The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week.

After decades of serving as a reliable, authoritative public repository of basic information about countries, their economies, and their people, The World Factbook disappeared from the internet on ...

The CIA has shut down The World Factbook, ending more than six decades of regularly updated country profiles. The post Goodbye, Factbook: CIA shuts down world reference publication after six decades ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Close the cover on the CIA World Factbook: The spy agency announced Wednesday that after more than 60 years, it is shuttering the popular reference manual. Trump’s Harvard move ...

The site appeared online in 1997.