How reliable of a source is CIA Factbook?
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Personally, I like it.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Personally, I like it.
How reliable of a source is CIA Factbook?
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Reliable in what sense? Reliable in the "this is sufficiently reliable enough to show someone on an internet forum?" Reliable as in "This is sufficiently reliable enough to cite in a class paper?" Or reliable as in "This is sufficiently reliable enough enough to cite in a research paper for a journal?"
Formaldehyde
Both Fair And Balanced
The vast majority of it is 100% reliable. After all, most of it consists of easily corroborable facts not opinions.
Sarcasm, right?
Somewhere between "somwhat reliable" and "very reliable"
Ansar
Détente avec l'été
I like it except for the bit about the Eastern European and "Central" (hmmph!) Europe defintion
It's a very reliable publication.
Use your own subjective definitions of words.
bathsheba666
Fast 'n Bulbous
Does it still contain entries about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction?
Gooblah
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I think the only really unreliable (and even then, for only a few countries) part of the factbook are the national histories. I advise my MUN club to use it to get a general idea on their countries' statistics, because a lot of countries have very few or inaccessible sources of such information.
Winner
Diverse in Unity
Good source, but sometimes pretty outdated.
I didn't know that it ever had such a thing. I just skimmed Government and Military for Iraq and there were no such thing.
If you're joking, nevermind.
I don't think the CIA would release information on the Nevermind, if it indeed exists as some conspiracy theorists allege. Perhaps you were looking for a wiki like this:
http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Gravemind
Anyway, it seems to be a reasonable compilation of data and social, economic, etc... statistics that is well maintained and updated, so reliable for many purposes.
http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Gravemind
Anyway, it seems to be a reasonable compilation of data and social, economic, etc... statistics that is well maintained and updated, so reliable for many purposes.
Zack
99% hot gas
Like the whole "Poland is Central European" thing.
The vast majority of it is 100% reliable. After all, most of it consists of easily corroborable facts not opinions.
Sarcasm, right?
Ya, I was pointing out the fact that it is a CIA Factbook. Thus, I believe it to be reliable.
Zack
99% hot gas
So you actually think that the Central Intelligence Agency runs the website? 
So you actually think that the Central Intelligence Agency runs the website?
About that part, I don't know. However, I was just saying that it is a CIA factbook and a government website.
Zack
99% hot gas
I'm just messin with ya, Wikipedia says that the Central Intelligence Agency does in fact run the site.
And we all know how reliable Wikipedia is!
And we all know how reliable Wikipedia is!
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