The Cia Stops Publishing The World Factbook

The US Central Intelligence Agency is ending 1 of its celebrated services, The World Factbook. Over nan decades, this reference has provided readers pinch accusation astir different countries and communities astir nan world. The post from nan CIA announcing nan news didn't supply immoderate accusation astir why it will extremity offering The World Factbook. The agency was taxable to nan aforesaid buyouts and occupation cuts that decimated overmuch of nan national workforce successful 2025, truthful possibly this type of public-facing instrumentality is nary longer a priority.

This reference guideline was first published successful 1962 arsenic The National Basic Intelligence Factbook. That original tome was classified, but arsenic different authorities departments began utilizing it, an unclassified type for nan nationalist was released successful 1971. It became a integer assets connected nan CIA website successful 1997.