The World Factbook 2004 - Government Printing Office

The CIA World Factbook is published annually in August by the Central Intelligence Agency for the use of US Government officials. Entries for most of the countries and significant regions of the world include color maps, flags, and hundreds of facts organized under the following major headings: Geography, People, Government, Economy, Transportation, Communications and Defense. This is an excellent resource for academic, business, travel, and missions research.