Euro coins and notes were introduced on 1 january 2002the vatican does not issue euro banknotes. The project gutenberg ebook of the 2007 cia world factbook, by united states. We recommend booking an option with free cancellation in case your travel plans change. Muslim 70%, albanian orthodox 20%, roman catholic 10% note. And the new world of intelligence, in which the cia is but one of many players. The world factbook 2004 printed version provides a snapshot of the world as of 1 january, 2004.
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. Azerbaijan has lost 16% of its territory and must support some 600,000 internally displaced persons as a result of the conflict. If the old version is still useful, for example if restoring the image will alter the image significantly, upload the new version under a different title so that both can be used e. Cia world fact book, 2004azerbaijan wikisource, the. Growth averaged nearly 9% per year in 200408 largely because of high copper prices globally and new gold production. Azerbaijan a nation with a turkic and majoritymuslim population regained its independence after the collapse of the soviet union in 1991. The article presents an encyclopedia entry about iran. The closure of all allen isd buildings and campuses has been extended through the end of the school year.
Recently theres been a bit of debate over whether all of the country specific entries from the cia world factbook had any merit here at e2. Mormonism believes earlier christian traditions, such as the roman catholic, orthodox, and protestant reform faiths, are apostasies and that joseph smiths. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2016. The information regarding azerbaijan on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of armenia economy 2015 information contained here. The book of mormon maintains there was an appearance of jesus in the new world following the christian account of his resurrection, and that the americas are uniquely blessed continents. History of azerbaijan simple english wikipedia, the free. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of azerbaijan economy 2020 information contained here. In general, information available as of 1 january, 2004 was used in the preparation of the world factbook 2004. Proved reserves are those quantities of natural gas, which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions.
If you dont book a flexible rate, you may not be entitled to a refund. Middle east yemen the world factbook central intelligence. 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. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Austria, azerbaijan, the bahamas, bahrain, bangladesh, barbados, belarus. The world factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us. The cia world factbook 2012 kindle edition by the central intelligence agency. Longterm prospects depend on world oil prices, azerbaijans ability to develop export routes for its growing gas production, and its ability to improve the business environment and diversify the economy.
Detailed country maps and other information mobi reference this is by far the finest, comprehensive and simple to read gathering of world facts. This entry is the stock of proved reserves of natural gas in cubic meters cu m. For each country, the cia world factbook 2017 includes. The most ancient archaeological and paleontological materials found recently on the territory of azerbaijan prove that stone age people settled here 1.
By late 2008, mongolia was hit by the global financial crisis and mongolias real economy contracted 1. Azerbaijan, a souverain republic as broad as austria and located on the caspian seas western shore and sharing common borders with russian federation, georgia, armenia, turkey and iran. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2017 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. With fits and starts, inflation has been lowered to an estimated 7% in 2001, 2. By may 1994, when a ceasefire took hold, armenian forces held not only nagornokarabakh but also a. Human migration is the movement by people from one place to another, particularly different countries, with the intention of settling temporarily or permanently in the new location. The world factbook central intelligence agency 2162017 s. The world factbook simple english wikipedia, the free. Azerbaijan a nation with a turkic and majoritymuslim population was briefly independent from 1918 to 1920. The information regarding azerbaijan on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. 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. Juscelino kubitschek, brazilian president during 19561961 term, was 50% czech romani by his mothers bloodline.
It is an impressive book that gives a great deal of information arranged by countries of the world. It includes the kurdistan province, kermanshah province, west azerbaijan province, ilam province and hamadan province kurds generally consider iranian kurdistan to be one of the four parts of a greater kurdistan. Religions, literacy rates, population, major diseases, countrybycountry it is all here. Countries of the world 31 years of cia world fact books. After all, the original entries were posted back when e2 was in its infancy and they consisted mostly of facts and statistics that were outdated, never updated and were supposedly available at other websites. Most of the figures are taken from the cia factbook or pew research center surveys according to the cia factbook and the pew research center, the five countries with the largest number of catholics are, in decreasing order of catholic population, brazil, mexico, the philippines, the united states, and italy the country where the membership of the church is the largest. Government, tasked with gathering, processing and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence humint. Armenia and azerbaijan began fighting over the area in 1988. This entry is the total natural gas produced in cubic meters cu m. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Much of the governments stock in enterprises has been sold. The platform is in the caspian sea, off the coast of azerbaijan.
