The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency (ebook reader 8 inch .txt) π
Concise descriptions of the major religions mentioned in the Factbookhave been added to the Notes and Definitions. France 's redesignationof some of its overseas possessions caused the five former Indian Oceanisland possessions making up Iles Eparses to be incorporated into theFrench Southern and Antarctic Lands, while two new Caribbean entities,St. Barthelemy and St. Martin, were created.
Revision of some individual country maps, first introduced in the 2001edition, is continued in this edition. The revised maps includeelevation extremes and a partial geographic grid. Several regional mapshave also been updated to reflect boundary changes and place namespelling changes.
Abbreviations: This information is included in Appendix A:Abbreviations, which includes all abbreviations and acronyms used inthe Factbook, with their expansions.
Acronyms: An acronym is an abbreviation coined from the initial letterof each
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Afghanistan
opium, wheat, fruits, nuts; wool, mutton, sheepskins,
lambskins
Albania
wheat, corn, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, sugar beets,
grapes; meat, dairy products
Algeria
wheat, barley, oats, grapes, olives, citrus, fruits; sheep,
cattle
American Samoa
bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit,
yams, copra, pineapples, papayas; dairy products, livestock
Andorra
small quantities of rye, wheat, barley, oats, vegetables;
sheep
Angola
bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, manioc
(tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantains; livestock; forest
products; fish
Anguilla
small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising
Antigua and Barbuda
cotton, fruits, vegetables, bananas, coconuts,
cucumbers, mangoes, sugarcane; livestock
Argentina
sunflower seeds, lemons, soybeans, grapes, corn, tobacco,
peanuts, tea, wheat; livestock
Armenia
fruit (especially grapes), vegetables; livestock
Aruba
aloes; livestock; fish
Australia
wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits, cattle, sheep, poultry
Austria
grains, potatoes, sugar beets, wine, fruit; dairy products,
cattle, pigs, poultry; lumber
Azerbaijan
cotton, grain, rice, grapes, fruit, vegetables, tea,
tobacco; cattle, pigs, sheep, goats
Bahamas, The
citrus, vegetables; poultry
Bahrain
fruit, vegetables; poultry, dairy products; shrimp, fish
Bangladesh
rice, jute, tea, wheat, sugarcane, potatoes, tobacco,
pulses, oilseeds, spices, fruit; beef, milk, poultry
Barbados
sugarcane, vegetables, cotton
Belarus
grain, potatoes, vegetables, sugar beets, flax; beef, milk
Belgium
sugar beets, fresh vegetables, fruits, grain, tobacco; beef,
veal, pork, milk
Belize
bananas, cacao, citrus, sugar; fish, cultured shrimp; lumber;
garments
Benin
cotton, corn, cassava (tapioca), yams, beans, palm oil,
peanuts, cashews; livestock
Bermuda
bananas, vegetables, citrus, flowers; dairy products, honey
Bhutan
rice, corn, root crops, citrus, foodgrains; dairy products,
eggs
Bolivia
soybeans, coffee, coca, cotton, corn, sugarcane, rice,
potatoes; timber
Bosnia and Herzegovina
wheat, corn, fruits, vegetables; livestock
Botswana
livestock, sorghum, maize, millet, beans, sunflowers,
groundnuts
Brazil
coffee, soybeans, wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa,
citrus; beef
British Virgin Islands
fruits, vegetables; livestock, poultry; fish
Brunei
rice, vegetables, fruits; chickens, water buffalo, cattle,
goats, eggs
Bulgaria
vegetables, fruits, tobacco, wine, wheat, barley,
sunflowers, sugar beets; livestock
Burkina Faso
cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet,
corn, rice; livestock
Burma
rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane; hardwood;
fish and fish products
Burundi
coffee, cotton, tea, corn, sorghum, sweet potatoes, bananas,
manioc (tapioca); beef, milk, hides
Cambodia
rice, rubber, corn, vegetables, cashews, tapioca
Cameroon
coffee, cocoa, cotton, rubber, bananas, oilseed, grains,
