The World Factbook 2003 Author:Central Intelligence Agency Prepared yearly by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), The World Factbook is one of the most complete and trusted references on countries of the world. The CIA World Factbook CD-ROM is for students, libraries, schools, researchers and personal reference. Increase your global awareness and understanding of our complex world. The 2003 Ed... more »ition Contains: 267 countries, 207 categories (area, birth rate, climate, environment issues, government type, population, religions, cell phones...), full color flag and map of each country, 15 reference maps in JPG and high resolution PDF format, list of International Organizations and Groups, International Environmental Agreements, Cross-Reference List of Geographic Names.« less