"The 2007 CIA World Factbook" by the United States Central Intelligence Agency is a reference resource published in 2007. This almanac-style compilation provides demographic, geographic, economic, and military information about 258 countries and territories worldwide. Originally created for U.S. government officials, it draws from numerous public and private sources. As a public domain work, it has become widely used by academics, journalists, and researchers seeking authoritative country data. The Factbook's coverage includes independent nations, dependencies, and disputed territories. (This is an automatically generated summary.)