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How to cite cia the world factbook in mla pen and the pad. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia. Operation mockingbird is an alleged largescale program of the united states central intelligence agency cia that began in the early 1950s and attempted to manipulate news media for propaganda purposes. Cia report from 2005 predicts 2020 covid19 pandemic. Nine newly added travel facts from luxembourg, new caledonia, norfolk island, saint barthelemy, san marino, seychelles, slovakia, suriname, and vanuatu bring the final total to 222 193 countries and 29 dependencies.
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