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A rust-colored steel column recovered amid the rubble of the World Trade Center after the September 11th terrorist attacks has a new home at CIA Headquarters. The column is now a solemn memorial to all those who died in the attacks on that fateful day, and the memorial serves as a space for Agency employees to honor the fallen.
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January 2019
January 3, 2019 - World Factbook: Each of following six common words - also, chain, enemy, laity, mail, moan - can be unscrambled to form the name of a country. Did you get them all?
January 1, 2019 - Artifact of the Week: The Well Dressed Spy … Bodyworn Surveillance Equipment
December 2018
December 25, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Pigeon Camera
December 21, 2018 - 50 Years of "Operation Santa Claus"
December 21, 2018 - A Day in the Life of a CIA Cyber Operations Officer
December 18, 2018 - Pan Am 103 Lapel Pin
December 17, 2018 - Sending Holiday Wishes Near and Far
December 14, 2018 - CIA “Spider-Man"
December 13, 2018 - Fifth Installment Available of “The Daily Summary: Informing President Truman"
December 13, 2018 - World Factbook: There are 11 countries whose names begin with an 'A'; all but two of them also end with an 'A'. Can you name the two 'A' countries that don't end with an 'A'?
December 11, 2018 - Handwritten Letter from Stalin’s Daughter
December 6, 2018 - School Without Walls
December 6, 2018 - World Factbook: All of the Energy numbers, including those for "Electricity," "Crude oil," "Refined petroleum products," "Natural gas," and "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy," have been updated with the latest data available.
December 4, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Mine Probing Tool
December 1, 2018 - Honoring the Legacy of George H.W. Bush - the 11th Director of Central Intelligence
December 1, 2018 - George H.W. Bush - the 11th Director of Central Intelligence
December 1, 2018 - CIA Remembers Former Director, Former President George H.W. Bush
November 2018
November 29, 2018 - World Factbook: The number of countries by continent varies greatly. Africa has the most with 54; South America only has 12. To find out how many countries compose the other four inhabited continents (Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania), and which countries appear on what continent, visit the 'World' entry and go to the Geography category>countries by continent.
November 27, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Concealed Compass
November 21, 2018 - World Factbook: While a number of countries around the world celebrate harvest festivals, several observe a special Thanksgiving holiday. Thanksgiving in the United States takes place on the fourth Thursday of November and typically includes a turkey dinner, with lots of trimmings.
November 20, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Lapis Lazuli
November 14, 2018 - Fourth Installment Available of “The Daily Summary: Informing President Truman"
November 14, 2018 - World Factbook: Most maritime commercial cargo is containerized, and the distribution of container ports is a useful indicator of world maritime trade. The “Ports and terminals” entry in the Transportation section of the World entry has been updated to reflect the latest statistics on world container traffic.
November 13, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: William J. Donovan's Canteen
November 8, 2018 - World Factbook: This Sunday, 11 November 2018, marks the centenary of the end of World War I. At 0510 on 11 November 1918 on a railroad siding in the Forest of Compiègne in northern France, the German delegation signed the terms of the armistice that ended the fighting at exactly 1100 on that day.
November 7, 2018 - A Day in the Life of a CIA STEM Scholarship Student
November 6, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Argo Ads and Articles in Variety
November 1, 2018 - World Factbook: In the Government section, “Legislative branch” field, the ‘election results’ entry has been expanded for all European countries with the addition of text describing ‘composition,’ which tallies the number of men and women and the percent of women in unicameral and bicameral legislatures.
October 2018
October 31, 2018 - Spooky Stories for Halloween
October 30, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Advanced Flaps and Seals Kit
October 29, 2018 - DCIA Haspel Presented with the 2018 William J. Donovan Award
October 25, 2018 - World Factbook: Did you know that The Sudd is a vast swamp in the north central region of South Sudan in Africa? Formed by the White Nile, its size varies but can reach some 15% of the countrys total area during the rainy season, making it is one of the worlds largest wetlands.
