What replaced the CIA World Factbook? Exploring a new global country and city dataset (API available)

For decades the CIA World Factbook was one of the most widely used public references for country-level information. Researchers, journalists, students and developers relied on it as a quick way to explore structured information about countries around the world. Earlier this year the Factbook disappeared, leaving a noticeable gap for people who relied on it as a global reference dataset. Since then, a few archival efforts and static snapshots have appeared online, but there has been little in the way of an actively maintained global dataset that developers can explore or integrate into their projects. Recently I came across a project called Bamwor that aims to rebuild that type of global reference using modern data sources. The platform aggregates data from multiple public datasets including sources such as the World Bank, UN datasets and other public references. Some interesting things about the project: • Profiles for 200+ countries • Millions of data points across countries and citie