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Compiled and maintained by the U.S. Department of State, "Background Notes include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty."

Created by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, the Factbook "provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues" for the countries of the world.