CIA
abbreviation/ˌsiː aɪ ˈeɪ/
/ˌsiː aɪ ˈeɪ/
- the Central Intelligence Agency(a department of the US government that collects information about other countries, often secretly)CultureThe CIA was established in 1947 and is based in Langley, Virginia. It publishes the CIA World Factbook every year, which gives information about all the countries in the world. In the 1960s it changed its methods of operating, after being criticized in the US for trying to influence or remove foreign governments.
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