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WASHINGTON — <\/span>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.<\/p>\n

The announcement<\/a> posted to the CIA\u2019s website offered no reason for the decision to end the Factbook, but it follows a vow from Director John Ratcliffe<\/a> to end programs that don\u2019t advance the agency\u2019s core missions.<\/p>\n

First launched in 1962 as a printed, classified reference manual for intelligence officers, the Factbook offered a detailed, by-the-numbers picture of foreign nations, their economies, militaries, resources and societies. The Factbook proved so useful that other federal agencies began using it, and within a decade, an unclassified version was released to the public.<\/p>\n

After going online in 1997, the Factbook quickly became a popular reference site for journalists, trivia aficionados and the writers of college essays, racking up millions of visits per year.<\/p>\n

The White House has moved to cut staffing at the CIA<\/a> and the National Security Agency early in Trump’s second term, forcing the agency to do more with less.<\/p>\n

The CIA did not return a message seeking comment Wednesday about the decision to cease publication of the Factbook.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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