does each woman have, on average? Literacy Rate What definition: age 15 and – over can read and write % of people over the total population: 99% age of 15 can read and male: 99% write? female: 99% (2003 est.) Government Government Type Constitution-based federal republic; strong is it? democratic tradition of State President of the US POTUS Who is the nation’s highest/top leader? Title Military Spending as a 4.06% of GDP (2005 est.) Percentage of GDP. country comparison to Find in Military the world: section Economy Economy Overview Long-term problems – include inadequate What are the most investment in economic serious economic infrastructure, rapidly problems facing each rising medical and of these four nations? pension costs of an aging population, sizable trade Summarize from and budget deficits, and Economic Overview stagnation of family income in the lower economic groups. GDP Per Capita $46,400 (2009 est.) – country comparison to What is the value of the world: goods and services produced per person? Population Below 12% (2004 est.) Poverty Line How – many people live in poverty? GDP Composition by agriculture: 1.2% industry: 21.9% Sector What % of – services: 76.9% (2009 GDP is industry and est.) services? Labor Force by farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% Occupation What – % of workers is in agriculture? Industries What are leading industrial power – in the world, highly the primary diversified and industries? technologically advanced; petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining Are the industries Mostly producing for the consumer (private primarily producing for citizens) consumer or government consumption? Determine this by assessing the
does each woman have, on average? Literacy Rate – What % of people over the age of 15 can read and write? definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) Government Government Type is it? Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition of State Who is the nation’s highest/top leader? Title President of the US POTUS Military Spending as a Percentage of GDP. Find in Military section 4.06% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: Economy Economy Overview – What are the most serious economic problems facing each of these four nations? Summarize from Economic Overview Long-term problems include inadequate investment in economic infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, sizable trade and budget deficits, and stagnation of family income in the lower economic groups. GDP Per Capita – What is the value of goods and services produced per person? $46,400 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: Population Below Poverty Line – How many people live in poverty? 12% (2004 est.) GDP Composition by Sector – What % of GDP is industry and services? agriculture: 1.2% industry: 21.9% services: 76.9% (2009 est.) Labor Force by Occupation – What % of workers is in agriculture? farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% Industries – What are the primary industries? leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and technologically advanced; petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining Are the industries primarily producing for consumer or government consumption? Determine this by assessing the Mostly producing for the consumer (private citizens)
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