"The 1999 CIA World Factbook" by United States Central Intelligence Agency is a reference resource published in 1999. This almanac-style publication provides summaries of demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military information for 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 for academic research and journalism, offering a comprehensive snapshot of global nations at century's end. (This is an automatically generated summary.)