October 23, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Letter from President Kennedy
October 22, 2018 - The Language of Espionage
October 18, 2018 - World Factbook: There are about a dozen countries in the world that have two capitals, but only one has three. Can you name this African country, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations?
October 16, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Radio Receiver Concealment
October 15, 2018 - Third Installment Available of “The Daily Summary: Informing President Truman"
October 11, 2018 - National Disability Employment Awareness Month at CIA
October 11, 2018 - World Factbook: The Black Sea, which lies between Europe and Asia, is bordered by six countries. Can you name them? Check your answer by consulting any one of a number of maps under the References tab.
October 9, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Headphones with Bullet Strikes
October 4, 2018 - World Factbook: In the Military category, the “Maritime threats” entry, which covers seagoing piracy, was recently updated for all countries where these threats exist.
October 3, 2018 - Director Gina Haspel's Speech at the University of Louisville
October 2, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Black Rhythm
October 1, 2018 - How Missile Detection Technology Helps Fight Breast Cancer
September 2018
September 27, 2018 - World Factbook: In the Communications category, a new “Broadband – fixed subscriptions” field was recently added for all countries. Additionally, the data for “Telephones – fixed lines” and “Telephones – mobile cellular” has been updated.
September 26, 2018 - Mi-17 JAWBREAKER Helicopter Arrives at CIA Headquarters
September 25, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Cast of a Few, Courage of a Nation
September 24, 2018 - Speech: Director Haspel - McConnell Center at the University of Louisville
September 20, 2018 - World Factbook: The “Constitution” entries under the Government category for all Western Hemisphere countries have been expanded with the inclusion of a summary description of the procedure for amending a country’s constitution. Expanded “Constitution” entries are now complete for all of the world’s nations.
September 18, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Truman Seal
September 14, 2018 - Second Installment Now Available of “The Daily Summary: Informing President Truman"
September 13, 2018 - World Factbook: This island country flies the only national flag in the world that consists solely of four horizontal color bands (many countries have three bands, some have five). Can you name this Indian Ocean country?
September 11, 2018 - CIA Honors Victims of 9/11 Attacks
September 11, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: 9/11 Commendation Bar
September 11, 2018 - New 9/11 Memorial at CIA Headquarters
September 9, 2018 - CIA Unveils Memorial to Agency K9s
September 6, 2018 - World Factbook: This large island in the Indian Ocean supports a unique biota; about 90% of its plants and animals are found nowhere else on earth. Can you name this island – the world’s fourth largest – which is also a country?
September 5, 2018 - A Day in the Life of a Publications Officer
September 4, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Office of Strategic Services Letter Removal Device
August 2018
August 31, 2018 - World Factbook: Forty newly commissioned area comparison maps have been added to the website, meaning that most major countries of the world now are displayed in comparison to the United States. To see the relative size of a country shown superimposed over part of the US, go to the Geography section and check under “Area – comparative” (the fifth geography entry).
August 28, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Uniform of OSS Col. William H. Pietsch, Jr.
August 23, 2018 - World Factbook: The Channel Islands, an archipelago in the British Channel off the coast of France, are composed of two Crown Dependencies. Can you name them? The answer may be found in Appendix F: Cross Reference List of Geographic names.
August 22, 2018 - Director Haspel Welcomes Additions to Leadership Team
August 22, 2018 - DCIA Message to the Workforce: New Chief Operating Officer
August 22, 2018 - DCIA Message to the Workforce: Sonya Holt Selected to Serve as CIA’s Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
August 22, 2018 - Meet Our New Deputy Director
August 21, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Pneumatic Tube Carrier
August 20, 2018 - CIA Hosts Tony Dungy & James “JB” Brown for CIA Speaker Series
August 16, 2018 - World Factbook: In the Economy category, the fields for “GDP (purchasing power parity),” “GDP (official exchange rate),” “GDP-real growth rate,” “GDP-per capita,” “Inflation rate,” “Public debt,” “Current account balance,” and “Gross national savings” were all recently updated.
