Invaluable
Awesome app. I work in international business and use this app all the time for market studies. Besides being useful for business, I've found myself playing with it at home and losing hours upon hours learning a tiny portion of what this app has to offer. Best free app I've ever seen by light years.
One suggestion, there should be a section or some information on active conflicts, terrorist groups, etc. For instance the section on Syria doesn't mention ISIS, the civil war or Russian involvement. The war is the most important issue in Syria today so it should be mentioned.
One suggestion, there should be a section or some information on active conflicts, terrorist groups, etc. For instance the section on Syria doesn't mention ISIS, the civil war or Russian involvement. The war is the most important issue in Syria today so it should be mentioned.
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Unable to open app
After updating the latest version, I can no longer open the app - it closes itself almost immediately. This is a great pity, as the app is informative and well presented.
Marvelous app
Perfect mobile adaptation of CIA world factbook. Heck of a deal for the price. Information is powerful. Thank you. Look forward to updates.
CIA World Fact Book
Excellent. Concise, easy to use and easy to find information. Over 200 countries listed alphabetically.
Improvements needed!
There is a major problem with your app that needs to be corrected in the "RANKS" section. In order to make the information understandable, you should mention the unit of measure of the item being ranked.
For example in the section "ELECTRICITY-Consumption" the figure for the Number 1 ranked country China shows: 4,831,000,000,000. What unit of measure is this? The column section heading should have shown that this is kWh.
To give another example, the ranking of " GROSS NATIONAL SAVING" , the number 1 country is Brunei and shows the figure "56.1" There is no mention of the unit. You should have had a column heading showing the figure as "% of GDP"
Another area for improvement I suggest you should make the unit of measure more practical for comparison purposes; some have numerous zeroes which are confusing. and could be refined to provide a more readable figure. In the example above it is hard to understand such a long figure as 4,831,000,000,000. It should have said instead '4.831 trillion kWh"
Another example is,"NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION". You are showing number 1 country is USA 687,600,000,000. You do not describe the unit of measurement which is "cu m".
For ease of understanding it would be more useful to mention 687.6 billion cu m rather than just give a figure with so many zeros.
To make your app useful you need to incorporate these basic improvements.
For example in the section "ELECTRICITY-Consumption" the figure for the Number 1 ranked country China shows: 4,831,000,000,000. What unit of measure is this? The column section heading should have shown that this is kWh.
To give another example, the ranking of " GROSS NATIONAL SAVING" , the number 1 country is Brunei and shows the figure "56.1" There is no mention of the unit. You should have had a column heading showing the figure as "% of GDP"
Another area for improvement I suggest you should make the unit of measure more practical for comparison purposes; some have numerous zeroes which are confusing. and could be refined to provide a more readable figure. In the example above it is hard to understand such a long figure as 4,831,000,000,000. It should have said instead '4.831 trillion kWh"
Another example is,"NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION". You are showing number 1 country is USA 687,600,000,000. You do not describe the unit of measurement which is "cu m".
For ease of understanding it would be more useful to mention 687.6 billion cu m rather than just give a figure with so many zeros.
To make your app useful you need to incorporate these basic improvements.
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Easy to use, comprehensive data source
I've been using this resource in one incarnation or another (the resource, that is... I remain the same old incarnation) for almost two decades, and it rarely disappoints. The data are solid and comprehensive, and I really appreciate how the structure remains consistent whether you're researching Bolivia or Burkina Faso.
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Crazy Cool
Full of incredible knowledge and recent too. Great to learn and really fun to read! Great job
The Best
This app cost me about $12 - because I tried many before finding this one. It is -simply- the best CIAWFB access app - in the AppStore. It should cost $5 - that is how much better is is. Don't wast your time with the others.
One note- it is the full "Book" so it takes up half a gig - I like that - but not everyone will.
One note- it is the full "Book" so it takes up half a gig - I like that - but not everyone will.
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Great app! Is often updated.
Good interface and data is often updated.
The Greatest
This is the only app review I have ever, and will ever write, but this BY FAR my favorite app. I consult it constantly when geopolitics are discussed in the news and have doubtlessly spent hours browsing through the lists and descriptions of various countries. This is a must purchase app for all geography nerds like myself.
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