Its creation in 1947 was intended to address problems of duplication, competition, and lack of coordination that had characterized previous u. This 938 page publication is a great and handy cia reference book. Their goal is to protect the us people and kill all terrorists. Germany is a key member of the continents economic, political, and defense organizations. Prior to that, germany had been a loose association of 39 german states known. Before the shutdown of the eight reactors, germany relied on nuclear power for 23% of its electricity generating capacity and 46% of its baseload electricity production. This concise publication contains maps, data on military capabilities, political leanings and other information. The german economy the fifth largest economy in the world in ppp terms and europes largest is a leading exporter of machinery, vehicles, chemicals, and.
Konige, kaiser, staatschefs german statistisches bundesamt. Geography and history today germany is the european unions most populous nation. Weve put together this long list of the most interesting germany facts that you probably never heard of before. Cia world fact book, 2004brazil wikisource, the free. The secret history of the cia, afghanistan, and bin laden from t. Feb 11, 2020 the swiss government has ordered an inquiry into a global encryption company based in zug following revelations it was owned and controlled for decades by us and german intelligence. Freetuition universities, highquality education, and cultural diversity are some of the highlights. Hoffman takes readers into the cias moscow station during the cold war, telling the astonishing story of how spies recruited agents. But germany as a unified nation is much newer than most of its european neighbors.
The cias intensified espionage activities inside germany did not go unnoticed by the german internal security service, the bfv, which kept a watching eye on. The cia world fact book 2016, is very interesting and informative. If you wish to link to this page, you can do so by referring to the url address below this line. The following is a list of controversies involving the central intelligence agency cia. Gdp purchasing power parity compares the gross domestic product gdp or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available online. The mission of cia is to support the president, the national security council nsc, and other.
All suggestions for corrections of any errors about the 2009 cia world fact book should be addressed to the cia. With the advent of the cold war, two german states were formed in 1949. Bundesrat 69 seats and the federal diet or bundestag 709 seats. Cia controlled global encryption company for decades, says. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. Western germany, with three times the per capita output of the eastern states, has an advanced market economy and is a world leader in exports. Germany is a country in central europe and a member of the european union.
Apr, 2012 the atlantic ocean is the second largest of the worlds five oceans after the pacific ocean, but larger than the indian ocean, southern ocean, and arctic ocean. As a result, cia declassified and turned over to the national archives and records administration nara additional documents from preexisting files as well as entirely new cia files, totaling more than 1,100 files in all. Jun 10, 2015 in his engrossing new book, the billion dollar spy, david e. The information regarding germany on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia. In the 60s, the cia sponsored a harvard study where undergraduate student were humiliated and subjected to brutalizing psychological experiments. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with britain, the treaty of waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to queen victoria while retaining territorial rights.
Brazil took a count in august 2000, which reported a population of 169,799,170. Throughout its history, the cia has been the subject of a number of controversies, both at home and abroad. Eastern germany s economy is changing from one anchored on manufacturing to a more serviceoriented economy. The polynesian maori reached new zealand in about a. A nations gdp at purchasing power parity ppp exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the united states.
Central intelligence agency cia, principal foreign intelligence and counterintelligence agency of the u. In the 60s, the cia sponsored a harvard study where undergraduate student were humiliated and subjected to. Cia world factbook the most comprehensive country facts available online the world factbook the factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 266 u. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about germany 2020 should be addressed to the cia or the loc. Cia united states central intelligence agency judson knight the central intelligence agency cia is an independent government organization, founded under the national security act of 1947. The official print version is available from the government printing office. Many people feel that the cia does more bad than good. As one of the principal members of the united states intelligence community ic, the. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. The kiel canal germany, oresund denmarksweden, bosporus turkey, strait of gibraltar moroccospain, and the saint lawrence seaway canadaus are important strategic access. Apr 14, 2017 the cias intensified espionage activities inside germany did not go unnoticed by the german internal security service, the bfv, which kept a watching eye on cia case officers based in germany. Modern germany is a liberal democracy that has become.
It is virtually a cia almanac containing facts, statistics and information on other countries. As europes largest economy and second most populous nation after russia, germany is a key member of the continents economic, political. Cia world factbook the most comprehensive country facts available online. Countries of the world 31 years of cia world fact books, factbook, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. In the case of germany, the cia and the rest of the u. Regrettably, rather than keep mum on the disclosures of nsa and cia spying in germany, american officials have been. The central intelligence agency cia is a part of the united states government. The cia world factbook with global information on geography, people, governments, economies, communications, transportation, the military, and international issues.
