# `factbook.json` - World Factbook Country Profiles in JSON What's the World Factbook? The World Factbook [1][2] published by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) offers free country profiles in the public domain (that is, no copyright(s), no rights reserved). - [1] [The World Factbook](https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/) - [2] [Wikipedia Article: The World Factbook](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Factbook) > Note: All country profiles use the "official" two-letter GEC (formerly FIPS) codes and NOT the ISO codes (you > might be used to) e.g. `au` for Austria (and not `at`), `gm` for Germany (and not `de`), and so on. ## Examples Europe/Austria - `au.json`: ```json { "Introduction": { "Background": { "text": "Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War..." } }, "Geography": { "Location": { "text": "Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia" }, "Geographic coordinates": { "text": "47 20 N, 13 20 E" }, "Map references": { "text": "Europe" }, "Area": { "total": { "text": "83,871 sq km" }, "land": { "text": "82,445 sq km" }, "water": { "text": "1,426 sq km" } }, "Area - comparative": { "text": "about the size of South Carolina...", }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "2,524 km" }, "border countries": { "text": "Czech Republic 402 km, Germany 801 km, Hungary 321 km, Italy 404 km, Liechtenstein 34 km, Slovakia 105 km, Slovenia 299 km, Switzerland 158 km" } }, "Climate": { "text": "temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers" }, "Elevation extremes": { "lowest point": { "text": "Neusiedler See 115 m" }, "highest point": { "text": "Grossglockner 3,798 m" } }, "Natural resources": { "text": "oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower" }, ... ``` ## The World Factbook Summary (267 Entries) The World Factbook includes 267 entries - 195 sovereign countries / 2 others / 58 dependencies / 6 miscellaneous / 5 oceans / 1 world: ### Sovereign Countries (195) **A** `af` Afghanistan `al` Albania `ag` Algeria `an` Andorra `ao` Angola `ac` Antigua and Barbuda `ar` Argentina `am` Armenia `as` Australia `au` Austria `aj` Azerbaijan **B** `bf` The Bahamas `ba` Bahrain `bg` Bangladesh `bb` Barbados `bo` Belarus `be` Belgium `bh` Belize `bn` Benin `bt` Bhutan `bl` Bolivia `bk` Bosnia and Herzegovina `bc` Botswana `br` Brazil `bx` Brunei `bu` Bulgaria `uv` Burkina Faso `bm` Burma `by` Burundi **C** `cb` Cambodia `cm` Cameroon `ca` Canada `cv` Cape Verde `ct` Central African Republic `cd` Chad `ci` Chile `ch` China `co` Colombia `cn` Comoros `cg` Congo DR `cf` Congo `cs` Costa Rica `iv` Cote d'Ivoire `hr` Croatia `cu` Cuba `cy` Cyprus `ez` Czech Republic **D** `da` Denmark `dj` Djibouti `do` Dominica `dr` Dominican Republic **E** `ec` Ecuador `eg` Egypt `es` El Salvador `ek` Equatorial Guinea `er` Eritrea `en` Estonia `et` Ethiopia **F** `fj` Fiji `fi` Finland `fr` France **G** `gb` Gabon `ga` The Gambia `gg` Georgia `gm` Germany `gh` Ghana `gr` Greece `gj` Grenada `gt` Guatemala `gv` Guinea `pu` Guinea-Bissau `gy` Guyana **H** `ha` Haiti `ho` Honduras `hu` Hungary **I** `ic` Iceland `in` India `id` Indonesia `ir` Iran `iz` Iraq `ei` Ireland `is` Israel `it` Italy **J** `jm` Jamaica `ja` Japan `jo` Jordan **K** `kz` Kazakhstan `ke` Kenya `kr` Kiribati `kn` North Korea `ks` South Korea `kv` Kosovo `ku` Kuwait `kg` Kyrgyzstan **L** `la` Laos `lg` Latvia `le` Lebanon `lt` Lesotho `li` Liberia `ly` Libya `ls` Liechtenstein `lh` Lithuania `lu` Luxembourg **M** `mk` Macedonia `ma` Madagascar `mi` Malawi `my` Malaysia `mv` Maldives `ml` Mali `mt` Malta `rm` Marshall Islands `mr` Mauritania `mp` Mauritius `mx` Mexico `fm` Micronesia `md` Moldova `mn` Monaco `mg` Mongolia `mj` Montenegro `mo` Morocco `mz` Mozambique **N** `wa` Namibia `nr` Nauru `np` Nepal `nl` Netherlands `nz` New Zealand `nu` Nicaragua `ng` Niger `ni` Nigeria `no` Norway **O** `mu` Oman **P** `pk` Pakistan `ps` Palau `pm` Panama `pp` Papua New Guinea `pa` Paraguay `pe` Peru `rp` Philippines `pl` Poland `po` Portugal **Q** `qa` Qatar **R** `ro` Romania `rs` Russia `rw` Rwanda **S** `sc` Saint Kitts and Nevis `st` Saint Lucia `vc` Saint Vincent and the Grenadines `ws` Samoa `sm` San Marino `tp` Sao Tome and Principe `sa` Saudi Arabia `sg` Senegal `ri` Serbia `se` Seychelles `sl` Sierra Leone `sn` Singapore `lo` Slovakia `si` Slovenia `bp` Solomon Islands `so` Somalia `sf` South Africa `od` South Sudan `sp` Spain `ce` Sri Lanka `su` Sudan `ns` Suriname `wz` Swaziland `sw` Sweden `sz` Switzerland `sy` Syria **T** `ti` Tajikistan `tz` Tanzania `th` Thailand `tt` Timor-Leste `to` Togo `tn` Tonga `td` Trinidad and Tobago `ts` Tunisia `tu` Turkey `tx` Turkmenistan `tv` Tuvalu **U** `ug` Uganda `up` Ukraine `ae` United Arab Emirates `uk` United Kingdom `us` United States `uy` Uruguay `uz` Uzbekistan **V** `nh` Vanuatu `vt` Vatican City (Holy See) `ve` Venezuela `vm` Vietnam **Y** `ym` Yemen **Z** `za` Zambia `zi` Zimbabwe ### Other (2) `tw` Taiwan `ee` European Union ### Dependencies (58) Australia (6): `at` Ashmore and Cartier Islands `kt` Christmas Island `ck` Cocos (Keeling) Islands `cr` Coral Sea Islands `hm` Heard Island and McDonald Islands `nf` Norfolk Island China (2): `hk` Hong Kong `mc` Macau Denmark (2): `fo` Faroe Islands `gl` Greenland France (8): `ip` Clipperton Island `fp` French Polynesia `fs` French Southern and Antarctic Lands `nc` New Caledonia `tb` Saint Barthelemy `rn` Saint Martin `sb` Saint Pierre and Miquelon `wf` Wallis and Futuna Netherlands (3): `aa` Aruba `uc` Curacao `nn` Sint Maarten New Zealand (3): `cw` Cook Islands `ne` Niue `tl` Tokelau Norway (3): `bv` Bouvet Island `jn` Jan Mayen `sv` Svalbard Great Britain (17): `ax` Akrotiri (Sovereign Base) `av` Anguilla `bd` Bermuda `io` British Indian Ocean Territory `vi` British Virgin Islands `cj` Cayman Islands `dx` Dhekelia (Sovereign Base) `fk` Falkland Islands `gi` Gibraltar `gk` Guernsey `je` Jersey `im` Isle of Man `mh` Montserrat `pc` Pitcairn Islands `sh` Saint Helena `sx` South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands `tk` Turks and Caicos Islands United States (14): `aq` American Samoa `gq` Guam `bq` Navassa Island `cq` Northern Mariana Islands `rq` Puerto Rico `vq` US Virgin Islands `wq` Wake Island `um` US Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges (Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Palmyra Atoll) ### Miscellaneous (6) `ay` Antarctica `gz` Gaza Strip `pf` Paracel Islands `pg` Spratly Islands `we` West Bank `wi` Western Sahara ### Oceans (5) `xq` Arctic Ocean `zh` Atlantic Ocean `xo` Indian Ocean `zn` Pacific Ocean `oo` Southern Ocean ### World (1) `xx` World ## Build Your Own Up-to-Date Country Profiles See the [`factbook`](https://github.com/factbook/factbook) command line tool and scripts for details. ## License ![](https://publicdomainworks.github.io/buttons/zero88x31.png) The datasets and scripts are dedicated to the public domain. 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