August 15, 2018 - CIA Kicks-off “The Daily Summary: Informing President Truman,” A Series of Declassified Releases
August 14, 2018 - Top 10 CIA Myths
August 14, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Civil Air Transport Souvenir Bag
August 9, 2018 - World Factbook: Although Portugal is a small European country, it includes two prominent Atlantic archipelagos. Can you name them? Hint: Consulting any of The World Factbook’s World or Africa maps will quickly reveal the answer.
August 7, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: The Airmens Bond
August 3, 2018 - Project Whale Tale: U-2 Flights Off Aircraft Carriers
August 2, 2018 - World Factbook: Did you know that the earth has two massive ice sheets, one in Antarctica, the other in Greenland. The former, which covers 98% of the Antarctic continent, is the largest single mass of ice on the earth covering an area of 14 million square kilometers (5.4 million square miles). Check the References tab>Regional and World Maps to peruse various maps that show the extent of the ice sheets.
August 2, 2018 - Wakandan Technology Today: A CIA Scientist Explores the Possibilities
August 2, 2018 - CIA Hosts Inaugural STEM Camp to Bolster STEM Recruitment
August 1, 2018 - President Trump Announces Intent To Appoint Veteran Agency Officer Vaughn F. Bishop as CIA Deputy Director
July 2018
July 31, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Skyhook Extraction Mechanism Instructions
July 26, 2018 - That Time CIA Used Tiger Droppings as a Covert Tracking Device
July 26, 2018 - World Factbook: Did you know that there are four countries that make up the Horn of Africa, the eastern part of the continent that sticks out into the Indian Ocean? They are Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti (the initials spell SEED). The Horn designation is derived from its shape being reminiscent of a rhinoceros horn. Check out the Africa maps under the References tab>Regional and World Maps to see for yourself.
July 25, 2018 - GRAB: First Signals Intelligence Satellite
July 24, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Belly Buster Drill
July 19, 2018 - World Factbook: The World Factbook Archives have been expanded and now include all the editions from 2000 to 2017. The Archives may be accessed by clicking on Download Publication in the upper right corner of the home page.
July 17, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Minox B Camera
July 16, 2018 - The latest issue of Studies in Intelligence is out! This issue of features articles on: intelligence today and tomorrow, historical perspectives on OSS, analysis of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, intelligence in popular culture and media, and the always popular Intelligence Officer’s Bookshelf. Unclassified extracts from Studies in Intelligence Volume 62, Number 2 (June 2018) are also available in PDF [4.3MB*]
July 12, 2018 - World Factbook: Newly redesigned special one-page country Summaries for the World Cup finalists – Croatia and France – may be found at the end of the introductory Background statement for those two countries. The Summaries highlight key World Cup information in addition to selected facts from The World Factbook.
July 11, 2018 - CIA Makes Progress on Women in Leadership
July 10, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Distortion Measuring Set
July 5, 2018 - World Factbook: Special World Cup one-page-country Summaries are available for the eight countries that have reached the quarter finals of the 2018 World Cup soccer tournament - Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, England (United Kingdom), France, Russia, Sweden, Uruguay. The Summaries are located at the end of the introductory Background statements for each of those countries.
July 3, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: Flag that Flew Above the Glomar Explorer
June 2018
June 28, 2018 - World Factbook: Which of these countries – Belgium, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Serbia, or Switzerland – is the smallest participating in the World Cup tournament (by area)? Find the answer by going to the References tab and clicking on the Guide to Country Comparisons>Geography>Area.
June 26, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: FBIS Text Message Announcing Yugoslavian President Tito's Death
June 25, 2018 - CIA Celebrates Pride Month
June 25, 2018 - Daniel Craig Visits the Agency to Discuss the Reel vs Real of Espionage
June 21, 2018 - World Factbook: The five African nations competing at the ongoing soccer World Cup tournament in Russia – Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, and Tunisia – include two of the world’s most populous countries and three others with residents in excess of 11 million.
