CONTENTS

Countries and Locations

Field Listings

Appendixes

Notes and Definitions

History of The World Factbook

Contributors and Copyright Information

Purchasing Information

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In general, information available as of 1 January 2001 was used in the preparation of The World Factbook 2001.

Selected data and maps in The World Factbook are updated periodically.

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Country Listing

[Transcriber's note: To search on a country name in this file, prefix the name with "@", e.g. "@Afghanistan". "Afghanistan" will find all occurrences; prefixing it with "@" will find the correct location.]