... Factbook 1987 CP/1S WF 87-001 US Government officials should obtain copies of The World Factbook directly from their own organization or through lia... ... channels from the Central Intelligence Agency. Requesters in the Department of Defense may obtain copies from: Defense Intelligence Agency RTS-2C Was... ...40-3344 Tel: (202) 373-3869 or Autovon 243-3869 Requesters in the Department of State may obtain copies from: Department of State INR/IC/CD Room 8646 ... ...l(i Chad 47 Chile 49 China (Taiwan entry on page 274) 50 Christmas Island 52 Colombia 53 Comoros 54 iii Page (.'nnvjn 55 Cook Islands 57 Costa Rica 5... ...iv- ers (1982) Defense Forces Defense is the responsibility of Australia 52 Colombia Sea 400 km Barranq San Felipe Providence. Malpelo, and San Andte... ...30,660,504 (July 1987), aver- age annual growth rate 2.07% Nationality: noun Colombian(s); adjec- tive Colombian Ethnic divisions: 58% mestizo, 20% wh... ...al sea: 12 nm Climate: tropical; moderated by trade winds Terrain: low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south Land use: 4% arable lan... ...ine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds Terrain: mostly low lying coral atolls surrounded by extensive reefs Land use: 0% arable land; 51% perman... ...est and woodland; 84% other Environment: 1,200 coral islands grouped into 19 atolls Special notes: strategic location astride and along major sea lane...

... HEROES OF UNKNOWN SEAS AND SAVAGE LANDS By J. W. BUEL, Author of "The Beautiful Story," "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russ... ..." "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russia and Siberia," etc. A RECORD OF THE FINDING OF ALL LANDS And Descriptions of the First Visits Made ... ...NDS And Descriptions of the First Visits Made by Europeans to the Wild Races of the World; FOLLOWING THE FOOTSTEPS OF ADVANCING CIVILIZATION FROM T... ...es, volcanic islands lifting mountainous heads hundreds of feet above the sea, atolls, or circular islands, the rims of volcanoes, which the coral ins... ...leading object, Cartagena, on the north coast of South America, in what is now Colombia, was finally selected. A SERIOUS ROW PRECIPITATED BY A DRUNKEN...

...Thrilling narratives of voyages, discoveries, adventures, battles, darings and sufferings of the heroic characters, bold explorers and dauntless spirits who have made ocean history and established christian supremacy over the most savage lands of...

...The Rolling Stone of History. -- Surprising revelations -- Ancient Cities that are now no more -- Effects of Cataclysms upon the human race -- The rise and fall of nations -- Cave dwellers who became masters of the world -- The first boats -- ...