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OpenFactBook.org

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Happy Presidents Day.
Two weeks ago, the CIA shut down the World Factbook - a public
domain reference on every country, used by 6 million people
monthly since 1997.
We built a replacement:
https://openfactbook.org
261 countries · Instant search · Country comparisons
Public data should stay public.
#OpenData #CivicTech #OpenSource #PresidentsDay
#PublicDomain #DataRescue
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Happy Presidents Day.
Two weeks ago, the CIA shut down the World Factbook - a public
domain reference on every country, used by 6 million people
monthly since 1997.
We built a replacement:
https://openfactbook.org
261 countries · Instant search · Country comparisons
Public data should stay public.
#OpenData #CivicTech #OpenSource #PresidentsDay
#PublicDomain #DataRescue
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Otte Homan - remember Geordie

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@openfactbook The 16.64bn population seems a bit large though.
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@openfactbook The 16.64bn population seems a bit large though.
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OpenFactBook.org

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@otte_homan it’s double counting! Whoops! Fixing it now! Thank you
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@openfactbook The 16.64bn population seems a bit large though.
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OpenFactBook.org

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@otte_homan Fixed!
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@otte_homan Fixed!
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Otte Homan - remember Geordie

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@openfactbook excellent. Number of Countries also off by about 60?
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@openfactbook excellent. Number of Countries also off by about 60?
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Otte Homan - remember Geordie

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@openfactbook don't get me wrong, I very much appreciate your work, just adding my 2c of quality control
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Happy Presidents Day.
Two weeks ago, the CIA shut down the World Factbook - a public
domain reference on every country, used by 6 million people
monthly since 1997.
We built a replacement:
https://openfactbook.org
261 countries · Instant search · Country comparisons
Public data should stay public.
#OpenData #CivicTech #OpenSource #PresidentsDay
#PublicDomain #DataRescue
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Conor O'Neill

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@openfactbook
I'm not sure that the UK primary timezone is actually UTC-08:00.
https://openfactbook.org/countries/united-kingdom/
#UnitedKingdom
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Happy Presidents Day.
Two weeks ago, the CIA shut down the World Factbook - a public
domain reference on every country, used by 6 million people
monthly since 1997.
We built a replacement:
https://openfactbook.org
261 countries · Instant search · Country comparisons
Public data should stay public.
#OpenData #CivicTech #OpenSource #PresidentsDay
#PublicDomain #DataRescue
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oscarfalcon

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@openfactbook
Oh Thanks for this!
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Happy Presidents Day.
Two weeks ago, the CIA shut down the World Factbook - a public
domain reference on every country, used by 6 million people
monthly since 1997.
We built a replacement:
https://openfactbook.org
261 countries · Instant search · Country comparisons
Public data should stay public.
#OpenData #CivicTech #OpenSource #PresidentsDay
#PublicDomain #DataRescue
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Journeys In Film

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@openfactbook This is wonderful!
We just added OpenFactBook to our list of geography resources that we recommend to teachers.

Teach World Geography with Film - Journeys in Film

Teach World Geography with Film and classroom ready lesson plans for middle school from Journeys in Film. Fee teaching resources.

Journeys in Film (journeysinfilm.org)

#Education #Homeschooling #Geography #SocialStudies
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Happy Presidents Day.
Two weeks ago, the CIA shut down the World Factbook - a public
domain reference on every country, used by 6 million people
monthly since 1997.
We built a replacement:
https://openfactbook.org
261 countries · Instant search · Country comparisons
Public data should stay public.
#OpenData #CivicTech #OpenSource #PresidentsDay
#PublicDomain #DataRescue
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Going T. Maine

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@openfactbook this seems cool, but “we built a replacement for the world factbook in two weeks”seems like a red flag that you haven’t actually done that.
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