Name: CIA World Factbook Archive 1990-2025
Creator: Central Intelligence Agency
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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Historical Values

Year	Value
1990	second-largest country in world (after USSR); strategic location between USSR and US via north polar route
1991	second-largest country in world (after USSR); strategic location between USSR and US via north polar route
1992	second-largest country in world (after Russia); strategic location between Russia and US via north polar route
1993	second-largest country in world (after Russia); strategic location between Russia and US via north polar route
1994	second-largest country in world (after Russia); strategic location between Russia and US via north polar route; nearly 90% of the population is concentrated in the region near the US/Canada border
1995	second-largest country in world (after Russia); strategic location between Russia and US via north polar route; nearly 90% of the population is concentrated in the region near the US/Canada border

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