The media ignores the cia in ukraine by bill blunden a few days back the economist published an essay which dismissed the idea of fascists in kiev as an illusory product of russian propaganda 1. Cape kazantyp is a prominent headland on the kerch peninsula, which defines the southern shore of the sea of azov and the east extension of. Longterm growth through 2005 featured a pickup in industrial production and a substantial increase in output of minerals led by gold. Maps for other years are available on the cia world factbook country maps page. World fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and. Only one in two children go to school, and approximately one in 15 adults has hivaids. Starting with the 1993 factbook, demographic estimates for some countries. Apr 09, 2020 according to the cia world factbook updated july 2017, there are only a couple differences. In 1997, the imf suspended kenyas enhanced structural adjustment program due to the governments failure to maintain reforms and curb corruption. Lake victoria the worlds secondlargest freshwater lake in the north, lake tanganyika the worlds second deepest in the west, and lake nyasa lake malawi in the southwest. Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in the world. Death ratedeaths1,000 population 2014 country ranks, by.
Gradual liberalization since the mid1990s has opened up more of the economy, but in recent years algeria has imposed new restrictions on foreign involvement in its economy and largely halted the privatization of stateowned industries. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of kenya 20 information contained here. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security. The world factbook middle east iraq introduction iraq background. An ethnicbased war that lasted for over a decade resulted in more than 200,000 deaths, forced more than 48,000 refugees into tanzania, and displaced 140,000 others internally. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about ukraine 20 should be addressed to the cia. As of july 2011, the world factbook consists of 267 entities. Tanzania is bordered by three of the largest lakes on the continent. The world factbook, produced for us policymakers and coordinated throughout the us intelligence community, presents the basic realities about the world in which we live. According to the cia world factbook updated july 2017, there are only a couple differences. Biggest countries by population quiz jetpunk worlds best.
No claims are made regarding the accuracy of tanzania energy 2015 information contained here. Jul 31, 2002 in the 1950s, the central intelligence agency annually produced a classified, multivolumne reference work coverning all sorts of data for each country in the world. Ukraine was the center of the first slavic state, kievan rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in europe. Landlocked malawi ranks among the world s most densely populated and least developed countries. Tanzania was africas largest refugeehosting country for decades, hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees from the great lakes region, primarily burundi, over the last fifty years. Africa tanzania the world factbook central intelligence agency. Cia world factbook 20 the world factbook by the cia contains basic factual reference information on all the countries of the world. Issn 155383 for additional information on government leaders in selected foreign countries, go to world leaders. The layout of the versions available on this page has been optimized for viewing with isilo basic requirements. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about ukraine 2019 should be addressed to the cia. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. The information regarding kenya on this page is republished from the 20 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. The head of the cia, john brennan, visited kiev in midapril and met with the acting prime minister arseniy yatsenyuk and first vicepresident vitaly yarema to discuss a safer way to transfer us information to ukraine.
This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2014. Although most of this data was gathered from unclassifed sources census data, financial reports, government production reports, etc. Although final independence for ukraine was achieved in 1991 with the dissolution of the ussr, democracy remained elusive as the legacy of state control and endemic corruption stalled efforts at economic reform, privatization, and civil liberties. In world war ii, german and soviet armies were responsible for 7 to 8 million more deaths. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military. The following maps are from the online edition of the world factbook 2014, downloaded august 29, 2014. Formerly part of the ottoman empire, iraq was occupied by britain during the course of world war i. The cia world factbook 2014 by central intelligence agency.
Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. The information regarding ukraine on this page is republished from the 20 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. 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. Mozambique, namibia, nigeria, rwanda, south africa, swaziland, tanzania. Sudan, suriname, tanzania, timorleste, togo, tonga, trinidad and tobago, tuvalu.
The economy depends heavily on agriculture, which accounts for more than 40% of gdp, provides 85% of exports, and employs 80% of the work force. The cias world factbook the central intelligence agency cia, part of the u. In order to help integrate kosovo into regional economic structures, unmik signed on behalf of kosovo its accession to the central europe free trade area cefta in 2006. State duma percent of vote received by parties clearing the 5% threshold entitling them to a proportional share of the 225 party list seats united russia 37. Poland 1, russia 5, south africa 1, ukraine 1, uk 2, us 3, uruguay 2 2017. However, the assisted repatriation and naturalization of tens of thousands of burundian refugees between 2002 and 2014 dramatically reduced the refugee population. Learn how the world bank group is helping countries with covid19 coronavirus. Statistics african pen pals19 african pen pals fine art. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. Cia the world factbook field listing unemployment rate. They also include audio and video clips from bbc archives. Iran is ahead of turkey, which is ahead of germany and tanzania fell to 26th behind myanmarburma and south africa. Since then, most of the refugees have returned to rwanda, but several thousand remained in the neighboring democratic republic of the congo drc, the former zaire and formed an extremist insurgency bent on.
