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Examples
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The factbook puts India's birth ratio at 893 girls to 1,000 boys.
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The factbook puts India's birth ratio at 893 girls to 1,000 boys.
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People live longer in Portugal and Bosnia (according to the CIA factbook).
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The International Monetary Fund has Luxembourg over Qatar, with both around $78,000, and the CIA factbook lists Lichstenstein at $122,100 and Qatar at $121,700, with Luxembourg at $78,000.
Patrick Takahashi: Can Qatar Lead the World Toward Sustainability? Patrick Takahashi 2010
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Interesting, what the English are doing with some of the banks is akin to nationalising them but I bet that (what is the nonentity prime minister's name?) won't go down in the CIA factbook coloured by the Chavez brush.
605 - alert and alarmed Another Outspoken Female 2008
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The CIA factbook says the Total Fertility rate in Mexico is 2.3 children per woman, while the the TFR of Mexicans in California is almost 4.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Should California Be Broken Up? 2009
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The CIA factbook says the Total Fertility rate in Mexico is 2.3 children per woman, while the the TFR of Mexicans in California is almost 4.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Should California Be Broken Up? 2009
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I checked the CIA world factbook, and in terms of total population and total GDP, France and the UK are about equal.
France, UK productivity puzzle, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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As noted in the CIA factbook, the US ranks 50th in life expectancy, the figure the CIA describes as being the most significant measure of overall quality of life in a country.
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As noted in the CIA factbook, the US ranks 50th in life expectancy, the figure the CIA describes as being the most significant measure of overall quality of life in a country...
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