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The World Factbook 2008 cover.

This is a list of entities and changes in The World Factbook. The World Factbook is an annual publication of the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world.

As of January 2009, The World Factbook consists of 267 entities.[1] These entities can be divided into categories[1]. These categories are:

  • Independent countries
  • Others
  • Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty
  • Miscellaneous
  • Other entities

After the list of entities, there is a table that lists entities that have been dropped, added, renamed, or consolidated in The World Factbook since 1988.

List of entities edit

The list of entities follows bellow. The names and flags of entities are as listed in the Factbook and may differ from other sources.


Independent countries edit

This is a list of independent countries. The CIA defines an independent country as people "politically organized into a sovereign state with a definite territory". [1] In this category, there are 194 entities:

Others edit

This is a list of other places set apart from the list of independent countries. There are two entities in this category:

Name of entity Flag of entity
 
 Taiwan
 
 European Union


Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty edit

This category is a list of places affiliated with another country. They may be subdivided into categories using the country they are affiliated with:

Australia, China, Denmark edit

Flag of entity Name of entity
Australia: six entities
 
 Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Coral Sea Islands
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
 
 Christmas Island
 
 Norfolk Island
China: two entities
 
 Hong Kong
 
 Macau
Denmark: two entities
 
 Faroe Islands
 
 Greenland

France, Netherlands, New Zealand edit

Flag of entity Name of entity
France: nine entities
 
 Clipperton Island
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
New Caledonia
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Martin
 
 French Polynesia
 
 Mayotte
 
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
 
 Wallis and Futuna
Netherlands: three entities
 
 Aruba
 
 Curacao
 
 Sint Maarten
New Zealand: three entities
 
 Cook Islands
 
 Niue
 
 Tokelau

Norway, United Kingdom, United States edit

Flag of entity Name of entity
Norway: three entities
 
 Bouvet Island
Jan Mayen
Svalbard
United Kingdom: 17 entities
 
 Akrotiri
Dhekelia
 
 Anguilla
 
 Bermuda
 
 British Indian Ocean Territory
 
 British Virgin Islands
 
 Cayman Islands
 
 Falkland Islands
 
 Gibraltar
 
 Guernsey
 
 Jersey
 
 Isle of Man
 
 Montserrat
 
 Pitcairn Islands
 
 Saint Helena
 
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
 
 Turks and Caicos Islands
United States: 14 entities
 
 Baker Island1
Howland Island1
Jarvis Island1
Johnston Atoll1
Kingman Reef1
Midway Islands1
Navassa Island1
Palmyra Atoll1
Wake Island1
 
 American Samoa
 
 Guam
 
 Northern Mariana Islands
 
 Puerto Rico
 
 Virgin Islands


1These entities have been consolidated into the   United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges entry.

Miscellaneous edit

This category is for Antarctica and places in dispute. There are six entities here:

Other entities edit

This category is for the World and the oceans. There are five oceans and the World (the World entry is intended as a summary of the other 266 entries [2]) :

Changes in The World Factbook edit

This table lists changes in the entities in the Factbook from 1988 to the present. Entities that have been added are in green; dropped entities are in red and linked to their respective articles. Entities that have changed their name are in blue; entities that have been redirected and consolidated into another entry are in purple.