root starches; livestock; timber
Canada
wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy
products; forest products; fish
Cape Verde
bananas, corn, beans, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, coffee,
peanuts; fish
Cayman Islands
vegetables, fruit; livestock; turtle farming
Central African Republic
timber, cotton, coffee, tobacco, manioc
(tapioca), yams, millet, corn, bananas; timber
Chad
cotton, sorghum, millet, peanuts, rice, potatoes, manioc
(tapioca); cattle, sheep, goats, camels
Chile
grapes, apples, pears, onions, wheat, corn, oats, peaches,
garlic, asparagus, beans; beef, poultry, wool; fish; timber
China
rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, peanuts, tea, millet, barley,
apples, cotton, oilseed; pork; fish
Christmas Island
NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts
Colombia
coffee, cut flowers, bananas, rice, tobacco, corn,
sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseed, vegetables; forest products; shrimp
Comoros
vanilla, cloves, ylang-ylang, perfume essences, copra,
coconuts, bananas, cassava (tapioca)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber, tea, quinine, cassava (tapioca), palm oil, bananas, root crops, corn, fruits; wood products
Congo, Republic of the
cassava (tapioca), sugar, rice, corn,
peanuts, vegetables, coffee, cocoa; forest products
Cook Islands
copra, citrus, pineapples, tomatoes, beans, pawpaws,
bananas, yams, taro, coffee; pigs, poultry
Costa Rica
bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants,
sugar, corn, rice, beans, potatoes; beef; timber
Cote d'Ivoire
coffee, cocoa beans, bananas, palm kernels, corn,
rice, manioc (tapioca), sweet potatoes, sugar, cotton, rubber; timber
Croatia
wheat, corn, sugar beets, sunflower seed, barley, alfalfa,
clover, olives, citrus, grapes, soybeans, potatoes; livestock, dairy
products
Cuba
sugar, tobacco, citrus, coffee, rice, potatoes, beans; livestock
Cyprus
citrus, vegetables, barley, grapes, olives, vegetables;
poultry, pork, lamb; dairy, cheese
Czech Republic
wheat, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs,
poultry
Denmark
barley, wheat, potatoes, sugar beets; pork, dairy products;
fish
Djibouti
fruits, vegetables; goats, sheep, camels, animal hides
Dominica
bananas, citrus, mangoes, root crops, coconuts, cocoa;
forest and fishery potential not exploited
Dominican Republic
sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, tobacco, rice,
beans, potatoes, corn, bananas; cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef,
eggs
Ecuador
bananas, coffee, cocoa, rice, potatoes, manioc (tapioca),
plantains, sugarcane; cattle, sheep, pigs, beef, pork, dairy
products; balsa wood; fish, shrimp
Egypt
cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables; cattle,
water buffalo, sheep, goats
El Salvador
coffee, sugar, corn, rice, beans, oilseed, cotton,
sorghum; beef, dairy products; shrimp
Equatorial Guinea
coffee, cocoa, rice, yams, cassava (tapioca),
bananas, palm oil nuts; livestock; timber
Eritrea
sorghum, lentils, vegetables, corn, cotton, tobacco, sisal;
livestock, goats; fish
Estonia
potatoes, vegetables; livestock and dairy products; fish
Ethiopia
cereals, pulses, coffee, oilseed, cotton, sugarcane,
potatoes, qat, cut flowers; hides, cattle, sheep, goats; fish
European Union
wheat, barley, oilseeds, sugar beets, wine, grapes;
dairy products, cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry; fish
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
fodder and vegetable crops; sheep,
dairy products; fish, squid
Faroe Islands
milk, potatoes, vegetables; sheep; salmon, other fish
Fiji
sugarcane, coconuts, cassava (tapioca), rice, sweet potatoes,
bananas; cattle, pigs, horses, goats; fish
Finland
barley, wheat, sugar beets, potatoes; dairy cattle; fish
France
wheat, cereals, sugar beets, potatoes, wine grapes; beef,
dairy products; fish
French Polynesia
fish; coconuts, vanilla, vegetables, fruits,
coffee; poultry, beef, dairy products
Gabon
