15 October 1991 The CIA World Factbook 1991 Some tags useful for searching the factbook are as follows: _@_ the first three characters in each country heading; for example, _@_Afghanistan _@_Albania _@_Algeria _@_American Samoa _*_ the first three characters in each section heading; for example, _*_Geography _*_People _*_Government _*_Economy _#_ the first three characters in each individual entry; for example, _#_Total area _#_Comparative area _#_Land boundaries _#_Coastline _%_ the first three characters in the first line following the end of a country section or an appendix _%_ THE WORLD FACTBOOK 1991 The World Factbook is produced annually by the Central Intelligence Agency for the use of United States Government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements. Information was provided by the Bureau of the Census, Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, Defense Nuclear Agency, Department of State, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, Maritime Administration, National Science Foundation (Polar Information Program), Navy Operational Intelligence Center, Office of Territorial and International Affairs, United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Coast Guard, and others. Comments and queries are welcome and may be addressed to: Central Intelligence Agency Attn: Public Affairs Washington, DC 20505 (703) 351-2053 ************************************************************************* US Government officials should obtain copies of The World Factbook directly from their own organizations or through liaison channels from the Central Intelligence Agency. This publication is also available in microfiche, magnetic tape, or diskettes for microcomputers. This publication may be purchased by telephone (VISA or MasterCard) or mail from: Superintendent of Documents US Government Printing Office Washington, DC 20402-9325 Tel: (202) 783-3238 A subscription to this publication may be purchased from: National Technical Information Service 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, VA 22161 Tel: (703) 487-4630 or: Document Expediting (DOCEX) Project Exchange and Gift Division Library of Congress Washington, DC 20540 Tel: (202) 707-9527