Name of entity Date change was made Comments Reference
Antarctica 1988 one of more than 40 entities added to the Factbook in order to provide a complete picture of the world [3]
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
World
German Democratic Republic (East Germany) 1991 dropped from The World Factbook as Germany reunites [4]
Germany, Federal Republic of (West Germany)
Yemen Arab Republic {Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen} dropped as Yemen reunites
Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of {Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen}
Germany added to The World Factbook as East and West Germany unite
Yemen added to The World Factbook as North and South Yemen unite
Soviet Union 1992 dropped as the country dissolves, creating 15 new nations [5]
Yugoslavia dropped as the country dissolves, creating five new nations
Iraq-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone dropped
Armenia added to the Factbook as the Soviet Union dissolves
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Estonia
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Russia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Bosnia and Hercegovina added to the Factbook as Yugoslavia dissolves
Croatia
Macedonia
Serbia and Montenegro [A]
Slovenia
Czechoslovakia 1993 dropped as the country splits into the Czech Republic and Slovakia [6]
Czech Republic added as Czechoslovakia splits
Slovakia
Eritrea added upon independence from Ethiopia
Vatican City renamed Holy See (Vatican City)
Ivory Coast renamed Cote d'Ivoire
Macedonia 1994 renamed The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [7]
Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the (Palau) 1995 renamed Palau [8]
Kazakhstan 1996 renamed Kazakstan (spelling change) [9]
Burkina renamed Burkina Faso
Corsica added
Zaire 1997 renamed Congo, Democratic Republic of the [10]
Congo renamed Congo, Republic of the
Corsica dropped[B]
Western Samoa 1998 renamed Samoa [11]
Kazakstan renamed Kazakhstan (spelling change)
Wake Island 1999 renamed Wake Atoll [12]
Wake Atoll 2000 renamed Wake Island [13]
Southern Ocean added
Serbia and Montenegro 2001 renamed Yugoslavia [14]
East Timor January 1, 2002 added [15]
Yugoslavia March 19, 2003 renamed Serbia and Montenegro [16]
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of November 30, 2004 renamed Macedonia after a November 2004 decision [17] to refer to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as such [18]
Akrotiri added because both Akrotiri and Dhekelia are dependencies and not lease areas [19] [20]
Dhekelia [21]
European Union December 16, 2004 added due to the fact the European Union has nation like qualities [19] [22]
Man, Isle of January 10, 2006 renamed Isle of Man [23]
Baker Island March 29, 2006 consolidated in United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges entry[24] [25]
Howland Island [26]
Jarvis Island [27]
Johnston Atoll [28]
Kingman Reef [29]
Midway Islands [30]
Palmyra Atoll [31]
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges a consolidation of the entries for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, and Palmyra Atoll[24] [32]
Serbia and Montenegro June 13, 2006 dropped due to independence of Montenegro [33] [34]
Serbia June 29, 2006 added due to independence of Montenegro [33] [35]
Montenegro [36]
Bassas da India September 7, 2006 consolidated in Iles Eparses entry[37] [38]
Europa Island [39]
Glorioso Islands [40]
Juan de Nova Island [41]
Tromelin Island [42]
Iles Eparses a consolidation of the entries for Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island[37] [43]
French Guiana January 18, 2007 dropped because the area is now an Overseas region and a part of France proper [44]
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Reunion
Saint Barthelemy May 10, 2007[C] added due to the fact the area is now an Overseas collectivity of France[45] [46]
Saint Martin [47]
Bassas da India July 19, 2007 dropped because the area is now part of the Iles Eparses district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands [45]
Europa Island
Glorioso Islands
Juan de Nova Island
Tromelin Island
Iles Eparses
East Timor renamed Timor-Leste due to a decision of the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to use the latter instead of the former[45]
Kosovo February 28, 2008 added[45] [48]
Netherlands Antilles January 2009? dropped as Curacao and Sint Maarten become autonomous countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands [49]
Curacao added to the Factbook after Curacao and Sint Maarten become autonomous countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Sint Maarten

Notes edit

A On April 27, 1992, Serbia and Montenegro, the final two republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY), formed a new nation, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY)[50]. After this, the US Government did not recognize the FRY as a state [51]. The US government also decided not to accept the FRY or any the other republics as a successor state to the SFRY. [52]

B Since Corsica is not listed in the 'Entities' section of the Notes and Definitions in the 1997 World Factbook, it is assumed that Corsica was dropped in the 1997 Factbook.

C Although Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin were added to the Factbook on May 10, their addition was not acknowledged in The World Factbook until July 19. [45]

References edit

  This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.