cocoa, coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber; cattle; okoume (a
tropical softwood); fish
Gambia, The
rice, millet, sorghum, peanuts, corn, sesame, cassava
(tapioca), palm kernels; cattle, sheep, goats
Gaza Strip
olives, citrus, vegetables; beef, dairy products
Georgia
citrus, grapes, tea, hazelnuts, vegetables; livestock
Germany
potatoes, wheat, barley, sugar beets, fruit, cabbages;
cattle, pigs, poultry
Ghana
cocoa, rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, corn, shea nuts,
bananas; timber
Gibraltar
none
Greece
wheat, corn, barley, sugar beets, olives, tomatoes, wine,
tobacco, potatoes; beef, dairy products
Greenland
forage crops, garden and greenhouse vegetables; sheep,
reindeer; fish
Grenada
bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops,
sugarcane, corn, vegetables
Guam
fruits, copra, vegetables; eggs, pork, poultry, beef
Guatemala
sugarcane, corn, bananas, coffee, beans, cardamom; cattle,
sheep, pigs, chickens
Guernsey
tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant,
fruit; Guernsey cattle
Guinea
rice, coffee, pineapples, palm kernels, cassava (tapioca),
bananas, sweet potatoes; cattle, sheep, goats; timber
Guinea-Bissau
rice, corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), cashew nuts,
peanuts, palm kernels, cotton; timber; fish
Guyana
sugarcane, rice, shrimp, fish, vegetable oils; beef, pork,
poultry, dairy products
Haiti
coffee, mangoes, sugarcane, rice, corn, sorghum; wood
Honduras
bananas, coffee, citrus; beef; timber; shrimp, tilapia,
lobster; corn, African palm
Hong Kong
fresh vegetables; poultry, pork; fish
Hungary
wheat, corn, sunflower seed, potatoes, sugar beets; pigs,
cattle, poultry, dairy products
Iceland
potatoes, green vegetables; mutton, dairy products; fish
India
rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, potatoes;
cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats, poultry; fish
Indonesia
rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee,
palm oil, copra; poultry, beef, pork, eggs
Iran
wheat, rice, other grains, sugar beets, sugar cane, fruits,
nuts, cotton; dairy products, wool; caviar
Iraq
wheat, barley, rice, vegetables, dates, cotton; cattle, sheep,
poultry
Ireland
turnips, barley, potatoes, sugar beets, wheat; beef, dairy
products
Isle of Man
cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry
Israel
citrus, vegetables, cotton; beef, poultry, dairy products
Italy
fruits, vegetables, grapes, potatoes, sugar beets, soybeans,
grain, olives; beef, dairy products; fish
Jamaica
sugarcane, bananas, coffee, citrus, yams, ackees,
vegetables; poultry, goats, milk; crustaceans, mollusks
Japan
rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit; pork, poultry, dairy
products, eggs; fish
Jersey
potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products
Jordan
citrus, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives; sheep, poultry, stone
fruits, strawberries, dairy
Kazakhstan
grain (mostly spring wheat), cotton; livestock
Kenya
tea, coffee, corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruit, vegetables; dairy
products, beef, pork, poultry, eggs
Kiribati
copra, taro, breadfruit, sweet potatoes, vegetables; fish
Korea, North
rice, corn, potatoes, soybeans, pulses; cattle, pigs,
pork, eggs
Korea, South
rice, root crops, barley, vegetables, fruit; cattle,
pigs, chickens, milk, eggs; fish
Kosovo
NA
Kuwait
practically no crops; fish
Kyrgyzstan
tobacco, cotton, potatoes, vegetables, grapes, fruits and
berries; sheep, goats, cattle, wool
Laos
sweet potatoes, vegetables, corn, coffee, sugarcane, tobacco,
cotton, tea, peanuts, rice; water buffalo, pigs, cattle, poultry
Latvia
grain, sugar beets, potatoes, vegetables; beef, pork, milk,
eggs; fish
Lebanon
citrus, grapes, tomatoes, apples, vegetables, potatoes,
olives, tobacco; sheep, goats
Lesotho
corn, wheat, pulses, sorghum, barley; livestock
Liberia
rubber, coffee, cocoa, rice, cassava (tapioca), palm oil,
sugarcane, bananas; sheep, goats; timber
Libya
wheat, barley, olives, dates, citrus, vegetables, peanuts,