Jul 30, 2014 the media ignores the cia in ukraine by bill blunden a few days back the economist published an essay which dismissed the idea of fascists in kiev as an illusory product of russian propaganda 1. Tanzania is in the bottom ten percent of the worlds economies in terms of per capita income. In the 1950s, the central intelligence agency annually produced a classified, multivolumne reference work coverning all sorts of data for each country in the world. Algerias economy remains dominated by the state, a legacy of the countrys socialist postindependence development model. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Tax revenue % of gdp data world bank open data data. Kilimanjaro is the highest point in africa and one of only three mountain ranges on the continent that has glaciers the others are mount kenya in kenya and the ruwenzori mountains on the ugandademocratic republic of the congo border. Cia world factbook 2014 country maps perrycastaneda map. 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. Countries of the world 31 years of cia world fact books. List of entities and changes in the world factbook wikipedia. Countries of the world 31 years of cia world fact books, factbook, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999. Indexmundi contains detailed country statistics, charts, and maps compiled from multiple sources. No claims are made regarding theaccuracy of death ratedeaths1,000 population 2014 information contained here. Dozens of fbi, cia agents in kiev assisting ukraine security. Population below poverty line world statistics and.
Ukraine the world factbook central intelligence agency. Weakened by internecine quarrels and mongol invasions, kyivan rus was incorporated into the grand duchy of lithuania and eventually into the polishlithuanian commonwealth. A severe drought from 1999 to 2000 compounded kenyas problems, causing water and energy rationing and reducing agricultural output. Tanzania transnational issues 2015, cia world factbook. The infant mortality rate imr figures are from the united nations world population prospects report, by five years averages, and the cia world factbook. Ukraine was the center of the first slavic state, kyivan rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in europe. In mid2014, russia began supplying proxies in two of ukraines eastern provinces with manpower, funding, and materiel driving an armed conflict with the ukrainian government that continues to this day. This is a list of entities and changes in the world factbook. Cia world fact book, 2004tanzania wikisource, the free. Tax revenue % of gdp international monetary fund, government finance statistics yearbook and data files, and world bank and oecd gdp estimates. Population below poverty line world statistics and charts.
In june 2009, kosovo joined the world bank and international monetary fund, and kosovo began servicing its share of the former yugoslavias debt. In stages over the next dozen years, iraq attained its independence as a kingdom in 1932. Wildlife service and their services contractor living at the atoll july 2014 est. The official print version is available from the government printing office. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about tanzania energy 2015 should be addressed to the. The information regarding tanzania on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central. In world war ii, german and soviet armies were responsible for some 7 to 8 million more deaths. 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. The world factbook is one of the us governments most accessed publications. The world bank, the imf, and bilateral donors have provided funds to rehabilitate tanzania s outofdate economic infrastructure and to alleviate poverty.
From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Since then, most of the refugees have returned to rwanda, but several thousand remained in the neighboring democratic republic of the congo drc, the former zaire and formed an extremist insurgency bent on retaking rwanda. Topography and climatic conditions, however, limit cultivated crops to only 4% of the land area. In general, information available as of 1 january, 2004 was used in the preparation of the world factbook 2004. Nov 04, 2014 from afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. According to the daily, the cia and fbi are advising the government in kiev on how to deal with the fight against organized crime and stop the violence in the countrys restive eastern regions the group also helps to investigate alleged financial crimes and is trying to trace the money, which was reportedly taken abroad during viktor yanokovichs presidency, the newspaper said. The general elections of april 2007 marked the first civiliantocivilian transfer of power in the countrys history and the elections of 2011 were generally regarded as credible. Moi acceded to internal and external pressure for political liberalization in late 1991. Shortly after yanukovychs departure in late february 2014, russian president putin ordered the invasion of ukraines crimean peninsula falsely claiming. Less than 2% of the population has electricity in its homes. The information regarding death ratedeaths1,000 population 2014 on this page is republished from the cia world factbook 2014.
Food, medicine, and electricity remain in short supply. Approximately 2 million hutu refugees many fearing tutsi retribution fled to neighboring burundi, tanzania, uganda, and former zaire. List of countries by infant and underfive mortality rates. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia. Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. Top secret cia files expose us covert operations in tanzania. Since the maidan uprising in february 2014, the country. No information is available for nonlisted countries. Top secret cia files expose us covert operations in tanzania the extraordinary database, which was put online last week, exposes previously top secret internal cia reports outlining americas longstanding concerns on chinas political, military and economic influence in tanzania and the inner workings of former president julius kambarage. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of ukraine 2019 information contained here. The economy depends heavily on agriculture, which accounts for about half of gdp, provides 85% of exports, and employs 80% of the work force. We read every letter or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia.
Europe ukraine the world factbook central intelligence agency. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of tanzania transnational issues 2015 information contained here. Select a country, territory or international organisation from the menus below. Governmental, political and legislative information. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about kenya 20 should be addressed to the cia. National estimates of the percentage of the population falling below the poverty line are based on surveys of subgroups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. The economy is predominately agricultural with about 85% of the population living in rural areas. In recent years, the cia has combined those fact sheets into an online publication, the world factbook. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2014 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. In world war ii, german and soviet armies were responsible for some 7 million more deaths. So, the wikipedia page is still accurate, for the time the data was received.
Weakened by internecine quarrels and mongol invasions, kievan rus was incorporated into the grand duchy of lithuania and. Field listing population the world factbook central. Biggest countries by population quiz jetpunk worlds. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. You can explore and analyze thousands of indicators organized by region, country, topic, industry sector, and type. 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. Oct 01, 20 from afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2014 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. Tanzania the world factbook central intelligence agency.
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