June 19, 2018 - Artifact of the Week: “Dead” Drop Spike
June 14, 2018 - World Factbook: The World Factbook is pleased to announce the addition of one-page country Summaries to its site. Links to 10 selected country Summaries – those of Afghanistan, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, North Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States – may be found at the end of the introductory Background statement for each of those countries.
June 12, 2018 - CIA Pays Tribute to its Fallen in Annual Memorial Ceremony
June 12, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: OSS Wax Seal Embosser
June 12, 2018 - Happy Birthday, President Bush!
June 11, 2018 - CIA Releases Material, Including Videos, About President George H.W. Bush
June 7, 2018 - World Factbook: In the People and Society category, “Urbanization” field, both of the subfields - for ‘urban population’ and ‘rate of urbanization’ - were recently updated for all countries.
June 6, 2018 - A Day in the Life of a Cyber Threat Analyst
June 5, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: “Silver Dollar” Hollow Container
June 4, 2018 - Former CIA Officers Discuss the Reel vs. Real of Espionage with Cast, Creator of The Americans.
May 2018
May 31, 2018 - World Factbook: On 18 April 2018, the king of Swaziland announced his intention to change the internationally used name of his country to more closely reflect the Swazi-language form of the name. On 25 May 2018, the US Board on Geographic Names – Foreign Names Committee voted to approve the changes and they have now been incorporated into The World Factbook.
May 30, 2018 - CIA's "Reel vs Real" Event with Special Guests from FX's "The Americans." #ReelvsRealCIA
May 29, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Studio Six Productions Logo Items
May 25, 2018 - Ian Fleming: The Man Behind the Most Famous Spy
May 22, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: E Street Complex Sign with CIA Seal
May 21, 2018 - Gina Haspel Sworn in as First Female CIA Director
May 16, 2018 - World Factbook: Many national flags exhibit either numerous stars or merely one star in their design. There are only four countries that prominently display just two stars on their flag. Can you identify them? Consult the References tab>Flags of the World to determine the answer. Hint: Three of the four countries all begin with the same letter of the alphabet.
May 15, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Message from Moscow
May 10, 2018 - World Factbook: On Friday 4 May 2018 at 11:30 pm (23:30 hours), North Korea turned its clocks forward one-half hour to Saturday 5 May 12:00 midnight to align its time zone with that in South Korea. This time difference is 9 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC; formerly Greenwich Mean Time) and 14 hours ahead of Washington, DC. Time differences for every country in The World Factbook may be found in the Government category, “Capital” entry.
May 9, 2018 - Gina Haspel SSCI Statement for the Record
May 8, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Air America ID Card
May 3, 2018 - World Factbook: Although most of the length of the Amazon River passes through Brazil, that country is not the ultimate source of that river. Can you name the country where the Amazon originates? Hint: You can determine the answer by consulting either of the South America maps under the References tab>Regional and World Maps.
May 2, 2018 - A Day in the Life of a Field Utility Systems Specialist
May 1, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: U-2 Model used by Francis Gary Powers
April 2018
April 26, 2018 - Gina Haspel Assumes Role of Acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
April 26, 2018 - World Factbook: After almost six decades of rule by the Castro brothers – first Fidel and then Raul – Cuba on April 19th installed a new president, Miguel Diaz-Canel. Check the Government section, "Executive branch" entry to see other recently inaugurated or newly elected presidents including those of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Botswana, Costa Rica, Montenegro, Paraguay, and Sierra Leone.
April 24, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: U-2 Pilot’s Partial Pressure Suit and Helmet
April 19, 2018 - World Factbook: Sunday April 22 will mark Earth Day, which was “born” in the United States in 1970 and is now observed in virtually every country on earth (192 of 195 countries by last count). Planet earth was “born” a very long time ago, see the “Geography – note” in the World entry to find out just how old the earth is. While in the World entry, check out the “Geographic overview” to learn a lot of additional fun facts about the earth.