soybeans; cattle
Liechtenstein
wheat, barley, corn, potatoes; livestock, dairy
products
Lithuania
grain, potatoes, sugar beets, flax, vegetables; beef,
milk, eggs; fish
Luxembourg
wine, grapes, barley, oats, potatoes, wheat, fruits;
dairy products, livestock products
Macau
only 2% of land area is cultivated, mainly by vegetable
growers; fishing, mostly for crustaceans, is important; some of the
catch is exported to Hong Kong
Macedonia
grapes, wine, tobacco, vegetables, fruits; milk, eggs
Madagascar
coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava
(tapioca), beans, bananas, peanuts; livestock products
Malawi
tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, tea, corn, potatoes, cassava
(tapioca), sorghum, pulses, groundnuts, Macadamia nuts; cattle, goats
Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia - rubber, palm oil, cocoa, rice; Sabah
- subsistence crops, rubber, timber, coconuts, rice; Sarawak -
rubber, pepper, timber
Maldives
coconuts, corn, sweet potatoes; fish
Mali
cotton, millet, rice, corn, vegetables, peanuts; cattle, sheep,
goats
Malta
potatoes, cauliflower, grapes, wheat, barley, tomatoes,
citrus, cut flowers, green peppers; pork, milk, poultry, eggs
Marshall Islands
coconuts, tomatoes, melons, taro, breadfruit,
fruits; pigs, chickens
Mauritania
dates, millet, sorghum, rice, corn; cattle, sheep
Mauritius
sugarcane, tea, corn, potatoes, bananas, pulses; cattle,
goats; fish
Mayotte
vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra, fish,
livestock
Mexico
corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, beans, cotton, coffee, fruit,
tomatoes; beef, poultry, dairy products; wood products
Micronesia, Federated States of black pepper, tropical fruits and vegetables, coconuts, bananas, cassava (tapioca), sakau (kava), betel nuts, sweet potatoes; pigs, chickens; fish
Moldova
vegetables, fruits, wine, grain, sugar beets, sunflower
seed, tobacco; beef, milk
Monaco
none
Mongolia
wheat, barley, vegetables, forage crops; sheep, goats,
cattle, camels, horses
Montenegro
grains, tobacco, potatoes, citrus fruits, olives, grapes;
sheepherding; commercial fishing negligible
Montserrat
cabbages, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, peppers;
livestock products
Morocco
barley, wheat, citrus, wine, vegetables, olives; livestock
Mozambique
cotton, cashew nuts, sugarcane, tea, cassava (tapioca),
corn, coconuts, sisal, citrus and tropical fruits, potatoes,
sunflowers; beef, poultry
Namibia
millet, sorghum, peanuts, grapes; livestock; fish
Nauru
coconuts
Nepal
rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, jute, root crops; milk, water
buffalo meat
Netherlands
grains, potatoes, sugar beets, fruits, vegetables;
livestock
Netherlands Antilles
aloes, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical
fruit
New Caledonia
vegetables; beef, deer, other livestock products; fish
New Zealand
dairy products, lamb and mutton; wheat, barley,
potatoes, pulses, fruits, vegetables; wool, beef; fish
Nicaragua
coffee, bananas, sugarcane, cotton, rice, corn, tobacco,
sesame, soya, beans; beef, veal, pork, poultry, dairy products;
shrimp, lobsters
Niger
cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava (tapioca),
rice; cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkeys, horses, poultry
Nigeria
cocoa, peanuts, palm oil, corn, rice, sorghum, millet,
cassava (tapioca), yams, rubber; cattle, sheep, goats, pigs; timber;
fish
Niue
coconuts, passion fruit, honey, limes, taro, yams, cassava
(tapioca), sweet potatoes; pigs, poultry, beef cattle
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals,
vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry
Northern Mariana Islands
coconuts, fruits, vegetables; cattle
Norway
barley, wheat, potatoes; pork, beef, veal, milk; fish
Oman
dates, limes, bananas, alfalfa, vegetables; camels, cattle; fish
Pakistan
cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk,
beef, mutton, eggs
Palau
coconuts, copra, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes; fish
