The Demographic Crises and Youth Explosion in the Middle East
From the Center for Strategic and International Studies, this series of reports examines the population problems and "youth explosion" that threaten the stability and prosperity of every region in the Middle East.
The West Point Atlas of American Battles.
The Department of History at the United States Military Academy began developing a series of campaign atlases to aid in Teaching cadets a course entitled, "History of the Military Art." Since then, the Department has produced six atlases and nearly one thousand maps, encompassing not only America�s wars but global conflicts as well.
Historical Map Web Sites.
The Perry-Casta�eda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin.
Mapquest
Mapquest provides a searchable index of Street Maps, Airports, World Altas, and Road Atlas.
Rand McNally
Rand McNally provides a searchable index of Street Maps, Airports, World Altas, and Road Atlas.
Expedia.com
Microsoft's Expedia Travel Directions and Maps.
How far is it
This service uses data from the US Census and a supplementary list of cities around the world to find the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between them (as the crow flies).
TerraServer
TerraServer.com is another online source for overhead imagery. It has one of the largest online atlas of high-resolution satellite imagery and aerial photography.
The Central Intelligence Agency Factbook.
The current CIA factbook
US State Department Country Background Notes
Background Notes provide information on geographic entities and international organizations and are updated periodically.
Periscope's USNI Military Database
PERISCOPE is a single comprehensive source for intelligence data and defense news. The integrated database contains over 5,000 individual entries on weapon systems and orders of battle. This database is availabe to registered CALL users and the Fort Leavenworth domain.
Energy Information Administration
From the Department of Energy, Country Analysis Briefs and Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government.
Center for Disease Control
From the CDC, Health Information for Travelers to regions around the world.
Foreign Clearance Guide
This document provides necessary information for aircraft international mission planning and execution, personnel travel to foreign countries, as well as general information on foreign locations. This database is available to military (.mil) addressees only.
Transportation Engineering Agency
TEA World Sea Port Studides: OCONUS, Central America, South West Asia, European, Azores, Portugal, South Korea, Pacific Rim, and Crisis Action; and TEA transportability publications and standards.
TEA Publications
Links to MTMCTEA Port, Installation & Network Studies.
Military Sealift Command
MSC's ships provide a variety of ocean transportation services to the Department of Defense and other U.S. government agencies. The ships support four separate and distinct programs: Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force; Special Mission Ships; Prepositioning Ships; and Sealift. Ship information can also be
accessed by name, hull number, ship type and area command through an online database.
