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Appendixes Reference Maps Notes and Definitions Guide to Country Profiles History of The World Factbook Contributors and Copyright Information Purchasing Information Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Flags of the World Gallery of Covers Text/Low Bandwidth Version Download This Publication Submit a Factual Update Search The World Factbook What's New - Country information has been updated as of 18 December 2003. - For Rank Order pages and downloadable, tab-delimited rank-order files, a Rank Order page for Highways has been added. - Entries for Natural Gas - production, Natural Gas - consumption, Natural Gas - exports, and Natural Gas - imports have been added ot the Economy category of each country. CIA Homepage The World Factbook 2003 printed version provides a "snapshot" of the world as of 1 January 2003. The online Factbook is updated regularly - generally weekly - throughout the year. For additional and more current information on leadership in selected foreign countries, see Chiefs of State. |