for petroleum. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Media: Cuba's Long Lie Expectancy Apr 30, 2007
According to 2007 CIA World Factbook cited by AP, Cubans live an average of 77. 08 years, with men at 74. (Investors Business Daily)
Letter from Liberia Apr 29, 2007
The CIA World Factbook states that in 1980 a military coup led by Samuel Doe ushered in a decade of authoritarian rule, but not - as is widely believed in Liberia - that the CIA itself funded both the coup and the regime. Doe's successor, Charles Taylor, instigator of the 1989-97 Liberian Civil War in which an estimated 300,000 people died, is presently in The Hague awaiting trial for crimes against humanity, yet there are supportive hand-painted billboards across Monrovia (CHARLES TAYLOR IS... (Guardian Unlimited)
USA for Innovation's 8 Deadly Lies About Thailand's Theft of American Innovation Apr 26, 2007
Thailand is in the top 10% of the richest countries in the world, richer than 206 other countries included on the list of the 2006 CIA World Factbook. The World Bank and International Monetary Fund confirm Thailand's strong position in the global economy, respectively ranking Thailand 20th and 21st. (PR Newswire)
North Korean Famine Stunts Children's Growth and Clouds Country's Future Apr 17, 2007
The CIA World Factbook says the North ``faces desperate economic conditions'' caused by shortages of food, fuel, spare industrial parts and tractors. Estimates for the cost of rebuilding the economy vary from $200 billion to $2 trillion, illustrating the difficulties in getting dependable information out of the country. (Bloomberg)
Puerto Ricans drawn to Sarasota Apr 9, 2007 Musharraf has critics lining up Apr 2, 2007 * `Taitronics India' expected to boost subcontinent trade Mar 28, 2007 Bridge to Belize Mar 23, 2007 Bush touts Caldern as 5-nation tour ends Mar 15, 2007 Iran in person Mar 15, 2007 Crippled, Iraq leans on longtime enemy Iran for trade Mar 14, 2007 Bush Touts Biofuel Pact With Brazil Mar 9, 2007 Killing fields still deadly Mar 6, 2007 Days of officially drowning in data almost upon us Mar 6, 2007 Cartagena's cruise comeback Mar 4, 2007 World's Top Free Trade Country Feb 24, 2007 Bishop calls for end to 'politically motivated' killings in Philippines Feb 23, 2007 Official: U.S. Won't Soften Cuban Policy Feb 21, 2007 Examine the Worldwide Television Broadcasting Services Industry in the World's 47 Largest Countries Feb 20, 2007 Nonprofit steers aid projects in Haiti Feb 15, 2007 Sectarian tensions boil over into Syria Feb 13, 2007 Seeking vision and vigor for the Congo Feb 12, 2007 Villagers in Trinidad and Tobago battle Alcoa's plans Feb 4, 2007 Vietnam becomes WTO's 150th member Jan 11, 2007
SOURCES: CIA World Factbook and U.S. Census Bureau. Puerto Ricans drawn to Sarasota. (Herald-Tribune)
The British Captives: Advantage Iran? Apr 4, 2007
Pursuing this line may allow the issue to be resolved simply by casting it as a misunderstanding after all, even the CIA World Factbook notes that "Iraq's lack of a maritime boundary with Iran prompts jurisdiction disputes beyond the mouth of the Shatt al Arab in the Persian Gulf.". But there are other factors at work. (Time.com)
Sources: The Complete Marquis Who's Who Biographies, CIA World Factbook. Musharraf has critics lining up. (USA Today)
Source: CIA World Factbook. TAITRA will also host a series of economic and industrial cooperation seminars during the show and arrange for Taiwanese participants to make fact-finding visits to local industrial zones to seek cooperation with Indian businesspeople, the official said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
CIA World Factbook; Government of Belize. RELATED STORIES. (The Morning Star)
Sources: CIA World Factbook, U.S. Department of Energy. The U.S. hopes center-right President Felipe Caldern (right) will counterbalance radical Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. (AZCentral)
Sources: CIA World Factbook. Encounters on the street. (Albany Times Union)
The CIA World Factbook estimates Iraq's total imports in 2006 at $20. 8 billion. (International Herald Tribune)
CIA World Factbook on Brazil. Field Facilities Engineer. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
The CIA World Factbook shows that 75 percent of the labor force is based in agriculture, and the mines can endanger agrarian efforts, Bushnell said. Most Cambodians only earn the equivalent of $300 per year. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Source: IDC, CIA World Factbook, USA TODAY research. Who generates the most data. (USA Today)
At the time (March 2004), the State Department travel site and the online CIA World Factbook said British and U.S. tourists, of which our ship had 2,600, were being kidnapped and ransomed at a rate of one per week to fund "narcoterrorists." The crew kept providing flyers about where to buy duty-free booze and baubles, but the captain opted at the "last minute" to skip Cartagena, citing "security concerns." (There are few things a cruise line hates more than having passengers from its brand-new,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
org, CIA World Factbook, SICE Trade Agreements - Mexico, Export Development Canada. for World's Top Free Trade Country" title="Start a discussion for World's Top Free Trade Country"> for World's Top Free Trade Country. (Suite101.com)
MW wrote on February 22, 2007 1:44 PM:"According to the CIA World Factbook (which got the numbers from the 2000 census): 'Roman Catholic 80.9%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, Muslim 5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census)' So it's actually something like 92.5 Christian. He wasn't that far off, and if the churches have gained numbers in the past seven years, it's entirely possible he's right. I wish you were more active in seeing... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
CIA World Factbook on Cuba: https. State Department background on Cuba. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
This data is mostly from the CIA World Factbook and the Economist. 4. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Haiti, which is slightly smaller than Maryland, is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, with most of its residents depending on subsistence farming to live, according to the CIA World Factbook. About 80 percent of its 8. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
According to the CIA World Factbook, Sunnis constitute about 75 percent of the population, with Alawites, Druze, and Christians making up the bulk of the rest. It is commonly understood that Shiites make up 1 or 2 percent of Syrians. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
5 million lives, according to the CIA World Factbook. The war shook Congo to its foundations; the nation is now struggling - in the face of negative media coverage in the West - to rebuild its infrastructure for its vastly young population, said panel moderator Paschal Eze. (Daily Iowan, IA)
6 percent economic growth last year and per capita income of $19,700, according to the CIA World FactBook, Trinidad and Tobago is a leading provider of natural gas to the United States. We are not ceasing our industrial development. (The Miami Herald)
Source: CIA World Factbook. ALSO IN THIS SECTION. (TimesOnline)
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