Event Brief
CIA Ends World Factbook, Shifting Reference Landscape
Filed: Feb 05, 2026 at 9:03 PM ET
Summary: The CIA has discontinued its World Factbook, impacting global reference materials.
WHO: CIA
WHAT: terminated the World Factbook
WHEN: Feb 05, 2026 at 5:45 PM ET
WHERE: United States
WHY: to shift reference regime
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