...INOIS LIBRARY AT URBANACHAMPAIGN BOOKSTACKS Central Intelligence Agency The World Factbook 1987 CP/1S WF 87-001 US Government officials should o... ... US Government officials should obtain copies of The World Factbook directly from their own organization or through liaison channels from the Central ... ...telligence Agency. Requesters in the Department of Defense may obtain copies from: Defense Intelligence Agency RTS-2C Washington, D.C. 20340-3344 Tel:... ...s and petroleum products Major trade partners: exports mostly USSR and other Eastern bloc countries; imports mostly USSR and other Eastern bloc countr... ...ibited; pre-1967 estimates of religious affiliation 70% Muslim, 20% Albanian Orthodox, 10% Roman Catholic Language: Albanian (Tosk is official dia- le... ...ntains with Alps in west and south; low local relief and gentle slopes along eastern and northern margins Land use: 17% arable land; 1% permanent crop... ...Anglican 23%, Boman Catholic 22%, smaller groups of other Protestants, Greek Orthodox, and Jews Language: English; some Creole among Haitian immigrant... ...: Between early 1975 and late 1976 Lebanon was torn by civil war between its Christians then aided by Syrian troops and its Muslims and their Palestin... ... nese Muslims and the Palestinians and Israel's growing support for Lebanese Christians brought the two sides into rough equilibrium, but no progress ...

...There have been some significant changes in this edition. A new Geography section has replaced the former Land and Water sections. Entries in the new section include area (total and land), comparative area, land boundaries, coastline, maritime claims, boundary disputes, climate, terrain, land use, environment, and sp...