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United States Government Publishing Office

printing and binding agency of the U.S. federal government
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United States Government Publishing Office
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United States Government Publishing Office

Summary

United States Government Publishing Office is a state publisher[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • United States Government Publishing Office's field of work was public domain[3].
  • United States Government Publishing Office received the James Madison Award[4].
  • United States Government Publishing Office was a member of Coalition for Networked Information[5].
  • United States Government Publishing Office was a member of National Digital Stewardship Alliance[6].
  • United States Government Publishing Office was a member of International Internet Preservation Consortium[7].
  • United States Government Publishing Office was a member of Digital Preservation Coalition[8].
  • United States Government Publishing Office is located in Washington, D.C.[9].
  • United States Government Publishing Office is in the country of United States[10].
  • United States Government Publishing Office's instance of is recorded as state publisher[11].
  • United States Government Publishing Office's instance of is recorded as legislative branch agency[12].
  • United States Government Publishing Office's child organization or unit is recorded as Government Publishing Office Police[13].
  • United States Government Publishing Office's Commons category is recorded as United States Government Publishing Office[14].
  • United States Government Publishing Office's industry is recorded as book industry[15].
  • United States Government Publishing Office's industry is recorded as publishing[16].
  • 1861 marks the founding of United States Government Publishing Office[17].
  • United States Government Publishing Office's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Congress[18].
  • United States Government Publishing Office's official website is recorded as https://www.gpo.gov/[19].
  • United States Government Publishing Office's topic's main category is recorded as Category:United States Government Publishing Office[20].
  • United States Government Publishing Office's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Government Publishing Office'}[21].
  • United States Government Publishing Office's Commons Creator page is recorded as United States Government Publishing Office[22].
  • United States Government Publishing Office's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'GPO'}[23].
  • United States Government Publishing Office's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Director of the United States Government Publishing Office[24].
  • United States Government Publishing Office's partnership with is recorded as Digital Public Library of America[25].
  • United States Government Publishing Office's language used is recorded as English[26].
  • United States Government Publishing Office's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikidata:WikiProject Academic Publisher[27].

Body

Founding

1861 marks the founding of United States Government Publishing Office[17].

Identity

United States Government Publishing Office's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Government Publishing Office'}[21]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'GPO'}[23].

Operations

United States Government Publishing Office's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Congress[18]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Government Publishing Office Police[13].

Industry

Industries include book industry[15] and publishing[16]. United States Government Publishing Office's field of work was public domain[3].

Recognition

United States Government Publishing Office received the James Madison Award[4].

Why It Matters

United States Government Publishing Office has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What awards did United States Government Publishing Office receive?

Honors received include James Madison Award[4].

Related Entities

End of Term Web Archive Govdirectory public domain The World Factbook United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . gpo.gov. gpo.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . netpreserve.org. Retrieved . netpreserve.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . gpo.gov. gpo.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . dp.la. Retrieved . dp.la. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Child organization or unit → Government Publishing Office Police
    Field of work → —
    Official website → https://www.gpo.gov/
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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