The World Factbook 1987

Abstract

There have been some significant changes in this edition. A new Geography section has replaced the former Land and Water sections. Entries in the new section include area (total and land), comparative area, land boundaries, coastline, maritime claims, boundary disputes, climate, terrain, land use, environment, and special notes. In the Government section, a new entry on dependent areas has also been added. Dates of information: In general, information available as of 1 January 1987 was used in the preparation of this edition, with the following exceptions: population figures are projected for 1 July 1987, with the average annual population growth rates estimated for mid-1986 through mid-1987; major political events have been updated through 26 March 1987; military age figures are projected for 1987-91.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1988
Accession Number
AD1137944

Entities

Organizations

  • Central Intelligence Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Judiciary
  • Labor Unions
  • Law
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Petroleum
  • Political Systems
  • Recreation
  • Terrain
  • Terrorists
  • Topography
  • Vegetables

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Economics
  • Library and Information Science
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense