The CIA stops publishing The World Factbook

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The CIA stops publishing The World Factbook

<p>The US Central Intelligence Agency is ending one of its popular services, The World Factbook. Over the decades, this reference has provided readers with information about different countries and communities around the world. The <a target="_blank" class="link" href="https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/spotlighting-the-world-factbook-as-we-bid-a-fond-farewell/" data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1">post[/url] from the CIA announcing the news didn't provide any information about why it will stop offering The World Factbook. The agency was subject to the same <a target="_blank" class="link rapid-with-clickid" href="https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=2f007401-3eaa-4237-b69b-54ccbe125502&amp;siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=f201e526-d149-44ce-b629-22e2f55b2bf7&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=The+Wall+Street+Journal&amp;linkText=buyouts&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53c2ouY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzL25hdGlvbmFsLXNlY3VyaXR5L3RoZS1jaWEtaXMtYWJvdXQtdG8tZ2V0LWEtdHJ1bXAtbWFrZW92ZXItMTZmYzBjYmYiLCJjb250ZW50VXVpZCI6ImYyMDFlNTI2LWQxNDktNDRjZS1iNjI5LTIyZTJmNTViMmJmNyIsIm9yaWdpbmFsVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud3NqLmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy9uYXRpb25hbC1zZWN1cml0eS90aGUtY2lhLWlzLWFib3V0LXRvLWdldC1hLXRydW1wLW1ha2VvdmVyLTE2ZmMwY2JmIn0&amp;signature=AQAAAdvIfAvd9TiBNv6-gx7CiN2t9e5yCeZNXt6FhxV6d_yB&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Fpolitics%2Fnational-security%2Fthe-cia-is-about-to-get-a-trump-makeover-16fc0cbf" data-i13n="elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:The Wall Street Journal;elmt:;cpos:2;pos:1" data-original-link="https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/the-cia-is-about-to-get-a-trump-makeover-16fc0cbf">buyouts[/url] and job cuts that <a target="_blank" class="link" href="https://www.engadget.com/general/protecting-the-us-from-hackers-apparently-isnt-in-trumps-budget-195915036.html" data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1">decimated[/url] much of the federal workforce in 2025, so maybe this type of public-facing tool is no longer a priority.&nbsp;</p><p>This reference guide was first published in 1962 as The National Basic Intelligence Factbook. That original tome was classified, but as other government departments began using it, an unclassified version for the public was released in 1971. It became a digital resource on the CIA website in 1997. </p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/the-cia-stops-publishing-the-world-factbook-184419024.html?src=rss

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