Simplify the following text for a Grade 13 native English-speaking person.
Original: The Factbook provides a two - to three-page summary of the demographics , geography , communications , government , economy , and military of 272 countries , dependencies , and other areas in the world .
Simplified: It provides a two - to three-page summary of the demographics , geography , communications , government , economy , and military of 267 entities including U.S.-recognized countries , dependencies , and other areas in the world .