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World Factbook on Windows Pc

Developed By: World Info

License: Free

Rating: 4,3/5 - 190 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.5.47
Size 15.5 MB
Release Date December 12, 23
Category Books & Reference Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (3)]

What's New:
Updated to latest data (as available on October 2020 from CIA "World Factbook" site). [see more]

Description from Developer:
Encyclopedia of countries, showing facts about 260+ countries, based on recent 2020 data from the popular CIA WORLD FACTBOOK.

(The World Factbook is prepared by the Central Intel... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download World Factbook and install on Windows PC. World Factbook is free Books & Reference app, developed by World Info. Latest version of World Factbook is 1.5.47, was released on 2023-12-12 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of World Factbook is 4,3. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 190 users, 20 users had rated it 5*, 138 users had rated it 1*.

How to install World Factbook on Windows?

Instruction on how to install World Factbook on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install World Factbook on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install World Factbook using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "World Factbook" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install World Factbook on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "World Factbook" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Other versions available: 1.5.47.

Download World Factbook 1.5.47 on Windows PC – 15.5 MB

Encyclopedia of countries, showing facts about 260+ countries, based on recent 2020 data from the popular CIA WORLD FACTBOOK.

(The World Factbook is prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency and is one of the US Government's most accessed publications. The Factbook presents the basic realities about the world in which we live. These facts are shared with the people of all nations in the belief that knowledge of the truth underpins the functioning of free societies. It provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, terrorism and transnational issues for 267 world entities. )

Includes 50 states of America with their QuickFacts (US Census Bureau) statistics

- Easy navigation and powerful search for quick access to the facts of a country.
- Listing/ranking of countries based on Country size, Life expectation, Population size, etc.
- 276 entities (countries, oceans, European Union, World)
- Up-to-date (October 2020) information for each country about Geography, People & Society, Government, Economy, Energy, Communications, Transportation, Military and Security, Transnational issues and of course an Introduction

- overview recent earthquakes
- Interactive, zoomable map.
- countries can be compared to the rest of the world
- addictive games/quizes to increase your country knowledge
- games on capital city, flag and national anthem
- country map
- map to show location of country
- listen to national anthem
- set of beautiful photos including informative description.
- actual time of each capital included
- easy access to explanations of the used definitions

Thoughts, suggestions, noticed something weird? Drop me a line
Updated to latest data (as available on October 2020 from CIA "World Factbook" site).
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.