  1. ^ a b c Directorate of Intelligence. "The World Factbook - Notes and Definitions: Entities". Retrieved 2008-01-04.
  2. ^ Central Intelligence Agency (2006-04-05). "Press Release: CIA World Factbook 2006 Now Available". Retrieved 2006-09-25.
  3. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (1991). "1991 CIA World Factbook: Table of Contents" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) - note that Germany and Yemen are listed in the table of contents while East and West Germany, Yemen (Sanaa), and Yemen (Aden) are not listed.
  4. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (1992). "1992 CIA World Factbook: Notes, Definitions, and Abbreviations" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. There have been some significant changes in this edition. The Soviet Union Yugoslavia, and the Iraq-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone have been dropped. All 15 former Soviet republics have been added--Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Slovenia have replaced Yugoslavia. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); line feed character in |quote= at position 76 (help)
  5. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (1993). "1993 CIA World Factbook: Notes, Definitions, and Abbreviations" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. Czechoslovakia has been superseded by the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia. The name of the Ivory Coast has been changed to Cote d'Ivoire and the Vatican City became the Holy See. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (1994). "1994 CIA World Factbook: Notes, Definitions, and Abbreviations" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. The name of Macedonia was changed to The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (1995). "1995 CIA World Factbook: Notes, Definitions, and Abbreviations" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands became the independent nation of Palau. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (1996). "1996 CIA World Factbook: Notes, Definitions, and Abbreviations" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. There is a new entry for Corsica, the spelling of Kazakhstan has been changed to Kazakstan, and the name of Burkina has been changed to Burkina Faso. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (1997). "1997 CIA World Factbook: Notes, Definitions, and Abbreviations" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. The country name Zaire has been officially changed to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Congo is now referred to as Republic of the Congo. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (1998). "1998 CIA World Factbook: Notes, Definitions, and Abbreviations" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. The country name Western Samoa has been changed to Samoa. The spelling of Kazakhstan includes the letter "h" once again; the spelling Kazakstan is no longer used. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (1999). "1999 CIA World Factbook: Notes, Definitions, and Abbreviations" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. The name Wake Island has been officially changed to Wake Atoll. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2000). "2000 CIA World Factbook: Notes, Definitions, and Abbreviations" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. There is a new 'country profile' on the Southern Ocean. The name Wake Atoll has been officially changed back to Wake Island. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2001). "2001 CIA World Factbook: Notes, Definitions, and Abbreviations" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. The entity of Serbia and Montenegro is now officially known as Yugoslavia. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2002). "2002 CIA World Factbook: Notes, Definitions, and Abbreviations" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. There is a new country profile on East Timor* * * {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2003-03-19). "CIA - The World Factbook 2002: What's new" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. Yugoslavia has been renamed Serbia and Montenegro as of 4 February 2003. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ Staff reporter (2004-11-04). "US snubs Greece over Macedonia". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2006-11-29. Greece has protested strongly at a decision by the US to refer to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) simply as "Macedonia". {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  17. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2004-11-30). "2004 CIA World Factbook: Macedonia" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  18. ^ a b Directorate of Intelligence (2005-02-10). "CIA - The World Factbook 2004: What's new" (mirror). Retrieved 2008-01-24. Recent confirmation that the United Kingdom Government administers the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia on Cyprus as dependencies (and not as lease areas like the US Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in Cuba) has required a changing of their status and their addition to the Factbook as new entities. In addition, the European Union has been included as an "Other" entity at the end of the listing. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2004-11-30). "2004 CIA World Factbook: Akrotiri" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  20. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2004-11-30). "2004 CIA World Factbook: Dhekelia" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  21. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2004-12-16). "2004 CIA World Factbook: European Union" (mirror). Retrieved 2007-05-17. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2006-01-10). "CIA - The World Factbook 2005: Isle of Man" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  23. ^ a b Directorate of Intelligence (2006-04-06). "CIA - The World Factbook 2006: Notes and Definitions: Entities" (mirror). Retrieved 2008-03-17. 14 US - American Samoa, Baker Island*, Guam, Howland Island*, Jarvis Island*, Johnston Atoll*, Kingman Reef*, Midway Islands*, Navassa Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll*, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Wake Island (* consolidated in United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges entry) {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  24. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2006-03-29). "CIA - The World Factbook 2006: Baker Island" (mirror). Retrieved 2007-01-25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  25. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2006-03-29). "CIA - The World Factbook 2006: Howland Island" (mirror). Retrieved 2007-01-25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  26. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2006-03-29). "CIA - The World Factbook 2006: Jarvis Island" (mirror). Retrieved 2007-01-25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  27. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2006-03-29). "CIA - The World Factbook 2006: Johnston Atoll" (mirror). Retrieved 2007-01-25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  28. