Landlocked nations are penalized for the lack of a standing merchant marine force. The large maps on this page are political maps of the world published by the united states central intelligence agency, better known as the cia. In 1933 aruba sent its first petition for arubas separate status and autonomy to the queen. Get your free living in south america guide map is courtesy of the cia world factbook, 2008. The island of saint martin is shared with the netherlands. Angel falls in the guiana highlands is the worlds highest waterfall 979 m note. Argentina, bolivia, brazil, chile, colombia, ecuador, peru, uruguay. Britains american colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the united states of america following the treaty of paris in 1783. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of colombia geography 2015 information contained here.
Paraguay fought the war of the triple alliance against brazil, argentina and uruguay, and was defeated in 1870 after five years of the bloodiest war in south america. Latin american drug trade heroin movement worldwide. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about colombia geography 2015 should be addressed to the cia. Islands have developed in the orinoco in a wide spot opposite the city upper left.
Guadeloupe has been a french possession since 1635. That is enough to make the united states rank third out of one hundred two oilproducing nations. Learn how to find and download country information from the u. Timeline of universe big bang to today and solar system planets space discovery documentary how the universe works 308 watching live now. How reliable and accurate is the cias the world factbook. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about world geography 2018 should be addressed to the cia. 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.
The official print version is available from the government printing office. Cia world factbook posted by reverendotis on 112719 at 12. Factbook photos obtained from a variety of sources. Before the spanish colonization of the americas, many of the indigenous peoples of south america were huntergatherers, and indeed many still are, especially in the amazonian area. Use the following links to gather information and create a presentation you can choose your presentation method for the magazine. Colombia has been the largest source of latin american refugees in latin america, nearly 400,000 of whom live primarily in venezuela and ecuador. All telephone numbers in the world factbook consist of the country code in brackets, the city or area code where required in parentheses, and the local number. When theyre not busy assassinating, the cia does a masterful job of publishing and maintaining this resource. I checked out american samoa because its part america, i like bigger girls, and their wrestling is fun to watch until one pulls the diaper away from the other ones butt crack. The information regarding south africa on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. The citys colonial walled section and fortress have been designated a unesco world heritage site. Although south america primarily colombia produces only 2 percent of the worlds. The world factbook summary 267 entries the world factbook includes 267 entries 195 sovereign countries 2 others 58 dependencies 6. The former portion is divided into large bodies termed oceans.
The descendants of these first inhabitants would become the indigenous populations of south america. Cia world factbook world factbook central intelligence agency the world factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. The ultimate, comprehensive guide to countrybycountry statistics around the world from the researchers and analysts at cia. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. Logistics values derived from the cia world factbook. By december 2005, 96% of all hotel rooms were to be open for business and to have been upgraded in facilities and strengthened to an improved building code. The one component that is not presented is the international access code, which varies from country to country. Financials values partly derived from the cia world factbook. South america 80 martinique france 60 40 honduras caribbean sea st.
Central america and caribbean the online factbook is updated biweekly. Label cuba, the dominican republic, haiti, and all nonisland countries and include their birth rate fertility rate. A gentlemans guide to success in cooking, love, and body grooming central texas conference. Issn 155383 for additional information on government leaders in. The parana river delta is one of the worlds greatest birdwatching destinations.
In 1954, the dutch placed suriname under a system of limited selfgovernment, with the netherlands retaining control of defense and foreign affairs. The cia world factbook 20182019 skyhorse publishing. The directorate of plans now the directorate of operations had a bit of a head start, owi. South america argentina the world factbook central. Suriname cia world factbook the best country factbook. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook is an online reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency with an almanacstyle information format about the countries of the world. Cia factbook baker island, for example, one of our pacific territories is an quote. Ciudad guayana lies on the south bank of the orinoco river, the second largest in south america, at its confluence with the caroni river lower left. Central intelligence agency s publiclyavailable database, the world factbook. World factbook website open html 64 kb the world factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available online.
The world factbook world leaders cia maps historical collection publications additional publications center for the study of intelligence freedom of. South america chile the world factbook central intelligence. In the early years after the cia was established, everything had to be started pretty much from scratch, invented on the fly, and adjusted later as needed. During world war ii, together with curacao the then worldclass exporting oil refineries were the main suppliers of refined products to the allies.
Emigration to spain picked up in the 1990s because of its economic growth, but this flow has since diminished because of spains ailing economy and high unemployment. Aruba cia world factbook the best country factbook. According to the cia world factbook, in 2011 the united states produced an estimated 9,023,000 barrels of crude oil per day bblday, or 10. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. Cia the world factbook central america and caribbean. Travel writers here are your locations and physical features. Aruba became a british protectorate from 1940 to 1942 and a us protectorate from 1942 to 1945. Because of the mild climate and abundance of wildlife in the area, settlement around cartagena goes back to 7000 b. The area is a very popular tourist destination with guided boat tours that venture into this vast labyrinth of marsh and trees. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of argentina geography 2020 information contained here. Mexico also produces only 2 percent of the worlds opium, but most of the illicit crop is.
The panama cia map version with cities and surrounding centralsouth america countries. Paraguay cia world factbook the best country factbook. Grenada cia world factbook the best country factbook. The world factbook recognizes and describes five oceans, which are in decreasing order of size. In addition to the declaration of independence, the war of the triple alliance and the chaco war are milestones in paraguays history. The parana is the second longest river is south america. Cia world factbook for country information youtube. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of world geography 2018 information contained here. The top map was created in january 2015, and the map beneath it was created in june 2019. Discussion in the paddock general discussion forum started by castlerubric, aug 5, 2017. Holy cross catholic church joxs podcast sell yourself online podcast with jane copeland philosophy and fun of algebra in the secret place gettin steamy with john panini. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of south africa 2020 information contained here.
This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the united states central intelligence agency s world factbook. Grenada has recovered with remarkable speed, due to both domestic labor and financing from the world at large. Saudi arabia ranks first, producing 11,150,000 bblday, or. South america venezuela the world factbook central. Although surinames population remains relatively small, because of this history it is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse in the world. Cia world factbook south georgia and the south sandwich. South america peru the world factbook central intelligence. Media in category cia world factbook maps of south america the following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total.
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