April 17, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Sculpted Clay Ear
April 12, 2018 - New edition of Studies in Intelligence! Check out the unclassified extracts from the March 2018 issue of Studies: Volume 62, Number 1. There are over a dozen articles in this edition covering Historical Perspectives, Intelligence Today and Tomorrow, Intelligence in Public Media, and, of course, the ever-popular Intelligence Officer’s Bookshelf. All available now for your reading pleasure. PDF version available here: [PDF 12.9MB*]
April 11, 2018 - World Factbook: This week is National Library Week. One of the largest and most famous libraries in the ancient world was the Great Library of Alexandria in Egypt (founded about 295 B.C., it may have survived in some form into the 5th century A.D.). The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, an Egyptian National Library established in 2002 on the site of the original Great Library, commemorates the original archive and cultural center. Consult the map of Egypt to find the location of Alexandria. Note that it is not on the Nile River as many other major Egyptian cities are. Can you think why the ancients may have wanted to set up the library where they did?
April 10, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Manganese Nodule Encased in Lucite
April 5, 2018 - World Factbook: The ongoing National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC commemorates Japan’s friendship gift of 3,020 cherry trees to the US in 1912 – and provides an opportunity for a Japan-related query. Japan is composed of four main Home Islands and 6,848 smaller islands and islets. Can you name the Home Islands? The answer may be found in the Japan entry by checking the Japan map or the Geography – note.
April 3, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: George Kisevalter Cufflinks
April 2, 2018 - 20th Anniversary of the US Embassy Bombings in East Africa
March 2018
March 29, 2018 - A Day in the Life of a Science, Technology, and Weapons Analyst
March 29, 2018 - World Factbook: The Gulf of Tonkin in Southeast Asia borders what countries? A. Cambodia, B. China, C. Vietnam, D. Both A & C, or E. Both B & C. Find the answer by checking the References tab>Regional and World Maps>Southeast Asia map(s).
March 28, 2018 - Congressional Gold Medal Awarded to CIA’s Predecessor, OSS
March 27, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: A Psychological Analysis of Hitler by Walter Langer
March 26, 2018 - New CSI Publication - Voices from the Station: The Evacuation of the US Embassy in Saigon [PDF 987 KB*]
March 23, 2018 - Counterintelligence at CIA: A Brief History
March 23, 2018 - Get to Know our Deputy Director
March 22, 2018 - World Factbook: The Baltic Sea, an extension of the Atlantic Ocean in northern Europe, is bordered by nine countries. Can you name them? Consult the References tab>Regional and World Maps>Europe to identify them.
March 20, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Civil Air Transport (CAT) "Lucky Dragon" Pin
March 19, 2018 - Bipartisan Support for Gina Haspel’s Nomination to be CIA Director From Distinguished National Security Leaders.
March 15, 2018 - World Factbook: South America only has two landlocked countries. Can you name them? Check the References tab>Regional and World Maps>South America to come up with the answer.
March 14, 2018 - Happy Pi Day!
March 13, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Office of Strategic Services Compass
March 9, 2018 - CIA Chief Operating Officer Speaks to Annuitants at CIRA Event
March 9, 2018 - World Factbook: Africa has the most countries (54) of any continent; 16 of these countries (30%) are landlocked. Can you name them? Refer to the References tab>Regional and World Maps>Africa to see if you can find them all.
March 7, 2018 - Remembering CIA’s Heroes: Helge Boes
March 6, 2018 - The Women Who Lived at CIA
March 6, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Thuraya Satellite Phone
March 5, 2018 - World Factbook: There is an amazing diversity of “fascinating facts at your fingertips” available in The World Factbook, here are some examples. The height of a horse is measured in hands. How wide is a hand - in either centimeters or inches? Find the answer in Appendix G: Weights and Measures. Which country produces more electricity, India or Russia? Locate the answer under the References tab>Guide to Country Comparisons>Energy>Electricity Production. Where are the next Summer Olympics to be held? See Appendix B: International Organizations and Groups>International Olympic Committee.
