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More than half the population of Honduras is below the poverty line, and the employment rate is only 29 percent, according to the CIA World Factbook. Simeone said that while UMW has been deeply involved with projects, the organization wants to get more people in the community interested in helping. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Australia continues to buck global recession fears Apr 3, 2008
I'd love to think China can sustain the world's growth however china GDP=USD3,249,000 million and USA = USD13,790,000 million (2007 CIA World Factbook). (0). (ABC Online)
Oil May Not Grease Friendship Apr 1, 2008
1 GDP Per Capita for selected countries, taken from CIA World Factbook. Website: https://www. (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
Argentina offers farmers deal Apr 1, 2008
Source: CIA World Factbook. After the speech, farmers held a news conference in which they said they would continue their protests, which have blocked highways and held back farm goods since March 13, until at least Wednesday. (Aljazeera.Net)
Argentine farmers resume protest Mar 30, 2008
Source: CIA World Factbook. There was no immediate response from the government, which has repeatedly refused to meet the farmers while they are blocking transportation of farm goods. (Aljazeera.Net)
Argentine farm talks inconclusive Mar 29, 2008
Source: CIA World Factbook. The protest, over a steep increase in taxes levied on soya beans, had been escalating, with demonstrations for and against the government and clashes between farmers and transporters angry about the blocked roads. (Aljazeera.Net)
Argentina strike talks rejected Mar 28, 2008
Source: CIA World Factbook. The farmers went on strike to protest a recent rise in export taxes on soya, which is fetching high prices on global markets. (Aljazeera.Net)
German Trade Secrets Mar 27, 2008
These estimates are according to the CIA World Factbook. Germany overtook the U.S. to become the world's leading export country from about 1992, around the time that Germany joined the European Union as a founding member. (Suite101.com)
Argentina in farm protest threat Mar 27, 2008
Source: CIA World Factbook. The taxes, of up to 45 per cent, were imposed on a range of goods including soybeans, sunflower oil and beef in a bid to boost state revenue at a time of exceptionally high commodity prices and to curb high inflation in the country. (Aljazeera.Net)
'Demographic Winter' Exposes the Century's Overlooked Crisis Mar 27, 2008
According to the CIA World Factbook, planet-wide the fertility rate is 2. 59 children per women. (Human Events Online)
Latin America: Give bank a chance Mar 21, 2008
In Bolivia, which is described in the CIA World Factbook as "one of the poorest and least developed countries in Latin America," 60 percent of its people live below the poverty level. Yet in this age of terrorism, border security is of the utmost concern. (Florida Times-Union)
See photos, blog entries and additional reports from the Gulf. Mar 8, 2008
com - Guarding the Gulf. Most recent headlines from Kuwait. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Exceptional Eastern European sights Mar 4, 2008
6 percent, according to the "CIA World Factbook". Catarina Leal / AlamyPart of a three-hill range, Nebet, towering 666 feet above sea level, is considered the best for sightseeing. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Guarding the Gulf Free Lance-Star reporter, photographer to spend two weeks in Middle East embedded with Fredericksburg Army National Guard unit. Mar 2, 2008
com - Guarding the Gulf. KUWAITThese soldiers are not kicking down doors, battling insurgents or dodging roadside bombs. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Putin's firm grip will endure Mar 1, 2008
Saturday, March 1, 2008. Published: Mar 01, 2008 12:30 AM Modified: Mar 01, 2008 03:22 AM. (News & Observer)
US says policy on Cuba won't change despite Castro resignation, calls Raul 'dictator-lite' Feb 20, 2008
Sources: The Associated Press, CIA World Factbook, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Previous Story. (North County Times)
As Castro exits, cautious hopes for a new Cuba Feb 20, 2008
Source: Cuba Transition Project; CIA World Factbook. CASTRO RESIGNS. (USA Today -- News)
Looking beyond poverty Feb 19, 2008
According to the CIA World Factbook, the risk of waterborne diseases in Cameroon is very high. Diseases include bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and typhoid fever. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Key to longer life may lie in keeping fit from the age of 70, says ... Feb 12, 2008
According to CIA World Factbook estimates, life expectancy last year ranged from 80. 6 years for men and 86. (Guardian Unlimited)
Mission happiness Feb 10, 2008
The relationship between money and happiness took Weiner to the Middle East and , a country with one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, thanks to oil and natural gas revenues, according to the CIA World Factbook. "I went there specifically to examine what happens when the entire country wins the lottery," Weiner said. (CNN)
France Prepares to Evacuate Foreigners From Chad Amid Fighting in Capital Feb 3, 2008
9 million, according to a July 2007 estimate in the CIA World Factbook. The landlocked country in the sub-Saharan Sahel region borders Libya in the north and Sudan to the east. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
US Global Trade Debt by Country Feb 2, 2008
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 (annualized for 2007 based on statistics on year-to-date data to November 2007). more in suite. (Suite101.com)
NKorea to Allow First Census in 15 Years Jan 28, 2008
