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by ghaff 1301 days ago
>but if you're just quoting blunt facts, a primary source is preferable, no?

At least in theory, no it's not, per Wikipedia policy. Now, in practice, if you reference some government dataset for a non-controversial fact like the area of a state, only the most procedural whackjob admin is going to flag it. But, in general, you're not supposed to use primary sources.