CIA World Facebook Is Dead – Here Is an Attempt at Recreation
A developer has created a new open-data repository to replace the defunct CIA World Factbook. The project aggregates global statistics from major international organizations like the UN and WHO.
Why it matters
It restores public access to a centralized, reliable source of global demographic and economic data following the discontinuation of a long-standing government resource.
Country data drawn from World Bank, WHO, IMF, FAO, UNODC, governance indices, etc. Some entries may be territories or non-sovereign areas.
Data sources: World Bank · WHO GHO · IMF · FAO · UNODC · TI · Freedom House · RSF · WHR · Berkeley Earth · Pew Research · Our World in Data
API: GET /api/v1/countries/{code}/{category}/{field}
All facts are public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105).
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