The CIA World Factbook estimated there were 23. 3 million people in North Korea in July 2007. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Plymouth woman raises awareness about the conditions in Darfur Jan 25, 2008
" For more information on the Darfur Alert Coalition, visit www.darfuralert.org. For a briefing on Sudan, check out the CIA World Factbook, available on the Web at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/. Also recommended is "What is the What," a novel by Dave Eggers that recounts the experience of Sudanese refugee Valentino Achak Deng. The Free Library of Philadelphia and Mayor Nutter's officer are cosponsoring a series of readings, discussions and events related to the... (Conshohocken Recorder, PA)
North Korea Lures Hedge Funds to Defaulted Bonds With Nuclear Agreements Jan 12, 2008
North Korea ``faces desperate economic conditions'' caused by shortages of food, fuel and tractors, according to the CIA World Factbook. One-third of North Koreans are malnourished, and many scavenge for ferns, acorns, grass and seaweed to survive, according to the United Nations World Food Program. (Bloomberg)
Zimbabwe: Economy in the Red, Black Market Thriving Jan 10, 2008
For those Zimbabweans who are out of work -- the CIA World Factbook puts unemployment at over 80 percent -- the situation is worse still. Some four million people in the Southern African country now require food aid, says the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). (allAfrica.com)
Sticking the boot inAfrican migrants' difficult times as they gather in Algeria Jan 3, 2008
7% (official); circa 30% (unofficial) Source: CIA World Factbook, except where indicated. The country's foreign debt has fallen from $28 billion in 1999 to only $5 billion today, thanks largely to high oil prices and the government's tight fiscal policies. (BBC News -- Africa)
WALTER RODGERS: What's holding Pakistan back Dec 27, 2007
The CIA World Factbook reports the literacy rate in Pakistan at 50 percent. But Pakistanis will tell you that many of those counted as literate may only be able to sign their name. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Treacherous cyclone hitting Fiji islands Dec 8, 2007
The population of the nation's 332 islands is about 900,000, according to the CIA World Factbook, and many residents rely on fishing and farming to survive. A Category 4 storm, Daman has triggered a warning for some of larger islands, including Cikobia and northeastern Vanua Levu. (CNN)
Climate Changes, but Media Remain the Same Dec 6, 2007
According to the CIA World Factbook, global GDP in 2006 was $66 trillion ... According to the CIA World Factbook, global GDP in 2006 was $66 trillion. (Townhall.com)
Sudan leader to hear teacher plea Dec 3, 2007
According to the CIA World Factbook, is 70 percent Sunni Muslim, although that percentage is lower in Khartoum. Gibbons, 54, was sentenced Thursday. (CNN -- International)
Chavez threatens to cut oil if U.S. questions vote Dec 1, 2007
accounts for roughly 90 percent of the country's export earnings, according to the CIA World Factbook. Despite the animosity that Chavez routinely aims at the United States, the two countries remain closely tied economically -- the United States is Venezuela's biggest oil customer and one of the few countries that can refine its low-quality crude. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Speech: Once poor, China emerged as economic power Nov 20, 2007
China has become one of the leading economic powers in the world, ranking fourth in gross domestic product in 2006, according to the CIA World Factbook. "If we start blaming all of our competitive problems on China and India or other countries, then we are going to distract ourselves in this country from dealing with the fundamental issues that we have to deal with," Hormats said. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Social Network VOIS.com Taps BRIC Countries Brazil, Russia, India And China For Growth Nov 14, 2007
According to the CIA World Factbook, the BRIC collective presently possesses more mobile phones and Internet users than in the U.S., while the Internet News Agency reports that the BRIC middle class is expected to exceed 800 million in the next ten years, a demographic larger than the United States, Western Europe and Japan combined. About VOIS, Inc.. (Investors Business Daily)
Keeping babies alive: Battling the infant mortality problem Nov 11, 2007
to al wrote on Nov 10, 2007 4:28 PM:" Considering the U.S. infant mortality is higher than every country in Europe, Japan, Australia, Canada... Cuba..., it'll take a lot more than Clinton's Gift to the Insurance Companies to fix our problem. Source: CIA World Factbook, Rank Order - Infant Mortality Rate. ". Change of view wrote on Nov 10, 2007 12:33 PM:" I am now pro-choice. ". (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Canadian dollar's strength makes investing in U.S. more attractive Oct 25, 2007
Sources: Statistics Canada, CIA World Factbook, Canada Arizona Business Council. BUSINESS UPDATE. (AZCentral -- Business)
Ukrainian 'godfather' sentenced for aid to illegal immigrants Oct 25, 2007
Thursday, October 25, 2007. Published: Oct 25, 2007 12:30 AM Modified: Oct 25, 2007 02:51 AM. (News & Observer)
U.S., Mongolia strike maritime deal Oct 24, 2007
Although Mongolia has only 62 ships registered under the flag program, according to the latest edition of the CIA World Factbook, officials said it is important to sign up as many countries as possible no matter how modest their fleet. The seven countries that have signed agreements before Tuesday account for nearly 10,000 registered ships and include the top three flag of convenience nations Panama, Liberia and Malta as well as Cyprus and the Marshall Islands, which are both... (MSNBC -- International)
Russian Attacks on Foreigners Grow Along With Economy's Need for Workers Oct 23, 2007
