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this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2026
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Can a mirror be hosted somewhere, since it’s in the public domain?
Probably got captured on the internet archive, someone just needs to make a good compressed repack like Wikipedia does.
Not my site, but credit where it's due: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/the-world-factbook/
Up through 2020 is at the archive, and this guy uploaded that latest version to github as well.
Edit: through 2020 is at the archive as zip downloads. 2021 through 2024 is available as their normal wayback archive for browsing.
Should be added to Kiwix
They're probably "on it", as the expression goes.