"The 2002 CIA World Factbook" by United States Central Intelligence Agency is a reference resource published in 2002. This almanac-style publication provides comprehensive 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 work in the public domain, it has become widely used by researchers, journalists, and the public seeking authoritative international data. (This is an automatically generated summary.)