The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and ...

The announcement posted to the CIA’s website offered no reason for the decision to end the Factbook, but it follows a vow ...

After decades of serving as a reliable, authoritative public repository of basic information about countries, their economies, and their people, The World Factbook disappeared from the internet on ...

CIA Shuts Down World Factbook After More Than 60 Years ...

After going online in 1997 on CIA.gov, the Factbook quickly became a popular reference site for journalists, trivia ...

For over 60 years of existence, the CIA manual went from being reference material for intelligence officers to one for the ...

A statement on the CIA's website does not give a reason for the decision, simply stating that the publication has "sunset" while encouraging readers to "stay curious about the world and find ways to ...

The World Factbook was initially published in classified form in 1962 as “The National Basic Intelligence Factbook” intended for officials in the military and government. In 1971, an unclassified ...

The Factbook, a version of which dates to 1962, provided facts, figures, maps and more to generations of economists, professors, journalists and others.

After more than 60 years of circulation, the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) announced on Wednesday that it is shutting ...

The CIA has announced the closure of its long-standing World Factbook, a popular reference manual. Launched in 1962, the Factbook transitioned from a classified tool to a public resource available ...

Before the Internet, there was a certain value to knowing how to find out about things. Reference librarians could help you ...