CIA World FactBook

3.3 3.3 out of 5 stars | 172 ratings

Price: 1.99

Last update: 10-21-2024


Latest updates

What's new in version 2.5.0
  • - Page loading issue fixed
  • - Minor bugs fixed
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Product Details

Release Date: 2011
Date first listed on Amazon: March 15, 2011
Developed By: The Mobile Content Distribution Company Limited
ASIN: B004RJ1B4Y
Customer reviews:
3.3 out of 5 stars172 customer ratings

Developer info

Product features

  • World facts for more than 270 countries
  • More than 10 categories of information
  • Easy search feature

Product description

CIA World Factbook for Android Smartphones

Based on the latest 2012 data for more than 270 countries and territories by the Central Intelligence Agency!

This is the best source for country information right in your hand! Recommended for frequent travelers.

The following categories of information are covered for over 270 countries:

* Flag Graphic
* Map Image
* Background
* Geography
* People
* Government
* Economy
* Communications
* Transportation
* Military
* Transnational Issues

Easy Search: start typing and you find the country you're looking for.

Easy Navigation: touch support for navigating in the content area.

Native Android application, no e-book reader required.

This is an app by S4BB Limited, distributed by The Mobile Content Distribution Company Limited.

User Data Privacy

Information not provided by the developer.
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Technical details

Size: 1.6MB
Version: 2.5.0
Developed By: The Mobile Content Distribution Company Limited ( Privacy Policy )
Application Permissions: ( Help me understand what permissions mean )
  • Access information about networks
  • Access information about Wi-Fi networks
  • Modify the current configuration, such as locale
  • Access the list of accounts in the Accounts Service
  • Get information about the currently or recently running tasks: a thumbnail representation of the tasks, what activities are running in it, etc
  • Open network sockets
  • Read only access to device state
  • Write to external storage
Minimum Operating System: Android 2.1
Approximate Download Time: Less than 30 seconds

Top reviews from the United States

L. Patterson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Asset!!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2013
This works great on my Kindle Fire HD 8.9" and is a great resource. It has maps and info about ANY country in the world that you can think of and a few I can't think of and didn't know existed!!! I read a lot of history and this is a real help when I need to see a map! I love this app!
FairCritic
4.0 out of 5 stars Good to have info at finger tips
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2013
People have legitimate criticism about this SW that the info is readily available in the web. Completely agree on that. However, if you want to compare certain stats among different countries (that I happened to do that to do a market research), this is very handy. For comparison and ranking, it is very good. When you want to dive a bit deeper about some more details about specific country, just one touch and you have all the info there.
It saved me a lot of time.
However, I do not check it every day, so it is not something that will benefit your life everyday, but it does help when you need it.
That is reasonably good value to me.
NikNak
3.0 out of 5 stars Good for fact checking but has boring MAPS
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2013
I bought this for my 10yr old daughter and her Kindle. After taking a brief interest on all the data it provided, she quickly grew tired of the layout. We were looking for something that provided a nice map view as well as interesting data. This only met half our needs. The prettiest looking page was of the country flags. I kinda wish the entire app was laid out that way.
Jurgen Mantzke
1.0 out of 5 stars Broken as of late June 2013
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2013
This is a very useful app.
I use it on a Kindle Fire HD.
I noticed that in late June 2013 it has a serious bug.
It opens with a list of nations and territories with their flags, as is expected.
Tap on any of these and you go to a blank page. The page has fields to contain the flag and article, but they are all empty.
Here's hoping this bug is fixed promptly.
G. Barry
2.0 out of 5 stars Well done, but why the push ads???
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2013
A well designed app that gives you easy access to the plethora of information that the CIA world fact book has available online for you. It's exactly what I expected from this app.

What I did not expect was the push advertising in my notifications that this app comes with. WHY???? I paid a dollar for this app. This is what I expect a free app to do to me. Not one that I paid for!
Thomas C. Clarie
5.0 out of 5 stars Former University Librarian Has Always Loved CIA Factbook
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2013
You just cannot beat this work for coverage--every country's statistics on everything plus discussions of everything including Geography and the people. Not sure where it got it's CIA title; I'm guessing 40 years ago it was issued as an aid to C.I.A. agents, their staff, wifes and kids to have an overview of a country. There's nothing secret about the information, but there is a ton of information on each country. The other source my patrons loved all the time was "Background Notes" issued by the State. Dept. I'll have to see if that's an APP. The CIA Factbook is a MUST-HAVE for every E-Pad, smartphone, and computer--you'll love it!
stephanie fine
4.0 out of 5 stars Just Like World Book Encyclopedia
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2013
The world at my fingertips. And easier than flipping thru 28 volumes of an encyclopeida.
It is current, fascinating and helpful when I am off on another jaunt to someplace in
the world I have never been. Helps me keep up with what is happening in the news
as well. Excellent, State Department like coverage of what is what and who is who
in the nations of the world today.
TONY MARTOCCHIO
3.0 out of 5 stars OKAY APP
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2013
NICE APP BUT NOT WHAT I EXPECTED. HAS A LOT OF INFORMATION AND IT IS INTERESTING NO DOUBT. BUT YOU WILL NOT LEARN ANYTHING THAT YOU COULD NOT FIND ON THE NET BY SEARCHING

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