Template:Cite CIA World Factbook/doc

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This template is for linking to pages of The World Factbook, a publication of the United States Central Intelligence Agency.

The template wraps {{cite web}}: All parameters for {{cite web}} are accepted. The three exceptions are |country=, |year=, and |section=:

  • {{Cite CIA World Factbook|country=COUNTRY NAME}}Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • {{Cite CIA World Factbook|country=COUNTRY NAME|year=2000}}Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Archived 2000 edition.)
  • {{Cite CIA World Factbook|country=COUNTRY NAME|section=section|year=2000}}Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Archived 2000 edition.)

The template links to the CIA archive for the entire World Factbook for the year given by |year=. This is a large file that may not be suitable for mobile devices. Editors can add |archive-date=, |archive-url=, and |url-status= to provide an archive for an individual country.

Examples

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  • {{Cite CIA World Factbook|country=Angola}}Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • {{Cite CIA World Factbook|country=Angola|section=Economy}}Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  • {{Cite CIA World Factbook|country=Angola|section=Economy|year=2013}}Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Archived 2013 edition.)
  • {{Cite CIA World Factbook|country=Angola|section=Economy|access-date=2013-06-30}}Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Archived 2013 edition.)

See also

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