To the ancient greeks and persians, the lakes immense size suggested it was an ocean, hence its name. Known as persia until 1935, iran became an islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling. Cia world fact book, 2004armenia wikisource, the free. Longterm prospects will depend on world oil prices, the.
However, in my humble opinion it is seriously mistitled. For bookings made on or after april 6, 2020, be sure to consider the risk of the coronavirus covid19 and associated government measures. In late 2016, the president approved a strategic roadmap for economic reforms that identified key nonenergy segments of the economy for. Longterm prospects depend on world oil prices, azerbaijan s ability to develop export routes for its growing gas production, and its ability to improve the business environment and diversify the economy. Armenia is a food importer, and its mineral deposits gold, bauxite are small.
Despite a 1994 ceasefire, azerbaijan has yet to resolve its conflict with armenia over the azerbaijani nagorno. Kyrgyzstan was the first cis country to be accepted into the world trade organization. The cia world factbook with global information on geography, people, governments, economies, communications, transportation, the military, and international issues. Despite a 1994 ceasefire, azerbaijan has yet to resolve its conflict with armenia over the azerbaijani nagornokarabakh enclave largely armenian populated. The economy of vatican city is supported financially by the sale of stamps, coins, medals, and tourist mementos as well as fees for admission to museums and publication sales. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of azerbaijan 2020 information contained here. It typically involves movements over long distances and from one country or region to another. It has used the euro as its currency since 1 january 1999, owing to a special agreement with the european union council decision 199998. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the cia world factbook 2012.
Measured by surface area, the caspian sea is the worlds largest inland water body. This is a great and important resource material to have. The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 272 countries, dependencies, and other areas in the world. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
The vatican city state employed 4,822 persons in 2016 the vatican city issues its own coins and stamps. The central intelligence agency cia is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the u. Prior to the decline in global oil prices since 2014, azerbaijans high economic growth was attributable to rising energy exports and to some nonexport sectors. It covers roughly 371,000 sq km 143,200 sq mi and borders five countries. Having enjoyed a shortlived independence as intermezzo between 1918 and 1920, azerbaijan. The official print version is available from the government printing office. The ongoing conflict with azerbaijan over the ethnic armeniandominated region of nagornokarabakh and the breakup of the centrally directed economic system of the former soviet union contributed to a severe economic decline in the early 1990s. Cia world factbook 2010 complete unabridged edition. Measured by surface area, the caspian sea is the world s largest inland water body. Historically, early human migration includes the peopling of the world, i. Despite a 1994 ceasefire, azerbaijan has yet to resolve its conflict with armenia over. The official paper copy version is available from the national technical information service and the government printing office. By may 1994, when a ceasefire took hold, armenian forces held not only nagornokarabakh but also a significant portion of azerbaijan proper. The romani people are mainly called by nonromani ethnic brazilians as ciganos.
Azerbaijan a nation with a majorityturkic and majoritymuslim population was briefly independent from 1918 to 1920. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about armenia economy 2015 should be addressed to the cia. Historical sources show the former names of azerbaijan as andirpatian, atropatena, adirbijan and azirbijan. The name azerbaijan has existed for many centuries, although its spelling often changed throughout its history.
The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a book that contains the central intelligence agencys information about the worlds countries. For additional and more current information on leadership in selected foreign countries, see chiefs of state. It has used the euro as its currency since 1 january 1999, owing to a special agreement with the european union. Intelligence community ic, the cia reports to the director of national intelligence and is. The online factbook is updated periodically throughout the year. The cia world factbook 2016 by central intelligence agency. Mongolia joined the wto in 1997 and seeks to expand its participation in regional economic and trade regimes.
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