The World Factbook

reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency (1962–2026)
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The World Factbook
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The World Factbook is a series of creative works[1][2].

The World Factbook has one reference to its type[1][2].

The World Factbook

Summary

The World Factbook is a series of creative works[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of series_of_creative_works entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (708 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The World Factbook authored Central Intelligence Agency[3].
  • The World Factbook's image is recorded as WFB 2016.jpg[4].
  • The World Factbook's instance of is recorded as series of creative works[5].
  • The World Factbook's instance of is recorded as annual publication[6].
  • The World Factbook's instance of is recorded as scientific journal[7].
  • The World Factbook's publisher is recorded as Central Intelligence Agency[8].
  • The World Factbook's publisher is recorded as United States Government Publishing Office[9].
  • The World Factbook's genre is recorded as reference work[10].
  • The World Factbook's logo image is recorded as The World Factbook emblema.svg[11].
  • The World Factbook's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1473154387334730970009[12].
  • The World Factbook's ISSN is recorded as 0277-1527[13].
  • The World Factbook's ISSN is recorded as 1553-8133[14].
  • The World Factbook's OCLC number is recorded as 7390695[15].
  • The World Factbook's place of publication is recorded as Washington, D.C.[16].
  • The World Factbook's Commons category is recorded as World Factbook[17].
  • The World Factbook's language of work or name is recorded as English[18].
  • The World Factbook's country of origin is recorded as United States[19].
  • The World Factbook's has part is recorded as The World Factbook 1981[20].
  • The World Factbook's has part is recorded as The World Factbook 1982[21].
  • The World Factbook's has part is recorded as The World Factbook Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Three[22].
  • The World Factbook's has part is recorded as The World Factbook Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Four[23].
  • The World Factbook's has part is recorded as The World Factbook Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five[24].
  • The World Factbook's has part is recorded as The World Factbook Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Six[25].
  • The World Factbook's has part is recorded as The World Factbook 1987[26].
  • The World Factbook's has part is recorded as The World Factbook 1988[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include series of creative works[5], annual publication[6], and scientific journal[7].

Why It Matters

The World Factbook ranks in the top 5% of series_of_creative_works entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (708 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . WorldCat. Retrieved . discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . WorldCat. Retrieved . si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . lccn.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved . ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . opac.k10plus.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ISSN Portal. Retrieved . ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ISSN Portal. Retrieved . ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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