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+The End!  Believe it or not - on the order of the new US administration the CIA nuked / wiped out completely the World Factbook in Feb 2026, 
+see the CIA Story ["Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell"](https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/spotlighting-the-world-factbook-as-we-bid-a-fond-farewell/).  
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 #  `factbook.json` - World Factbook Country Profiles in JSON 
 
 What's the World Factbook?