Welcome to the WorldFactbook.io blog
Structured country intelligence, weekly data refreshes, and a free API — what we are building after the CIA World Factbook archive.
- announcements
- api
The CIA World Factbook shaped how millions of people read country-level intelligence. When public updates stopped, we wanted a place that keeps the same structured profile idea — geography, economy, society, government, military — with live indicators and an open JSON API.
What you will find here
- Country profiles aligned with familiar Factbook-style sections.
- Rankings and compare tools for GDP, population, HDI, and more.
- Weekly refreshes from public sources (World Bank, IMF, UN, Freedom House, and others).
We publish short notes on data changes, methodology, and product updates on this blog.
Try the API
curl -s "https://worldfactbook.io/api/v1/countries/" | head -c 400
No key required. Responses are JSON with CORS enabled for browser use.
We do not replicate classified material. Everything here is built from public-domain or openly licensed datasets and the community Factbook JSON project.
Thanks for reading — more posts soon.