CIA shuttering World Factbook reference tool

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Posted on AllSides February 8, 2026

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The CIA shut down its World Factbook resource Wednesday, after it spent more than six decades in existence.

The agency announced on its website that the World Factbook "has sunset" without providing further explanation.

The CIA declined to comment.

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