The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency (ebook reader 8 inch .txt) π
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estimates, and changes the relative sizes of many ofthe world's economies.
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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Republic)
Republique Francaise (local France 46 00 N 2 00 E
name for France)
Republique Gabonaise (local Gabon 1 00 S 11 45 E
name for Gabon)
Republique Rwandaise (local Rwanda 2 00 S 30 00 E
name for Rwanda)
Republique Togolaise (local Togo 8 00 N 1 10 E
name for Togo)
Revillagigedo Island United States 55 35 N 131 06 W
(Alaska)
Revillagigedo Islands Mexico 19 00 N 112 45 W
Reykjavik (capital) Iceland 64 09 N 21 57 W
Rhodes (island) Greece 36 10 N 28 00 E
Rhodesia, Northern (former Zambia 15 00 S 30 00 E
name for Zambia)
Rhodesia, Southern (former Zimbabwe 20 00 S 30 00 E
name for Zimbabwe)
Riga (capital) Latvia 56 57 N 24 06 E
Riga, Gulf of Atlantic Ocean 57 30 N 23 30 E
Rio Muni (mainland region) Equatorial Guinea 1 30 N 10 00 E
Rio de Janiero (city) Brazil 22 55 S 43 17 W
Rio de Oro (region) Western Sahara 23 45 N 15 45 W
Rio de la Plata (gulf) Atlantic Ocean 35 00 S 59 00 W
Riyadh (capital) Saudi Arabia 24 38 N 46 43 E
Road Town (capital) British Virgin 18 27 N 64 37 W
Islands
Robinson Crusoe Island (Mas Chile 33 38 S 78 52 W
a Tierra)
Rocas, Atol das (island) Brazil 3 51 S 33 49 W
Rockall (island) United Kingdom 57 35 N 13 48 W
Rodrigues (island) Mauritius 19 42 S 63 25 E
Rome (capital) Italy 41 54 N 12 29 E
Roncador Cay (island) Colombia 13 32 N 80 03 W
Roosevelt Island Antarctica 79 30 S 162 00 W
Roseau (capital) Dominica 15 18 N 61 24 W
Ross Dependency (claimed by Antarctica 80 00 S 180 00 E
New Zealand)
Ross Island Antarctica 81 30 S 175 00 W
Ross Sea Antarctica, 76 00 S 175 00 W
Southern Ocean
Rossiya (local name for Russia 60 00 N 100 00 E
Russia)
Rota (island) Northern Mariana 14 10 N 145 12 E
Islands
Rotuma (island) Fiji 12 30 S 177 05 E
Ruanda (former name for Rwanda 2 00 S 30 00 E
Rwanda)
Rub al Khali (desert) Saudi Arabia 19 30 N 49 00 E
Rumelia (region) Albania, Bulgaria, 42 00 N 22 30 E
Macedonia
Ruthenia (region; former Ukraine 48 22 N 23 32 E
name for Carpatho-Ukraine)
Ryukyu Islands Japan 26 30 N 128 00 E
Saar (region) Germany 49 25 N 7 00 E
Saaremaa (island) Estonia 58 25 N 22 30 E
Saba (island) Netherlands 17 38 N 63 10 W
Antilles
Sabah (state) Malaysia 5 20 N 117 10 E
Sable Island Canada 43 55 N 59 50 W
Safety Islands (Iles du French Guiana 5 20 N 52 37 W
Salut)
Sahara Occidental (former Western Sahara 24 30 N 13 00 W
name for Western Sahara)
Sahel (region) Burkina Faso, 15 00 N 8 00 W
Chad, The Gambia,
Guinea- Bissau,
Mali, Mauritania,
Niger, Senegal
Saigon (city; former name Vietnam 10 45 N 106 40 E
for Ho Chi Minh City)
Saint Barthelemy (island; Guadeloupe 17 55 N 62 52 W
also Saint Bart's)
Saint Brandon (Cargados Mauritius 16 25 S 59 38 E
Carajos Shoals)
Saint Christopher (island) Saint Kitts and 17 20 N 62 45 W
Nevis
Saint Christopher and Nevis Saint Kitts and 17 20 N 62 45 W
Nevis
Saint Eustatius (island) Netherlands 17 30 N 63 00 W
Antilles
Saint George's (capital) Grenada 12 03 N 61 45 W
Saint George's Channel Atlantic Ocean 52 00 N 6 00 W
Saint Helena Island Saint Helena 15 57 S 5 42 W
Saint Helens, Mount United States 46 15 N 122 12 W
(volcano)
Saint Helier (capital) Jersey 49 12 N 2 07 W
Saint John (city) Canada (New 45 16 N 66 04 W
Brunswick)
Saint John's (capital) Antigua and 17 06 N 61 51 W
Barbuda
Saint Lawrence Island United States 49 30 N 67 00 W
Saint Lawrence Seaway Atlantic Ocean 49 15 N 67 00 W
Saint Lawrence, Gulf of Atlantic Ocean 48 00 N 62 00 W
Saint Paul Island Canada 47 12 N 60 09 W
Saint Paul Island United States 57 11 N 170 16 W
Saint Paul Island (Ile Saint-French Southern 38 43 S 77 29 E
