Data Sources
Bamwor is built on publicly available, authoritative data sources. We compile, structure, and present this data — we do not generate original statistics.
CIA World Factbook
Public domain | Updated annually
The World Factbook, produced by the Central Intelligence Agency, provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 261 world entities.
What we use it for: All country-level data on Bamwor — population, government type, capital, GDP, area, languages, religions, natural resources, military expenditure, and more.
Visit CIA World Factbook →GeoNames
Creative Commons BY 4.0 | Updated periodically
GeoNames is a geographical database covering all countries and containing over 13 million geographical names and features. It includes populated places, geographic features, administrative divisions, and alternate names in multiple languages.
What we use it for: City and settlement data — names in 4 languages, coordinates, population, elevation, timezone, administrative divisions, and geospatial queries for nearby places.
Visit GeoNames →How Bamwor uses these sources
- Data is parsed, normalized, and stored in a structured relational database.
- City data is enriched with PostGIS geospatial capabilities for proximity queries.
- All data is made available in 4 languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian).
- Rankings and comparisons are computed dynamically from the stored data.
- We do not modify, editorialize, or add subjective interpretation to the source data.
Licensing
CIA World Factbook data is in the public domain. GeoNames data is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Bamwor's compiled datasets are available under the same license.