In addition, in many parts of the world illiteracy rates for women are well over 50 percent, according to the CIA World Fact Book.

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They have at least 74.2 billion barrels of crude oil in reserves alone, according to the CIA World Fact Book, more than the US, Mexico, Brazil, India and China combined.

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Forget the CIA World Fact Book--that's for lightweights.

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