Mastodawn

OpenFactBook: CIA World Factbook lives as a community-managed site
https://openfactbook.org/
#via:metafilter #worldfactbook #opensource #almanac #+

OpenFactBook - World Factbook Alternative | Country Data & Statistics

The community-maintained successor to the CIA World Factbook. Free comprehensive data on 260+ countries: geography, demographics, government, economy, and more.

AfterDawn Feb 7

Yksi maailman tunnetuimmista ja viitatuimmista verkkosivustoista, CIA:n World Factbook, on lakkautettu ilman sen kummempia selityksiä

Yhdysvaltain keskustiedustelupalvelun sivusto on ollut mm. Wikipedian laajalti lähteenä käyttämä palvelu.

https://dawn.fi/uutiset/2026/02/07/cia-world-factbook-lakkautettiin

#cia #worldfactbook #yhdysvallat #uutiset

CIA:n World Factbook -sivusto lakkautettiin ilman selitystä

Yhdysvaltain keskustiedustelupalvelu CIA:n The World Factbook -sivusto on lakkautettu helmikuun 2026 alussa.

AfterDawn

Techdirt Feb 6

The CIA Erased The World Factbook With No Warning… And Told Everyone To ‘Stay Curious’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/06/the-cia-erased-the-world-factbook-with-no-warning-and-told-everyone-to-stay-curious/

The CIA Erased The World Factbook With No Warning… And Told Everyone To ‘Stay Curious’

For over half a century, the CIA’s World Factbook has been one of the most quietly useful things the federal government has ever produced. A comprehensive, regularly updated, freely available…

Techdirt

Hackaday Feb 7

CIA’s World Factbook is Gone

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/06/cias-world-factbook-is-gone/

Tino Eberl Feb 7

Die #CIA hat das #WorldFactbook nach über 60 Jahren ohne Angabe von Gründen eingestellt.

Die Seite gehörte zu den ältesten Angeboten im #Internet und bot umfassende #Informationen sowie statistische #Daten zu Ländern und Regionen. Auch frühere Versionen wurden entfernt, bleiben jedoch über das Internet Archive einsehbar.

https://www.heise.de/news/The-World-Factbook-CIA-hat-ein-Urgestein-des-Internets-unerwartet-geschlossen-11166087.html

#Lexikon

„The World Factbook“: CIA hat ein Urgestein des Internets unerwartet geschlossen

Das „CIA World Factbook“ gehörte zu den ältesten Seiten im Internet und war in dessen Anfangsjahren eine beliebte Anlaufstelle. Am Mittwoch ging es offline.

heise online

13 Feb 7

CIA’s World Factbook is Gone https://hackaday.com/2026/02/06/cias-world-factbook-is-gone/
#Internethacks #News #Cia #Referencebooks #Worldfactbook

CIA’s World Factbook Is Gone

Before the Internet, there was a certain value to knowing how to find out about things. Reference librarians could help you locate specialized data like the Thomas Register, the EE and IC Masters f…

Hackaday

Data Rescue Project #DataRescue Feb 6

📣 Another call for action, #DataRescuers! 📣 This time, Christopher Steven Marcum shares the request to save #WorldFactbook, including ways you can get involved. Learn more: www.datarescueproject.org/guest-post-t...

Guest Post: The World Factbook...

Guest Post: The World Factbook is Gone

Today's post is by Christopher Steven Marcum, an Open Science Advocate and former senior personnel at the Office of Management and Budget. On February 4, 2026, the CIA made the surprising decision to shut down the World Factbook after more than sixty years of operation. This move was not just

Data Rescue Project

Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦Feb 6

“If the #WorldFactbook was indeed shut down because it didn’t meet Ratcliffe’s standard for core #CIA functions, that reflects the #Trump administration’s impoverished view of the #government’srole.” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

America Is Losing the Facts Th...

America Is Losing the Facts That Hold It Together

The Trump administration is erasing the country’s shared understanding.

The Atlantic

Journeys In Film Feb 6

We know that educators who relied on the The World Factbook as a reference for teaching geography are reeling at the news that it has been taken offline.

We've put together a collection of other free, online resources that can help fill that gap, along with our best regional geography lessons (which are also free!)

Take a look and please share this with your educator friends.

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#WorldFactBook #CIAWorldFactBook #Geography #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling #Teaching #Teachers #TeachingResources #SocialStudies #MiddleSchool