Panama
bananas, rice, corn, coffee, sugarcane, vegetables;
livestock; shrimp
Papua New Guinea
coffee, cocoa, copra, palm kernels, tea, sugar,
rubber, sweet potatoes, fruit, vegetables, vanilla; shell fish,
poultry, pork
Paraguay
cotton, sugarcane, soybeans, corn, wheat, tobacco, cassava
(tapioca), fruits, vegetables; beef, pork, eggs, milk; timber
Peru
asparagus, coffee, cotton, sugarcane, rice, potatoes, corn,
plantains, grapes, oranges, coca; poultry, beef, dairy products;
fish, guinea pigs
Philippines
sugarcane, coconuts, rice, corn, bananas, cassavas,
pineapples, mangoes; pork, eggs, beef; fish
Pitcairn Islands
honey; wide variety of fruits and vegetables;
goats, chickens, fish
Poland
potatoes, fruits, vegetables, wheat; poultry, eggs, pork,
dairy
Portugal
grain, potatoes, tomatoes, olives, grapes; sheep, cattle,
goats, swine, poultry, dairy products; fish
Puerto Rico
sugarcane, coffee, pineapples, plantains, bananas;
livestock products, chickens
Qatar
fruits, vegetables; poultry, dairy products, beef; fish
Romania
wheat, corn, barley, sugar beets, sunflower seed, potatoes,
grapes; eggs, sheep
Russia
grain, sugar beets, sunflower seed, vegetables, fruits; beef,
milk
Rwanda
coffee, tea, pyrethrum (insecticide made from
chrysanthemums), bananas, beans, sorghum, potatoes; livestock
Saint Helena
coffee, corn, potatoes, vegetables; timber; fish,
lobster (on Tristan da Cunha); livestock
Saint Kitts and Nevis
sugarcane, rice, yams, vegetables, bananas;
fish
Saint Lucia
bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
vegetables; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs;
fish
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
bananas, coconuts, sweet potatoes,
spices; small numbers of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats; fish
Samoa
coconuts, bananas, taro, yams, coffee, cocoa
San Marino
wheat, grapes, corn, olives; cattle, pigs, horses, beef,
cheese, hides
Sao Tome and Principe
cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels, copra,
cinnamon, pepper, coffee, bananas, papayas, beans; poultry; fish
Saudi Arabia
wheat, barley, tomatoes, melons, dates, citrus; mutton,
chickens, eggs, milk
Senegal
peanuts, millet, corn, sorghum, rice, cotton, tomatoes,
green vegetables; cattle, poultry, pigs; fish
Serbia
wheat, maize, sugar beets, sunflower, raspberries, beef,
pork, milk
Seychelles
coconuts, cinnamon, vanilla, sweet potatoes, cassava
(tapioca), bananas; poultry; tuna
Sierra Leone
rice, coffee, cocoa, palm kernels, palm oil, peanuts;
poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish
Singapore
rubber, copra, fruit, orchids, vegetables; poultry, eggs;
fish, ornamental fish
Slovakia
grains, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, cattle,
poultry; forest products
Slovenia
potatoes, hops, wheat, sugar beets, corn, grapes; cattle,
sheep, poultry
Solomon Islands
cocoa beans, coconuts, palm kernels, rice, potatoes,
vegetables, fruit; timber; cattle, pigs; fish
Somalia
bananas, sorghum, corn, coconuts, rice, sugarcane, mangoes,
sesame seeds, beans; cattle, sheep, goats; fish
South Africa
corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; beef,
poultry, mutton, wool, dairy products
Spain
grain, vegetables, olives, wine grapes, sugar beets, citrus;
beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish
Sri Lanka
rice, sugarcane, grains, pulses, oilseed, spices, tea,
rubber, coconuts; milk, eggs, hides, beef; fish
Sudan
cotton, groundnuts (peanuts), sorghum, millet, wheat, gum
arabic, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), mangos, papaya, bananas, sweet
potatoes, sesame; sheep, livestock
Suriname
paddy rice, bananas, palm kernels, coconuts, plantains,
peanuts; beef, chickens; shrimp; forest products
Swaziland
sugarcane, cotton, corn, tobacco, rice, citrus,
pineapples, sorghum, peanuts; cattle, goats, sheep
Sweden
barley, wheat, sugar beets; meat, milk
Switzerland
grains, fruits, vegetables; meat,
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