Paul) and Antarctic
Lands
Saint Peter Port (capital) Guernsey 49 27 N 2 32 W
Saint Peter and Saint Paul Brazil 0 23 N
Republique Francaise (local France 46 00 N 2 00 E
name for France)
Republique Gabonaise (local Gabon 1 00 S 11 45 E
name for Gabon)
Republique Rwandaise (local Rwanda 2 00 S 30 00 E
name for Rwanda)
Republique Togolaise (local Togo 8 00 N 1 10 E
name for Togo)
Revillagigedo Island United States 55 35 N 131 06 W
(Alaska)
Revillagigedo Islands Mexico 19 00 N 112 45 W
Reykjavik (capital) Iceland 64 09 N 21 57 W
Rhodes (island) Greece 36 10 N 28 00 E
Rhodesia, Northern (former Zambia 15 00 S 30 00 E
name for Zambia)
Rhodesia, Southern (former Zimbabwe 20 00 S 30 00 E
name for Zimbabwe)
Riga (capital) Latvia 56 57 N 24 06 E
Riga, Gulf of Atlantic Ocean 57 30 N 23 30 E
Rio Muni (mainland region) Equatorial Guinea 1 30 N 10 00 E
Rio de Janiero (city) Brazil 22 55 S 43 17 W
Rio de Oro (region) Western Sahara 23 45 N 15 45 W
Rio de la Plata (gulf) Atlantic Ocean 35 00 S 59 00 W
Riyadh (capital) Saudi Arabia 24 38 N 46 43 E
Road Town (capital) British Virgin 18 27 N 64 37 W
Islands
Robinson Crusoe Island (Mas Chile 33 38 S 78 52 W
a Tierra)
Rocas, Atol das (island) Brazil 3 51 S 33 49 W
Rockall (island) United Kingdom 57 35 N 13 48 W
Rodrigues (island) Mauritius 19 42 S 63 25 E
Rome (capital) Italy 41 54 N 12 29 E
Roncador Cay (island) Colombia 13 32 N 80 03 W
Roosevelt Island Antarctica 79 30 S 162 00 W
Roseau (capital) Dominica 15 18 N 61 24 W
Ross Dependency (claimed by Antarctica 80 00 S 180 00 E
New Zealand)
Ross Island Antarctica 81 30 S 175 00 W
Ross Sea Antarctica, 76 00 S 175 00 W
Southern Ocean
Rossiya (local name for Russia 60 00 N 100 00 E
Russia)
Rota (island) Northern Mariana 14 10 N 145 12 E
Islands
Rotuma (island) Fiji 12 30 S 177 05 E
Ruanda (former name for Rwanda 2 00 S 30 00 E
Rwanda)
Rub al Khali (desert) Saudi Arabia 19 30 N 49 00 E
Rumelia (region) Albania, Bulgaria, 42 00 N 22 30 E
Macedonia
Ruthenia (region; former Ukraine 48 22 N 23 32 E
name for Carpatho-Ukraine)
Ryukyu Islands Japan 26 30 N 128 00 E
Saar (region) Germany 49 25 N 7 00 E
Saaremaa (island) Estonia 58 25 N 22 30 E
Saba (island) Netherlands 17 38 N 63 10 W
Antilles
Sabah (state) Malaysia 5 20 N 117 10 E
Sable Island Canada 43 55 N 59 50 W
Safety Islands (Iles du French Guiana 5 20 N 52 37 W
Salut)
Sahara Occidental (former Western Sahara 24 30 N 13 00 W
name for Western Sahara)
Sahel (region) Burkina Faso, 15 00 N 8 00 W
Chad, The Gambia,
Guinea- Bissau,
Mali, Mauritania,
Niger, Senegal
Saigon (city; former name Vietnam 10 45 N 106 40 E
for Ho Chi Minh City)
Saint Barthelemy (island; Guadeloupe 17 55 N 62 52 W
also Saint Bart's)
Saint Brandon (Cargados Mauritius 16 25 S 59 38 E
Carajos Shoals)
Saint Christopher (island) Saint Kitts and 17 20 N 62 45 W
Nevis
Saint Christopher and Nevis Saint Kitts and 17 20 N 62 45 W
Nevis
Saint Eustatius (island) Netherlands 17 30 N 63 00 W
Antilles
Saint George's (capital) Grenada 12 03 N 61 45 W
Saint George's Channel Atlantic Ocean 52 00 N 6 00 W
Saint Helena Island Saint Helena 15 57 S 5 42 W
Saint Helens, Mount United States 46 15 N 122 12 W
(volcano)
Saint Helier (capital) Jersey 49 12 N 2 07 W
Saint John (city) Canada (New 45 16 N 66 04 W
Brunswick)
Saint John's (capital) Antigua and 17 06 N 61 51 W
Barbuda
Saint Lawrence Island United States 49 30 N 67 00 W
Saint Lawrence Seaway Atlantic Ocean 49 15 N 67 00 W
Saint Lawrence, Gulf of Atlantic Ocean 48 00 N 62 00 W
Saint Paul Island Canada 47 12 N 60 09 W
Saint Paul Island United States 57 11 N 170 16 W
Saint Paul Island (Ile Saint-French Southern 38 43 S 77 29 E
Paul) and Antarctic
Lands
Saint Peter Port (capital) Guernsey 49 27 N 2 32 W
Saint Peter and Saint Paul Brazil 0 23 N
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