Richelson of the national security archive has been critical of its claims. Legislature bicameral parliament or parlament consists of the federal council or. The swiss government has ordered an inquiry into a global encryption company based in zug following revelations it was owned and controlled for decades by us and german intelligence. Please bookmark this page add it to your favorites. European power struggles immersed germany in two devastating world wars in the first half of the 20th century and left the country occupied by the victorious allied powers of the us, uk, france. Its easier to bury uncomfortable facts than to confront them. The cia is made up of four groups that each do different things. Records of the central intelligence agency cia national. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of germany geography 2020 information contained here. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Germany plans to replace nuclear power largely with renewable energy, which accounted for 29.
The term has come back into fashion since the end of the cold war, which had divided europe politically into east and. Dec 31, 2015 here are the top 10 dirty operations by cia some of them already mentioned here by others. As europes largest economy and second most populous nation after russia, germany is a key member of the continents economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed germany in two devastating world wars in the first half of the 20th century and left the country occupied by the victorious allied powers of the. The student who had the worse reaction to the experiment was ted kaczynski who later became the. In the summer of 2011, the cia station chief in berlin asked one of the most powerful intelligence officials in germany to go on a private walk with him. The agency is a leader among the 14 agencies and organizations in the united states intelligence community. Udo ulfkotte, a german journalist, reveals how he and his colleagues are corrupted and entrapped like modernday mockingbirds on the tentacles of paymaster cia. The central intelligence agency act of 1949 cia act p. The atlantic ocean is the second largest of the worlds five oceans after the pacific ocean, but larger than the indian ocean, southern ocean, and arctic ocean. Here are the top 10 dirty operations by cia some of them already mentioned here by others. The book became a bestseller in germanythen ulfkotte died in mysterious circumstances. Indeed, prior to 1942 the country lacked any civilian.
The modernization and integration of the eastern german. I have used the cia world fact book for many years in its various versions and updates and would in principle give it a very high regard as a source of concise information on the various countries of the world all in one place. Nov 04, 2014 this 938 page publication is a great and handy cia reference book. Europe germany the world factbook central intelligence. Germany, however, is more interesting than you probably think.
In his engrossing new book, the billion dollar spy, david e. Until the cia act, the cia had been acting without the authorities typically given to other federal government agencies. Apr 09, 2014 here are 25 interesting facts about cia. Germanys affluent and technologically powerful economy the fifth largest national economy in the world has become one of the slowest growing economies in the entire euro zone, and a quick turnaround is not in the offing in the foreseeable future. The information regarding germany on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency, the library of congress country studies, and other sources. In the 60s, the cia sponsored a harvard study where undergraduate student were humiliated and subjected to brutalizing. Operation pbsuccess pbsuccess was the code name for a ciabacked coup led against the democratically elected government of jacobo arbenz, the presiden. The world factbook also known as the cia world factbook is an annual publication of the central intelligence agency of the united states with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world.
Nov 24, 2015 the cia world fact book 2016, is very interesting and informative. European power struggles immersed germany in two devastating world wars in the first half of the 20th century and left the country occupied by the victorious allied powers of the us, uk, france, and the soviet union in 1945. Operation pbsuccess pbsuccess was the code name for a cia backed coup led against the democratically elected government of jacobo arbenz, the presiden. Countries of the world 31 years of cia world fact books. Cia world fact book, 2004atlantic ocean wikisource, the. Although germany existed as a loose polity of germanicspeaking peoples for millennia, a united german nation in roughly its present form dates only to 1871. The history of the cia by tim weiner accuses the cia of covert actions and human rights abuses. The united states was the last of the major powers to establish a civilian intelligence agency responsible for the collection of secret information for policy makers. G cia world factbook the best country factbook available. Record group 263 18941993 bulk 194774 overview of records locations table of contents 263.
Cia world fact book first published on september 10, 2007. In addition, northern, southern and southeastern europe mean different regions, but in some way they may overlap central europe as well as each other. Eastern germanys economy is changing from one anchored on manufacturing to a more serviceoriented economy. Central europe is the region around the alps and carpathian mountains lying between the areas of eastern and western europe. So this september 11, the ceremonies marking the 2001 attacks on new york and washington, d.
As europes largest economy and most populous nation, germany remains a key member of the continents economic, political, and defense organizations. Cia headquarters, langley, virginia aerial view of central intelligence agency cia headquarters, langley, virginia. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of germany 2020 information contained here. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available. Germany the world factbook central intelligence agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of germany military 2020 information contained here. Aug 15, 2016 record group 263 18941993 bulk 194774 overview of records locations table of contents 263. Excia spy readies to publish book about undercover. Central intelligence agency adopted a more liberal interpretation of the 1998 nazi war crimes disclosure act. As a result, cia declassified and turned over to the national archives and records administration nara additional documents from preexisting files as well as.
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