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- Country information has been updated as of 1 August 2003.
- Rank Order pages and downloadable, tab-delimited rank-order files have been added for selected fields. (click on the bar-graph icons)
- A Guide to Country Profiles has been added.
- A Frequently Asked Questions page has been added

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In general, information available as of
1 January 2003 was used in the preparation of
The World Factbook.

The Factbook has been an annual publication, but selected data and maps will be updated periodically during the coming year.

For additional and more current information on
leadership in selected foreign countries, see Chiefs of State.