# The World Factbook (1990)

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The
World
Factbook 1990
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Contents :
| | | Page |
| | Notes, Definitions, and Abbreviations | vii |
| A | Afghanistan | 1 |
| | Albania | 2 |
| | Algeria | 4 |
| | American Samoa | 6 |
| | Andorra | 7 |
| | Angola | 8 |
| | Anguilla | 10 |
| | Antarctica | 11 |
| | Antigua and Barbuda | 12 |
| | Arctic Ocean | 13 |
| | Argentina | 14 |
| | Aruba | 16 |
| | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | 17 |
| | Atlantic Ocean | 17 |
| | Australia | 18 |
| | Austria | 20 |
| B | Bahamas, The | 21 |
| | Bahrain | 23 |
| | Baker Island | 24 |
| | Bangladesh | 25 |
| | Barbados | 26 |
| | Bassas da India | 28 |
| | Belgium | 28 |
| | Belize | 30 |
| | Benin | 31 |
| | Bermuda | 32 |
| | Bhutan | 34 |
| | Bolivia | 35 |
| | Botswana | 37 |
| | Bouvet Island | 38 |
| | Brazil | 38 |
| | British Indian Ocean Territory | 40 |
| | British Virgin Islands | 41 |
| | Brunei | 42 |
| | Bulgaria | 43 |
| | Burkina | 45 |
| | Burma | 47 |
| | Burundi | 48 |
| C | Cambodia | 50 |
| | Cameroon | 51 |
| | Canada | 53 |
| | Cape Verde | 55 |
| | Cayman Islands | 56 |
| | Central African Republic | 57 |
| | Chad | 59 |
| | Chile | 61 |
| | China (also see separate Taiwan entry) | 62 |
| | Christmas Island | 64 |
| | Clipperton Island | 65 |
| | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 66 |
| | Colombia | 67 |
| | Comoros | 69 |
| | Congo | 70 |
| | Cook Islands | 72 |
| | Coral Sea Islands | 73 |
| | Costa Rica | 74 |
| | Cuba | 75 |
| | Cyprus | 77 |
| | Czechoslovakia | 79 |
| D | Denmark | 81 |
| | Djibouti | 82 |
| | Dominica | 84 |
| | Dominican Republic | 85 |
| E | Ecuador | 87 |
| | Egypt | 88 |
| | El Salvador | 90 |
| | Equatorial Guinea | 92 |
| | Ethiopia | 94 |
| | Europa Island | 95 |
| F | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 96 |
| | Faroe Islands | 97 |
| | Fiji | 99 |
| | Finland | 100 |
| | France | 102 |
| | French Guiana | 104 |
| | French Polynesia | 105 |
| | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 107 |
| G | Gabon | 107 |
| | Gambia, The | 109 |
| | Gaza Strip | 110 |
| | German Democratic Republic (East Germany) | 111 |
| | Germany, Federal Republic of (West Germany) | 113 |
| | Ghana | 115 |
| | Gibraltar | 116 |
| | Glorioso Islands | 117 |
| | Greece | 118 |
| | Greenland | 120 |
| | Grenada | 121 |
| | Guadeloupe | 122 |
| | Guam | 124 |
| | Guatemala | 125 |
| | Guernsey | 127 |
| | Guinea | 128 |
| | Guinea-Bissau | 129 |
| | Guyana | 131 |
| H | Haiti | 132 |
| | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 134 |
| | Honduras | 135 |
| | Hong Kong | 136 |
| | Howland Island | 138 |
| | Hungary | 139 |
| I | Iceland | 140 |
| | India | 142 |
| | Indian Ocean | 144 |
| | Indonesia | 145 |
| | Iran | 147 |
| | Iraq | 149 |
| | Iraq-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone | 150 |
| | Ireland | 151 |
| | Israel (also see separate Gaza Strip and West Bank entries) | 153 |
| | Italy | 155 |
| | Ivory Coast | 157 |
| J | Jamaica | 158 |
| | Jan Mayen | 160 |
| | Japan | 160 |
| | Jarvis Island | 162 |
| | Jersey | 163 |
| | Johnston Atoll | 164 |
| | Jordan (also see separate West Bank entry) | 165 |
| | Juan de Nova Island | 166 |
| K | Kenya | 167 |
| | Kingman Reef | 169 |
| | Kiribati | 169 |
| | Korea, North | 171 |
| | Korea, South | 172 |
| | Kuwait | 174 |
| L | Laos | 175 |
| | Lebanon | 177 |
| | Lesotho | 179 |
| | Liberia | 181 |
| | Libya | 182 |
| | Liechtenstein | 184 |
| | Luxembourg | 185 |
| M | Macau | 187 |
| | Madagascar | 188 ​ |
