World Fact Book

When you need to quickly find specific information about a country—from demographic to geographic to a cross section of the culture—just visit Military Periscope’s World Factbook. Originally developed by the Central Intelligence Agency, the encyclopedia-like Factbook is your one-stop source for global information.

With Military Periscope’s World Factbook you get:

• Detailed map of country
• Historical overview
• Geography (i.e., area, climate, natural resources, land use and natural hazards)
• People (i.e., population, birth rate, life expectancy, ethnic groups, languages and literacy)
• Government (i.e., type, national holiday, legal system, executive, legislative and judicial branches, diplomats)
• Economy (i.e., GDP, inflation rate, labor force, industries, exchange rates)
• Communications (i.e., number of telephones, radios, TVs, Internet users)
• Transportation (i.e., railways, highways, waterways, airports)
• Military (i.e., branches, manpower, expenditures)
• Transnational issues (i.e., illicit drugs)

Click here to view a sample from the World Factbook

Travel Advisories

If you’re going abroad you’ll want to check out our State Department Travel Reports to discover any travel advisories before you leave home. This all-inclusive site is also an excellent resource to learn about the country’s entry requirements, safety and security, crime, medical facilities, health information, traffic safety, customs regulations, embassy and other important information.

Click here to view a sample Travel Advisory

Pentagon Blue Tops/News Releases

Military Periscope gives you instant access to Pentagon Blue Tops, offering detailed descriptions of contracts worth more than $1 million awarded by the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), plus sole source procurement announcements by DHS.

With Blue Tops you can search listings by agency, region, keyword, FSC code—or any other criteria that meets your business needs. And you can get Blue Tops automatically delivered to your desktop free every business day.

Military Periscope also gives you a direct link to the DoD’s official Web site. Check it out to for the latest DoD transcripts, press advisories and news releases. Or visit the site to see news photos, briefing slides and other great defense resources.

DoD Research and Development Descriptive Summary

Military Periscope gives you instant access to the DoD’s Research and Development Descriptive Summaries search page. Access in-depth budgetary reports for programs initiated by 17 DoD services/agencies, including Air Force, Army, Navy, DARPA, MDA, OSD/WHS and others. Get the story behind significant program changes and how they affect the bottom line.