Cia puts the world at your fingertips technology the. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about russia military 2015 should be addressed to the cia. Russia lost its ukrainian, polish and baltic territories, and finland by signing the treaty.
This is the best source for country information right in your hand. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. The world factbook 2004 printed version provides a snapshot of the world as of 1 january, 2004. Financials values partly derived from the cia world factbook. The world factbook countrylocation photo gallery modal. Likely not to the cia twitter feed, which over the past week has been flooded by messages to the world cup participants, and fun facts about teams that remain at russia 2018. Outsiders still have only a hazy grasp of daily life in russia, and the unfolding effects of a growing market economy are surrounded by rumours about crime, drugtrafficking, queues. The data for gdp at purchasing power parity has also been rebased using the new international comparison program price surveys and extrapolated to 2007. These wall maps were folded and accompanied the cia world factbook when purchased directly from gpo. The third table is a tabulation of the cia world factbook gdp ppp data update of 2017. Cia the world factbook field listing international. The latest 5 entries including two updated country profiles were prepared in 2002 under the direction of william mcdonald ph.
The central intelligence agency cia aims to summarize that information in just a few pages. Island arcs form along an active boundary between two tectonic plates. The treaty of brestlitovsk concluded hostilities with the central powers in world war i. Although high oil prices and a relatively cheap ruble are important drivers of this economic rebound, since 2000 investment and consumerdriven demand have played a noticeably increasing role. Russia the world factbook central intelligence agency. The original 42 descriptions were completed in 1993. Bureau of justice statistics the world factbook of. Government, tasked with gathering, processing and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence humint. A wall map version of each map above was published on paper by the united states government printing office gpo at a scale of 1. The online factbook is updated periodically throughout the year. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of russia economy 2018 information contained here. In the early 17th century, a new romanov dynasty continued this policy of.
The official print version is available from the government printing office. Central asia russia the world factbook central intelligence. Following the collapse of czarist russia in 1917, ukraine was able to bring about a shortlived period of independence 19171920, but was reconquered and forced to endure a brutal soviet rule that engineered two artificial famines 192122 and 193233 in which over 8 million died. We read every letter or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside. In general, information available as of 1 january, 2004 was used in the preparation of the world factbook. Each one has a history, people, government, and economy.
Russia is heavily dependent on the movement of world commodity prices as reliance on commodity exports makes it vulnerable to boom and bust cycles that follow. In world war ii, german and soviet armies were responsible for some 7 million more deaths. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about russia economy 2015 should be addressed to the cia. Landlocked nations are penalized for the lack of a standing merchant marine force.
Sweden cia world factbook the best country factbook. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. The kuril island chain is built from a line of volcanoes, an island arc, that extends from russias kamchatka peninsula to northern japan. Russia cia world factbook the best country factbook. For additional and more current information on leadership in selected foreign countries, see chiefs of state. Intelligence community ic, the cia reports to the director of national intelligence and is. Russia is one of the worlds leading producers of oil and natural gas, and is also a top exporter of metals such as steel and primary aluminum. Supreme court of the russian federation 70 members constitutional court 19 members. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. The economy, which had averaged 7% growth during the 19982008 period as oil prices rose rapidly, has seen diminishing growth rates since then due to. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sarychev peak is one of the most active volcanoes in the kuril island chain and is located on the northwestern. The information regarding russia and the soviet union on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency, the library of congress country studies, and other sources. According to the world factbook, the sovereignty dispute over the islands of, etorofu, kunashiri and shikotan and the habomai group, known in japan as the northern territories and in russia as the southern kuril islands, occupied by the soviet union in 1945, now administered by russia and claimed by japan, remains the primary.
The world factbook, prepared by the cia using information from a halfdozen cabinetlevel agencies, profiles basic intelligence on all areas of the world. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of russia and the soviet union 2018 information contained here. Russia ended 2003 with its fifth straight year of growth, averaging 6. The cia world factbook 2016 by central intelligence agency. 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. Following the collapse of czarist russia in 1917, ukraine was able to bring about a shortlived period of independence 191720, but was reconquered and forced to endure a brutal soviet rule that engineered two artificial famines 192122. Russia remains heavily dependent on exports of commodities, particularly oil, natural gas, metals, and timber, which account for over 80% of exports, leaving the country vulnerable to swings in world prices. Anyone with a lot of time and a sense of purpose is encouraged to update licence articles 2with the new data. Cia tweets congratulations to russia over world cup.
All suggestions for corrections of any errors about russia economy 2018 should be addressed to the cia. Russias gender ratio is lower than the global average of 101 men to 100 women 101. Factbook photos obtained from a variety of sources are in the public domain and are free. Cia the world factbook russia users empty page at iiasa. There is now a 2010 cia the world factbook available online. The official paper copy version is available from the national technical information service and the government printing office. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us. Russia is heavily dependent on the movement of world commodity prices as reliance on commodity exports makes it vulnerable to boom and bust cycles that follow the volatile swings in global prices. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. Russias industrial base is increasingly dilapidated and must be replaced or modernized if the country is to maintain strong economic growth. Repeated devastating defeats of the russian army in world war i led to widespread rioting in the major cities of the russian empire and to the overthrow in. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency 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.
No claims are made regarding the accuracy of russia economy 2015 information contained here. Cia world factbook for android smartphones based on the latest 2012 data for more than 270 countries and territories by the central intelligence agency. Cia world factbook russia central intelligence agency. Country list world factbook home the world factbook russia introduction russia background. The information regarding russia and the soviet union on this page is re published from the 2020 world fact book of the united states. This factbook, developed under bjs grants, provides narrative descriptions of the criminal justice systems of 45 countries around the world. There are more women than men in russia according the cia world factbook 2020 data most recent data available. The economy, which had averaged 7% growth during the 19982008 period as oil prices rose rapidly. Russia and georgia agree on delimiting all but small, strategic segments of the land boundary and. Founded in the 12th century, the principality of muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of mongol domination th15th centuries and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. The indispensable cia world factbook government book talk. Logistics values derived from the cia world factbook. Following the october revolution, a civil war broke out between the new regime and the socialist revolutionaries, mensheviks, and the white movement. Rossiyskaya federatsiya or rossijskaja federacija, or russia russian.
Potomac books publishes a commercial version of the world factbook in order to extend the limited audience reached by the cias own publication. The cia world factbook is a mine of useful information, from the standard of living to the number of people fit for military service. Russia factbook find interesting facts about russia. Cia world fact book, 2004russia wikisource, the free. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of russia military 2015 information contained here. The world factbook, produced annually by the cia, has become the ultimate authoritative source of information on all the nations of the world. The following categories of information are covered for over 270 countries. Climate ranges from steppes in the south through humid.
Russias kuril islands, northeast of japan in an early stage of eruption on 12 june 2009. The information regarding russia and the soviet union on this page is republished from the 2018 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency, the library of congress country studies, and other sources. Field listing unemployment rate the world factbook. The central intelligence agency cia is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the u. Russias political icons and ideologies may have tumbled but churchills riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma remains an apt descriptive chestnut. It provides current data for more than 250 countries and territories, fromafghanistan to zimbabwe. Swedens longsuccessful economic formula of a capitalist system interlarded with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 200002 by the global economic downturn, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather. Although independence was achieved in 1991 with the dissolution of the ussr, true freedom remains elusive as many of the former soviet elite remain entrenched, stalling efforts at. Central intelligence agency, complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations, with details on geography, people, government, the economy, communications, transportation, the military, and transnational issues and.
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