CIA World Factbook plus Library of Congress Country Studies - Updated Official Guide to the World, with Authoritative Country Profiles and Data (Two CD-ROM Set)

This essential electronic book on two CD-ROMs, packed with over 141,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software, provides complete reproductions of CIA World Factbooks, starting with 2000 and including the latest 2007 version, plus a huge collection of Library of Congress Country Studies, comprising one of the best available collections of official information on the nations of our world. The CIA World Factbook is considered an invaluable "world encyclopedia" reference book. The disc also includes the special CIA publication listing Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments, and the CIA Factbook on Intelligence. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS COUNTRY STUDIES: This outstanding set of comprehensive reports about over 100 important countries covers geography, society, economy, transportation and communications, government and politics, and national security. The impressive Country Profiles are accompanied by extensive Glossary and Bibliography features. Supplemental material accompanying the Country Profiles includes photographs, tables, charts, graphs, and maps. The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions. Representative subheadings for Geography include Physical Environment, Topography, Climate, and Environmental Issues; subheadings for Society sections include Historical Setting, Historical periods, Society and its Environment, Geography, Population, Language, Structure of Society, Ethnic Groups, Religion and Culture, Rural Life, Migration, Urban Life, Architecture, Arts, Education, and Social Dynamics; and subheadings for Economy sections include Growth and Structure, Role of Government, Agriculture, Industry, Infrastructure, and Foreign Economic Relations. Representative subheadings for Government and Politics sections include Constitutional Background, Government Institutions, Political Dynamics, Interest Groups, Partie