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9th Grade
05/09/2016

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Lativa
Definition

                E- Has a small open economy with exports making up 1/3 of the GDP. The service sector makes up 73% of the GDP. With Agriculture at 3% and industry at 24%.

                S-Latvian 61.1%, Russian 26.2%, Belarusian 3.5%, Ukrainian 2.3%, Polish 2.2%, Lithuanian 1.3%, other 3.4%. Latvian is the official language. Has a small population just under 2 million (1,986,705). The country is very poor.

                P- Has a parliamentary republic type of government. Got independence in 1991 from the soviet union. The capital is Rija.

 

                N-improvements have occurred in drinking water quality, sewage treatment, household and hazardous waste management, as well as reduction of air pollution. Natural resources include peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, timber, arable land.

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Macedonia
Definition

E- Has a GDP of 28.89 billion. GDP per capita is $14,000. The country has 18.3% people working in agriculture ,industry 29.1%, services 52.6%.

                S- 30.4 % of the people are below the poverty line. They have a population just above 2 million (2,096,015). Macedonian is the official language.       

                P- Has a parliamentary republic type of government. The capital is Skopje. Got independence in 1991.

 

                N- Has a warm climate. Have current environment issues in air pollution from metallurgical plants. Natural Resources include low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land 

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Netherlands
Definition

E- Has the sixth largest economy in the E.U. Has a GDP of 831.4 Billion. Has a GDP per capita of $49,300. Most of the people work in the service sector ( 80%)

                S- Has a 7% unemployment and 9% under the poverty line. Dutch is the official language.  Has a population of 16,947,904.

                P- Has a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The capitol is Amsterdam. Gained independence in 1579.

                N- Natural resources are natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land. Has cool summers and mild winters. Has issues with air and water pollution.

 

 

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Romania
Definition

E- Has a GDP of 411.1 Billion. Has a GDP per capita of $20,600. 52% of the people work in the service sector.

                S- Has an aging population. A population of 21,666,350. 46% of the population is 25-54 yrs. Romanian is the official language.

                P- Has a semi-presidential republic type of government. The capital is Bucharest. Gained independence in 1877 from Ottoman Empire.

 

                N- Natural resources are petroleum, timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower. Has a cold winter with a stormy summer. Has environmental problems with soil erosion and degradation; water pollution; air pollution in south from industrial effluents; contamination of Danube delta wetlands

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Slovenia
Definition

E- Has a GDP od 63 .6 Billion. Is a very poor country. Has a GDP per capita of $30,900. Has a 12% unemployment rate. Also has 62% in the service sector

                S- Has a population of 1,983,412. Has  a aging population with 44% 25-54yrs.

                P- Has a parliamentary republic. The capital is Ljubljana. Gained independence in 1991.

 

                N- Natural resources are lignite, lead, zinc, building stone, hydropower, forests. Has a mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east

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Ukraine
Definition

E- Has a GDP of  334.5 billion and a GDP per capita of $8,000

                S-Ukrainian is the official language. Has a population of 44,429,471. 

                P-Has a semi-presidential republic type of government. The capital is Kyiv. Gained independence 1991.

                N- Natural resources are iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land. Has a temperate continental climate.

 

Term
Afghanistan
Definition

E- Has a recovering economy from decades of conflict. Has a GDP of 62.79 billion  and a per capita of $2,000

                S- 99% of the people are Muslims. Has a population of 32,564,342. Afghan Persian is the official language.

                P- Has a presidential Islamic republic type of government. The capital is Kabul. Gained independence in 1919 from the U.K

 

                N- The natural resources are natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones, arable land. Has arid to semiarid climate.

Term
Bahron
Definition

E- Has a GDP of 65 billion and a per capita of $51,200. In 2011 Bahrain experienced economic setbacks as a result of domestic unrest driven by the majority Shia population.

                S-Has a population of 1,346,613. Arabic is the official language. Muslim 70.3%, Christian 14.5%

                P- Has a constitutional monarchy. The capital is Manama. Gained independence in 1971 from U.K

                N- The natural resources are oil,  natural gas, fish, pearls. Has a arid mild climate.

 

 

Term
Iraq
Definition

E- Has worsening security and financial security. GDP is  531.4 billion and a per capita of $15,500

                S- 99% of the people are Muslim. Has a population of 37,056,169. Arabic and Kurdish are the official languages

                P- Has a federal parliamentary republic type of government. The capital is Baghdad. Gained independence in 1932.

                N- The natural resources are petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur. Most of the region is a desert.

 

 

Term
Morocco
Definition

E-Has low labor costs in the country. Has a GDP of 274.5 billion and a per capita of $8,300

                S-99% of the population is Muslim. Has a population of 33,322,699. Arabic and Berber languages are the official language.

                P- Has a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The Capitol is Rabat. Gained independence in 1956 from France.

 

                N- The natural resources are phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt. Has a Mediterranean climate.  

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