CIA World Factbook is gone

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Submitted by Xtrordinary on February 6, 2026

The CIA World Factbook, a source for many country statistics has been shut down.

There's a few JetPunk featured quizzes that used the factbook as a source such as this one and this one

8 Comments

Level 82

Feb 6, 2026

That's a shame. Is the reason of this shutdown known?

Level 54

Feb 6, 2026

North Korean hackers wanted to edit their GDP real quick.

Level 75

Feb 7, 2026

Not yet.

Level 39

Feb 6, 2026

Wait what!

Level 45

Feb 6, 2026

Glad I got the CIA World Factbook in advance!

Level 68

Feb 7, 2026

Interesting. Unfortunate for any quizzes that use this source.

Level 16

Feb 7, 2026

and it continues!

Level 61

Feb 7, 2026

No, it has ended officially. Very sad.