| | Malawi | 190 |
| | Malaysia | 191 |
| | Maldives | 193 |
| | Mali | 194 |
| | Malta | 196 |
| | Man, Isle of | 197 |
| | Marshall Islands | 198 |
| | Martinique | 199 |
| | Mauritania | 201 |
| | Mauritius | 202 |
| | Mayotte | 204 |
| | Mexico | 205 |
| | Micronesia, Federated States of | 207 |
| | Midway Islands | 208 |
| | Monaco | 209 |
| | Mongolia | 210 |
| | Montserrat | 211 |
| | Morocco | 212 |
| | Mozambique | 214 |
| N | Namibia | 215 |
| | Nauru | 217 |
| | Navassa Island | 218 |
| | Nepal | 219 |
| | Netherlands | 220 |
| | Netherlands Antilles | 222 |
| | New Caledonia | 224 |
| | New Zealand | 225 |
| | Nicaragua | 227 |
| | Niger | 229 |
| | Nigeria | 230 |
| | Niue | 232 |
| | Norfolk Island | 233 |
| | Northern Mariana Islands | 234 |
| | Norway | 236 |
| O | Oman | 237 |
| P | Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the (Palau) | 239 |
| | Pacific Ocean | 240 |
| | Pakistan | 241 |
| | Palmyra Atoll | 243 |
| | Panama | 244 |
| | Papua New Guinea | 245 |
| | Paracel Islands | 247 |
| | Paraguay | 247 |
| | Peru | 249 |
| | Philippines | 250 |
| | Pitcairn Islands | 252 |
| | Poland | 253 |
| | Portugal | 255 |
| | Puerto Rico | 257 |
| Q | Qatar | 258 |
| R | Reunion | 260 |
| | Romania | 261 |
| | Rwanda | 263 |
| S | St. Helena | 264 |
| | St. Kitts and Nevis | 265 |
| | St. Lucia | 267 |
| | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 268 |
| | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 269 |
| | San Marino | 271 |
| | Sao Tome and Principe | 272 |
| | Saudi Arabia | 273 |
| | Senegal | 275 |
| | Seychelles | 277 |
| | Sierra Leone | 278 |
| | Singapore | 279 |
| | Solomon Islands | 281 |
| | Somalia | 282 |
| | South Africa | 284 |
| | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 286 |
| | Soviet Union | 286 |
| | Spain | 289 |
| | Spratly Islands | 291 |
| | Sri Lanka | 291 |
| | Sudan | 293 |
| | Suriname | 295 |
| | Svalbard | 296 |
| | Swaziland | 297 |
| | Sweden | 299 |
| | Switzerland | 300 |
| | Syria | 302 |
| T | Taiwan entry follows Zimbabwe |
| | Tanzania | 304 |
| | Thailand | 305 |
| | Togo | 307 |
| | Tokelau | 309 |
| | Tonga | 310 |
| | Trinidad and Tobago | 311 |
| | Tromelin Island | 313 |
| | Tunisia | 313 |
| | Turkey | 315 |
| | Turks and Caicos Islands | 317 |
| | Tuvalu | 318 |
| U | Uganda | 319 |
| | United Arab Emirates | 320 |
| | United Kingdom | 321 |
| | United States | 324 |
| | Uruguay | 326 |
| V | Vanuatu | 327 |
| | Vatican City | 329 |
| | Venezuela | 330 |
| | Vietnam | 331 |
| | Virgin Islands | 333 |
| W | Wake Island | 334 |
| | Wallis and Futuna | 335 |
| | West Bank | 336 |
| | Western Sahara | 337 |
| | Western Samoa | 338 |
| | World | 340 |
| Y | Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] | 341 |
| | Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen] | 342 |
| | Yugoslavia | 344 |
| Z | Zaire | 346 |
| | Zambia | 347 |
| | Zimbabwe | 349 |
| | Taiwan | 350 ​ |
| Appendixes | A: The United Nations System | 352 |
| | B: International Organizations | 353 |
| | C: Country Membership in International Organizations | 356 |
| | D: Weights and Measures | 364 |
| | E: Cross-Reference List of Geographic Names | 367 |
| Maps | I. The World (Guide to Regional Maps) |
| | II. North America |
| | III. Central America and the Caribbean |
| | IV. South America |
| | V. Europe |
| | VI. Middle East |
| | VII. Africa |
| | VIII. Soviet Union, East and South Asia |
| | IX. Southeast Asia |
| | X. Oceania |
| | XI. Arctic Region |
| | XII. Antarctic Region |
| | XIII. Standard Time Zones of the World |
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