CIA Publication: The World Factbook
The World Factbook is a free online publication provided by The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), an independent US Government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior US policymakers. The World Factbook offers information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
Plus, its Reference area includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and Standard Time Zones of the World Map.
The World Factbook is in the public domain. Accordingly, it may be copied freely without permission of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The official seal of the CIA, however, may NOT be copied. Misuse of the official seal could result in civil and criminal penalties.