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Country information has been updated as of 19 March 2009. Economic data now includes 2008
estimates where available.
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In the People category, two new fields provide information on education in terms of
opportunity and resources: "School Life Expectancy" and "Education expenditures".
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In order to provide more information on the nature and global dimensions of the current
financial crisis, The World Factbook has added five new fields to the Economy category:
"Central bank discount rate", "Commercial bank prime lending rate",
"Stock of money", "Stock of quasi money", "Stock of domestic credit".
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In the Geography category, two new fields focus on the increasingly vital resource of water:
"Total renewable water resources" and "Freshwater withdrawal".
Revision of some individual country maps, first introduced in the 2001 edition, is continued
in this edition. Several regional maps have also been updated to reflect boundary changes and
place name spelling changes.
The online Factbook is updated periodically throughout the year.
For additional and more current information please see the CIA web site:
www.cia.gov
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