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Title: The 1998 CIA World Factbook

Author: United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

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Language: English

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The CIA World Factbook 1998

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Countries are listed in alphabetical order. Notes and appendixes follow the country listings.

 Afghanistan
 Albania
 Algeria
 American Samoa
 Andorra
 Angola
 Anguilla
 Antarctica
 Antigua and Barbuda
 Arctic Ocean
 Argentina
 Armenia
 Aruba
 Ashmore and Cartier Islands
 Atlantic Ocean
 Australia
 Austria
 Azerbaijan
 Bahamas, The
 Bahrain
 Baker Island
 Bangladesh
 Barbados
 Bassas da India
 Belarus
 Belgium
 Belize
 Benin
 Bermuda
 Bhutan
 Bolivia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Botswana
 Bouvet Island
 Brazil
 British Indian Ocean Territory
 British Virgin Islands
 Brunei
 Bulgaria
 Burkina Faso
 Burma
 Burundi
 Cambodia
 Cameroon
 Canada
 Cape Verde
 Cayman Islands
 Central African Republic
 Chad
 Chile
 China
 Christmas Island
 Clipperton Island
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
 Colombia
 Comoros
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
 Congo, Republic of the
 Cook Islands
 Coral Sea Islands
 Costa Rica
 Cote d'Ivoire
 Croatia
 Cuba
 Cyprus
 Czech Republic
 Denmark
 Djibouti
 Dominica
 Dominican Republic
 Ecuador
 Egypt
 El Salvador
 Equatorial Guinea
 Eritrea
 Estonia
 Ethiopia
 Europa Island
 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
 Faroe Islands
 Fiji
 Finland
 France
 French Guiana
 French Polynesia
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands
 Gabon
 Gambia, The
 Gaza Strip
 Georgia
 Germany
 Ghana
 Gibraltar
 Glorioso Islands
 Greece
 Greenland
 Grenada
 Guadeloupe
 Guam
 Guatemala
 Guernsey
 Guinea
 Guinea-Bissau
 Guyana
 Haiti
 Heard Island and McDonald Islands
 Holy See (Vatican City)
 Honduras
 Hong Kong
 Howland Island
 Hungary
 Iceland
 India
 Indian Ocean
 Indonesia
 Iran
 Iraq
 Ireland
 Israel
 Italy
 Jamaica
 Jan Mayen
 Japan
 Jarvis Island
 Jersey
 Johnston Atoll
 Jordan
 Juan de Nova Island
 Kazakhstan
 Kenya
 Kingman Reef
 Kiribati
 Korea, North
 Korea, South
 Kuwait
 Kyrgyzstan
 Laos
 Latvia
 Lebanon
 Lesotho
 Liberia
 Libya
 Liechtenstein
 Lithuania
 Luxembourg
 Macau
 Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
 Madagascar
 Malawi
 Malaysia
 Maldives
 Mali
 Malta
 Man, Isle of
 Marshall Islands
 Martinique
 Mauritania
 Mauritius
 Mayotte
 Mexico
 Micronesia, Federated States of
 Midway Islands
 Moldova
 Monaco
 Mongolia
 Montserrat
 Morocco
 Mozambique
 Namibia
 Nauru
 Navassa Island
 Nepal
 Netherlands
 Netherlands Antilles
 New Caledonia
 New Zealand
 Nicaragua
 Niger
 Nigeria
 Niue
 Norfolk Island
 Northern Mariana Islands
 Norway
 Oman
 Pacific Ocean
 Pakistan
 Palau
 Palmyra Atoll
 Panama
 Papua New Guinea
 Paracel Islands
 Paraguay
 Peru
 Philippines
 Pitcairn Islands
 Poland
 Portugal
 Puerto Rico
 Qatar
 Reunion
 Romania
 Russia
 Rwanda
 Saint Helena
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Saint Lucia
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 Samoa
 San Marino
 Sao Tome and Principe
 Saudi Arabia
 Senegal
 Serbia and Montenegro
 Seychelles
 Sierra Leone
 Singapore
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
 Solomon Islands
 Somalia
 South Africa
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
 Spain
 Spratly Islands
 Sri Lanka
 Sudan
 Suriname
 Svalbard
 Swaziland
 Sweden
 Switzerland
 Syria
 Taiwan
 Tajikistan
 Tanzania
 Thailand
 Togo
 Tokelau
 Tonga
 Trinidad and Tobago
 Tromelin Island
 Tunisia
 Turkey
 Turkmenistan
 Turks and Caicos Islands
 Tuvalu
 Uganda
 Ukraine
 United Arab Emirates
 United Kingdom
 United States
 Uruguay
 Uzbekistan
 Vanuatu
 Venezuela
 Vietnam
 Virgin Islands
 Wake Island
 Wallis and Futuna
 West Bank
 Western Sahara
 World
 Yemen
 Zambia
 Zimbabwe

 Notes and Definitions
 Appendixes
     Appendix A: Abbreviations
     Appendix B: United Nations System
     Appendix C: International Organizations and Groups
     Appendix D: Selected International Environmental Agreements
     Appendix E: Weights and Measures
     Appendix F: Cross-Reference List of Country Data Codes
     Appendix G: Cross-Reference List of Hydrographic Codes
     Appendix H: Cross-Reference List of Geographic Names
 History
 Contributors and Copyright Information
 Purchase Information

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AFGHANISTAN

@Afghanistan:Geography

Location: Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran

Geographic coordinates: 33 00 N, 65 00 E

Map references: Asia

Area: total: 647,500 sq km land: 647,500 sq km water: 0 sq km

Area-comparative: slightly smaller than Texas

Land boundaries:
total: 5,529 km
border countries: China 76 km,