Template:CIA World Factbook link

"CIA World Factbook link". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.

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This template is for linking to pages of The World Factbook, a publication of the United States Central Intelligence Agency.

Usage

• {{CIA World Factbook link|COUNTRY_CODE|COUNTRY NAME}} → "COUNTRY NAME". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
• {{CIA World Factbook link|COUNTRY_CODE|COUNTRY NAME|access-date=22 November 2024}} → "COUNTRY NAME". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

Notes on codes

The CIA builds the Factbook around the Federal Information Processing Standard 10-4 two letter codes; a list of these codes can be found at List of FIPS country codes. However, there are a few codes used in the Factbook not at the above link. They are:

• xx - World
• xq - Arctic Ocean
• zh - Atlantic Ocean
• xo - Indian Ocean
• kv - Kosovo
• zn - Pacific Ocean
• oo - Southern Ocean
• um - United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
• ee - European Union

Example

• {{CIA World Factbook link|ao|Angola}} → "Angola". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.

See also

• {{CIA World Factbook}}
• Wikipedia:Status of the porting of the CIA World Factbook