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CIA Publications

The World Factbook
The World Factbook is produced by CIA's Directorate of Intelligence. The Factbook is a comprehensive resource of facts and statistics on more than 250 countries and other entities. [Download]

Previous editions of the World Factbook [2000], [2001], [2002], [2003], [2004], [2005]

Factbook on Intelligence
An overview of the Agency's organization, history, and mission. [Download]

CIA Today

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Posted: 10 May 2006

CIA Maps and Publications
The Central Intelligence Agency's Maps and Publications Released to the Public is a listing of all unclassified maps and publications available to the public for purchase from GPO and/or NTIS.

Intelligence in the Civil War - [PDF Version 2.6M]

Intelligence in the War of Independence

The Office of Strategic Services: America's First Intelligence Agency

Black Dispatches: Black American Contributions to Union Intelligence
During the Civil War

Kent Center Occasional Papers

Directors & Deputy Directors of Central Intelligence

Intelligence Literature: Suggested Reading List
This brief bibliography of intelligence literature provides a wide spectrum of views on intelligence and the Central Intelligence Agency.

Center for the Study of Intelligence Publications
Books, Monographs, Studies in Intelligence, and Newsletters.