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The World Factbook 2002

The World Factbook 2002 requires 129-133 megabytes of disk space for the .Zip files and about 220 megabytes of disk space for the publication once it's unzipped.

I. Single .Zip file for high-bandwidth users: factbook2002.zip (85,832 kilobytes)

  • Download the file and unzip it file into the folder or directory you created.
  • After unzipping this file, use a file manager to navigate to the folder or directory. To begin using The World Factbook, find and double-click the index file (there are two index files--both work equally well).

II. Two-file .Zip set for high-bandwidth users:

  • After downloading the two files listed below, unzip them both into the folder or directory you've created for the Factbook.
    • factbooka2002.zip (15,300 kilobytes) contains the complete Factbook except the PDF-format reference maps. With just these files, the Factbook is completely functional with the sole exception that the PDF map links on the Reference Maps page will not work.
    • factbookb2002.zip (70,202 kilobytes) contains only the 15 PDF-format reference maps.
  • After unzipping the files, use a file manager to navigate to the folder or directory you created. To begin using The World Factbook, find and double-click the index file (there are two index files--both work equally well).

II. Multi-file set for low-bandwidth users: After downloading the 24 files listed below, unzip each of them into to the folder or directory you've created for the Factbook. Do not unzip any of them into the subfolders or subdirectories created during the unzipping process.

Note that the first 9 .Zip files will create a fully-functional version of the Factbook with the sole exception that the links to the PDF-format maps (files 10 to 24 below) on the Reference Maps page will not work.

    1. docs.zip (328 KB)
    2. fields.zip (1,266 KB)
    3. flags.zip (2,291 KB)
    4. geos.zip (3,374 KB)
    5. graphics.zip (84KB)
    6. maps.zip (3,100 KB)
    7. covers.zip (1,804 KB)
    8. print.zip (2,076 KB)
    9. refmaps.zip (1,183 KB)


    Reference Maps (PDF)    :

    1. africa.zip (393 KB)
    2. antarctic.zip (1,437 KB)
    3. arctic.zip (1,478 KB)
    4. asia.zip (6,158 KB)
    5. central_america.zip (11,488 KB)
    6. europe.zip (394 KB)
    7. middle_east.zip (6,680 KB)
    8. north_america.zip (5,611 KB)
    9. oceania.zip (13,674 KB)
    10. physical_world.zip (5,968 KB)
    11. political_world.zip (1,844 KB)
    12. south_america.zip (3,715 KB)
    13. southeast_asia.zip (9,057 KB)
    14. time_zones.zip (822 KB)
    15. united_states.zip (1,219 KB)
  • After unzipping these files, use a file manager to navigate to that folder or directory. To begin using The World Factbook, find and double-click the index file (there are two index files--both work equally well).

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