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2006-03-29). "CIA - The World Factbook 2006: Kingman Reef" (mirror). Retrieved 2007-01-25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  29. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2006-03-29). "CIA - The World Factbook 2006: Midway Islands" (mirror). Retrieved 2007-01-25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  30. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2006-03-29). "CIA - The World Factbook 2006: Palmyra Atoll" (mirror). Retrieved 2007-01-25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  31. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2006-03-29). "CIA - The World Factbook 2006: United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges" (mirror). Retrieved 2007-01-25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  32. ^ a b Directorate of Intelligence (2006-12-12). "CIA - The World Factbook 2006: What's New" (mirror). Retrieved 2007-07-20. The successful secession referendum held in Montenegro in May of 2006 allowed it to legally leave its union with Serbia the following month. These two Balkan countries have now been formally recognized and are listed separately in the Factbook. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  33. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2006-06-13). "CIA - The World Factbook 2006: Serbia and Montenegro" (mirror). Retrieved 2007-01-25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  34. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2006-06-29). "Maps with Facts on Geography and Statistics - -- Serbia" (mirror). Retrieved 2008-03-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  35. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2006-06-29). "Maps with Facts on Geography and Statistics - -- Montenegro" (mirror). Retrieved 2008-03-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  36. ^ a b Directorate of Intelligence (2006-12-12). "CIA - The World Factbook 2006: Notes and Definitions: Entities" (mirror). Retrieved 2008-03-17. 16 France - Bassas da India*, Clipperton Island, Europa Island*, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Glorioso Islands*, Guadeloupe, Juan de Nova Island*, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Reunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Tromelin Island*, Wallis and Futuna (* consolidated in Iles Eparses entry) {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  37. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2006-09-19). "CIA - The World Factbook 2006: Bassas da India" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-12-01. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  38. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2006-09-19). "CIA - The World Factbook 2006: Europa Island" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  39. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2006-09-19). "CIA - The World Factbook 2006: Glorioso Islands" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  40. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2006-09-19). "CIA - The World Factbook 2006: Juan de Nova Island" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  41. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2006-09-19). "CIA - The World Factbook 2006: Tromelin Island" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  42. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2006-09-19). "CIA - The World Factbook 2006: Iles Eparses" (mirror). Retrieved 2006-11-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  43. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2007-01-18). "CIA - The World Factbook 2007: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Why has The World Factbook dropped the four French departments of Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion, and French Guiana?". Retrieved 2007-01-19. The reason the four entities are no longer in The World Factbook is because their status has changed. While they are overseas departments of France, they are also now recognized as French regions, having equal status to the 22 metropolitan regions that make up European France. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  44. ^ a b c d e Directorate of Intelligence (2008-03-06). "CIA - The World Factbook 2008: What's New". Retrieved 2008-03-17. The US Board on Geographic Names (BGN) now recognizes Timor-Leste as the short form name for East Timor; its description may be found under this new designation. France's overseas possessions have been reorganized. The five former entities of Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island, previously grouped as Iles Eparses (Scattered Islands), now constitute a district of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Additionally, the islands of St. Barthelemy and St. Martin, formerly a part of the French overseas region of Guadeloupe, now make up separate overseas collectivities and have their own Factbook entries. Finally, a new Kosovo entry has been added. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  45. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2007-05-10). "CIA - The World Factbook 2007: Saint Barthelemy" (mirror). Retrieved 2007-07-26. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  46. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2007-05-10). "CIA - The World Factbook 2007: Saint Martin" (mirror). Retrieved 2007-07-26. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  47. ^ Directorate of Intelligence (2008-02-28). "The World Factbook - Kosovo". Retrieved 2008-02-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  48. ^ TBD
  49. ^ Serbia Info. "History of Serbia:The Break-up of SFR Yugoslavia (1991 - 1995)". Retrieved 2008-03-08. Serbia and Montenegro opted to stay on in the federation and at the combined session of the parliaments of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro held on April 27 1992 in Belgrade, the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was passed thus reaffirming the continuity of the state first founded on December 1st 1918.
  50. ^ Department of State (August 1999). "Serbia and Montenegro (08/99) (See Yugoslavia)". Retrieved 2007-02-03. Serbia and Montenegro have asserted the formation of a joint independent state, but this entity has not been recognized as a state by the United States.
  51. ^ White, Mary Jo (2000). "767 Third Avenue Associates v. United States: BRIEF FOR AMICUS CURIAE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SUPPORTING APPELLEES AND SUPPORTING AFFIRMANCE IN PART AND REVERSAL IN PART" (MS World). Retrieved 2007-02-03. Since 1992, the United States has taken the position that the SFRY has ceased to exist, that there is no state representing the continuation of the SFRY, and that five successors have arisen -- the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) ("FRY(S&M)"), the Republic of Slovenia ("Slovenia"), the Republic of Croatia ("Croatia"), the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina ("Bosnia-Herzegovina"), and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ("FYROM")
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