The World Factbook is the reliable and extremely popular source of information on all the nations of the world. It provides up-to-date, valuable data for more than 250 countries and territories in a concise, well-organized format wherever and whenever you want. Each country entry has its own high-resolution, full-color map and flag picture. The World Factbook also provides interesting chapters for our changing planet, oceans and parts of the world whose status has not yet been resolved (e.g., West Bank, Spratly Islands). Topics addressed include natural resources, industries, GDP, religion, ethnic groups, legal system and much more. Key data are grouped under the headings of introduction/background, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, transnational issues. The World Factbook is a must-have application for those who possess a curiosity or concern about the rapidly changing world in which we live.

Features in a nutshell:

Up to date

The World Factbook database is updated regularly, updates are free of charge for registered users

Spectacular

It contains not only all the nations of the world but interesting chapters for our changing planet, oceans and parts of the world whose status has not yet been resolved (e.g., West Bank, Spratly Islands)

Reliable content

The database of The World Factbook is gathered and maintained by the Central Intelligence Agency

Fast

Fast look-ups, snappy user interface, smoothly scrolling screens and maps

State-of-the-art compression technology

It keeps The World Factbook as small as possible so that it fits your device memory conveniently

Widely accepted

The World Factbook database is used by many government agencies, businessmen, students etc. Hundreds of thousands of users worldwide

Advanced search capabilities

Enables you to search countries/territories by name, FIPS, ISO or internet code, perform fuzzy search and more

Easy-to-use

The World Factbook incorporated a powerful, internet browser like user-interface on which you can efficiently reach what you are mostly interested in. It's so intuitive that you won’t need to wade through manuals before you start

GUI designed for UIQ devices

The user interface of The World Factbook follows the Symbian UIQ style standards