Unclassified // Open Source Intelligence Archive
CIA World Factbook
1990 – 2025
36 years of geopolitical intelligence preserved and structured for analysis. Every country, every field, every edition — parsed from the original CIA publications into a searchable, queryable archive.
9,500
Country-Year Records
1,061,522
Parsed Data Fields
Platforms
01
Factbook Archive
Reference Library
Browse every edition of the CIA World Factbook from 1990 to 2025. View raw field data exactly as published, search across all years, and track how the CIA's reporting on any country has changed over time.
02
Intelligence Analysis
Analytic Workspace
Interactive assessments organized by DoD Combatant Command regions. Choropleth maps, time-series comparisons, country dossiers formatted per ICD 203 analytic standards, and head-to-head indicator comparison.
The Archive

LibraryAll entities with flags, grouped by type

Country ProfileComplete field data for any entity by category

Full-Text SearchKeyword search across 1M+ fields with Z39.58 syntax

Field Time SeriesTrack any data field across 36 years

Factbook Quiz4 game modes to test your world knowledge

Factbook ExportPrint-ready country report with all fields
Intelligence Analysis

Regional DashboardGlobe choropleth with COCOM regions and capital markers

Timeline MapAnimated choropleth across 36 years with time series

Communications AnalysisInternet, mobile, broadband penetration indicators

Map CompareTwo synced maps for side-by-side year comparison

COCOM Region DetailRegional map with country-level KPIs and indicators

Intelligence DossierICD 203 country assessments with all indicators

Global RankingsSortable country rankings by any indicator

Global TrendsWorldwide indicator trends across all editions

Compare CountriesSide-by-side indicator comparison

Field ExplorerBrowse all data fields with coverage statistics

Change DetectionYear-over-year field changes for any country

Dissolved StatesHistorical entities no longer in the Factbook

Trade NetworksForce-directed graph of global trade relationships

Organization NetworksInternational organization membership graph

Query BuilderCustom analytical queries across all indicators

Text DiffSide-by-side year comparison with highlighted changes
About
About This Project
All data originates from the CIA World Factbook, a public-domain U.S. Government
publication. This project is not affiliated with the Central Intelligence Agency or
the U.S. Government. Analysis follows ICD 203 analytic standards. Data spans
36 editions (1990–2025)
covering 281 entities with
1,061,522 parsed data fields.
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