Life expectancy for Russian men is 59 years, two years less than for Uzbek men, even though Russia's per-capita income is six times Uzbekistan's $2,000, according to the CIA World Factbook. Political Convulsions. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Ringing out Ramadan Oct 14, 2007
5 billion in the world -- making it second only to Christianity as the largest religion in the world, according to the CIA World Factbook. "The passing of this resolution means that Muslim-Americans are being recognized once again as being a part of the mosaic that makes up the United States," said Rep. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Senate Party Leader Critic of Myanmar -AP Oct 10, 2007
CIA World Factbook on Myanmar. https://www. (Guardian Unlimited)
The good, the bad and the cell phone Oct 7, 2007
According to the CIA World Factbook, there are 2. 168 billion cell phone users in the world. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Explosion in Maldives Injures 12 People, Including British, Asian Tourists Sep 30, 2007
The group of islands, to the southwest of India in the Indian Ocean, is made up almost entirely of Sunni Muslims, according to the CIA World Factbook. Tourism accounts for almost a third of the economy and more than 60 percent of foreign exchange, according to the CIA's database. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Pacific solution gets NRL over the (water)line Sep 28, 2007
Described in the CIA World Factbook as "about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC", Tokelau was settled by Polynesians ... Unfortunately, the CIA World Factbook is silent on how many league fans there are in Tokelau. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Musharraf opposition freed in Pakistan Sep 27, 2007
Sources: The Complete Marquis Who's Who Biographies, CIA World Factbook. PAKISTANI POLITICS. (USA Today -- News)
Myanmar rulers ban protests; opponents defy warnings Sep 26, 2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007. Published: Sep 26, 2007 12:30 AM Modified: Sep 26, 2007 02:53 AM. (News & Observer)
* Johnny Neihu's NewsWatch: Referendumb and referendumber Sep 22, 2007
Note to the editors: Maybe it's time to trade in that monocle for a pair of bifocals -- all the better to peer over your pocket handkerchiefs at the CIA World Factbook before you go to press. But then, this is clearly a rag that's not going to let the facts get in the way of a moody ad for "heirloom cashmere" (What is that, anyway. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Young Egyptian couples in a hurry tie temporary knot Sep 20, 2007
The median age of Egypt's 80 million people is 24, and more than 30 percent of the population is under age 15, according to the CIA world factbook. To get married, a man must first provide a place to live, clothing, gold jewelry, gifts for the bride, and proof to her family that he can support a family. (Christian Science Monitor)
* Cuba condemns 45-year-old US embargo Sep 20, 2007
Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque said the US policy caused US$3 billion in losses over the past year alone to the economy of Cuba -- which had a GDP last year estimated at US$40 billion, according to the CIA World Factbook. The embargo "has reached levels of schizophrenia and made the last year notable for the ferocious and cruel way the blockade has been applied," Perez Roque told a news conference. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Top South African Exports & Import Sep 11, 2007
Top South African Exports & Import: Most Popular Products Traded Between South Africa & America (Suite101.com)
Cameco to take hit on Kyrgyz gold mine Sep 1, 2007
Located north of China and Tajikistan, it has faced political turbulence and issues with corruption and terrorism, acccording to the CIA World Factbook. Related. (CBC News)
* Letters: Taiwan's UN bid Aug 31, 2007
"US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said that the bid to enter the world body under the name `Taiwan' would be a move to change the `status quo'" ("Referendum a mistake, US official says", Aug. 29, page 1] sent me to the CIA World Factbook Web site (www. cia. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Gaza jobs meltdown: an ice-cream firm's tale Aug 7, 2007
SOURCES: AP reporting; CIA World Factbook; government statistics; Jerusalem Institute; Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)/AP. Gaza jobs meltdown: an ice-cream firm's tale. (Christian Science Monitor)
Independence day is red-letter day for Pakistanis in county Aug 3, 2007
Population: 164,741,924 (CIA World Factbook July estimate. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Journalists describe reporting in Haiti Jul 23, 2007
Ninety-five percent of the population is black, while a minority is either multi-ethnic or white, according to the CIA World Factbook. Most of the visitors agreed they face several constraints when practicing journalism in their home country, including limited training, restricted access to information, and inadequate salaries. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Hess: Africa and the World Bank Jul 6, 2007
(24) Figures taken from the CIA World Factbook. Prior to the Romanian and Bulgarian accessions to the EU, the figure was less than 2% (The Economist, ibid. (Zmag.org)
He had a knife..... Jul 5, 2007
Just check the CIA World Factbook. Also, Senator Obama is not "technically a Muslim." The religion is not based on bloodlines, and attending a school (madrassa means "school") in a predominantly Muslim country (Indonesia) does not make a person Muslim. (The Drudge Report)
Stepping out from China's shadow Jul 4, 2007
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
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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)
