CIA Discontinues The World Factbook, Ending Decades-Long Reference Publication
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The CIA's World Factbook, one of its oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, has been discontinued. The publication served as a comprehensive reference about countries and communities worldwide for both the Intelligence Community and the general public. Originally launched as a classified document called The National Basic Intelligence Factbook, it evolved over decades from classified to unclassified format, transitioning from hardcopy to electronic versions while expanding its content categories and coverage of global entities.
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· 4 pulledOne of CIA's oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset.
The World Factbook served the Intelligence Community and the general public as a longstanding, one-stop basic reference about countries and communities around the globe.
The original classified publication, titled The National Basic Intelligence Factbook, launched...
Over many decades, The World Factbook evolved from a classified to unclassified, hardcopy to electronic product that added new categories, and even new global entities.
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