16. Almanacs

Recommended Supplement: The World Factbook

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) publishes The World Factbook annually for the benefit of other government agencies; therefore, the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements. The facts about the world are as up-to-date and correct as the U.S. government can make them, which makes this publication particularly useful. All the countries in the world are represented in the book, some with three-page descriptions and some with five or six pages. A small map of each country is shown, with the major cities indicated, plus a scale in kilometers. The description is broken down into the following areas:

The descriptions are very brief and exacting. The discussion of the economy is probably the most salient piece for student purposes and is divided into the following areas:

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In this section:

15. Directories
16. Almanacs
17. Selected Business Periodicals
18. Indexes and Bibliographic Sources
19. Encyclopedias

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