March 1, 2018 - OSS Creates First CI Division
February 2018
February 28, 2018 - CIA Kicks-off Signature School Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago
February 28, 2018 - Making Black History, Today
February 27, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Identification Card of Allen W. Dulles
February 23, 2018 - World Factbook: The Arabian Peninsula Is composed of seven countries entirely and parts of two others; it occupies about 3.2 million square kilometers and is often cited as the world’s largest peninsula. Can you name its seven constituent parts? (Note that one of the seven countries is an offshore archipelago linked to the peninsula by a causeway.) The Middle East maps – under the References tab>Regional and World Maps – will provide the answer.
February 22, 2018 - Remembering CIA’s Heroes: Billy Jack Johnson
February 20, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Insectothopter
February 16, 2018 - World Factbook: The Southern Cross constellation (also known as Crux) is a group of four bright stars in the southern sky; it is distinctly displayed on the national flags of five Southern Hemisphere countries. In the flag of Brazil, it appears centered within a spray of stars and can be overlooked. However, on the flags of the other four countries the constellation makes up a conspicuous part of the design. Can you name the four additional countries that carry the Southern Cross? Check the Flags of the World page under the References tab to find the answers. Hint: The countries all fall within, or border on, the South Pacific Ocean.
February 14, 2018 - Romeo Spies
February 13, 2018 - Pompeo Testifies on Top Global Threats Facing the US Before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Today
February 13, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Office Computer Used by Aldrich Ames
February 9, 2018 - World Factbook: Expansion of the “Constitution” entry under the ‘Government’ category continues with the inclusion of a summary description of the procedure for amending a country’s constitution. Expanded entries are now available for countries in East Asia and the Pacific region as well as the previously completed entries for African, European, Middle Eastern, and South and Central Asian countries. In coming weeks, amending procedures will be added for Western Hemisphere countries.
February 6, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Pointy-Talky Language Chart
February 1, 2018 - World Factbook: If the temperature in the West African city of Dakar is 98 degrees Fahrenheit, what is this in degrees Celsius? See Appendix G: Weights and Measures to find out how to convert from degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius or vice versa. Then check out one of the Africa maps (under the References tab>Regional and World Maps) to find out what country Dakar is the capital of.
January 2018
January 31, 2018 - Remembering CIA’s Heroes: Frank A. Darling
January 31, 2018 - Remembering CIA’s Heroes: Dr. Lansing H. Bennett
January 30, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Bust of William J. Casey
January 26, 2018 - World Factbook: In the economy and energy categories, all of the data have been updated through 2017, or through the most recent year for which data are available.
January 23, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Former Soviet Pilot Viktor Belenko’s Military ID Document
January 19, 2018 - World Factbook: This landlocked country – one of two in South America – holds the record for the most official languages. According to its 2009 constitution, it has 37 official languages (Spanish plus 36 indigenous languages). Check the appropriate “Language” entries to determine the name of the country.
January 18, 2018 - Statement from CIA Director Pompeo on Former DCI Admiral Stansfield Turner
January 16, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Office of Strategic Services Silk Escape and Evasion Map
January 11, 2018 - World Factbook: Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake and the world’s second-largest freshwater lake, after North America’s Lake Superior. It is also one of the sources of the Nile River. The lake is divided among three countries. Can you name them? Check any of the Africa maps under the References tab to come up with the answer.
January 9, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: AN-2 Throttle
January 5, 2018 - World Factbook: No less than five African countries have at least two national capitals (usually one serves as an administrative capital while the other seats the legislature). The countries are: Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, South Africa, Swaziland, and Tanzania. Check the “Capital” entry (under Government) for each of these countries to learn the names of the dual (and in one case triple) capital cities.
January 2, 2018 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Civil Air Transport Picture