1. Underlying Causes for Political Instability in Somalia
"The world population will increase by more than a billion by 2015, with 95 percent of that growth occurring in the developing world." Yet in the developing-world urbanization will continue to boom, with approximatly 20-30 million of the world's poorest people migrating to urban areas each year. ... From the CIA World Factbook data I have drawn these conclusions through a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that I created: Country GDP (as of 1/1/00) Military Spending as of (1/1/00) Austria $190.6 billion $1.7 billion Belgium 243.4 billion 2.8 billion Denmark 127.7 billion 2.822 billion Finl...
Despite the proclamations of television, all is not in well in our part of the world. ... Organized crime would lose its foothold in the world economy along with its influence and power. ... (www.csdp.org/factbook/ecstasy.htm) In the future, such scenarios can be virtually eliminated. ... Some estimates put profits for illegal drugs at 400 billion dollars per year, which is approximately 8 percent of the total world economy. (www.csdp.org/factbook/economi.htm) This is especially disconcerting when you consider that organized criminals usually aren't loo...
Thailand's Background According to the World Factbook, "a unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century; it was known as Siam until 1939."" ... Thailand was a former ally of Japan during World War II, but became a United States' ally following the conflict (Factbook, 2). ... In addition, the World Bank also stated that Thailand is a "lower-middle-income economy- because the GNP per capita is under $6000. ... In addition, Thailand is the second-largest tungsten producer and the third-largest tin producer in the world (Factbook, 7). ... Efforts in Progress The T...
This group makes up 37% of the Angolan population (The World Factbook). ... The Mbundu speak Kimbundu, and this language has eleven alternate names and six dialects (The World Factbook). ... This ethnolinguistic group speaks Kongo, and Kongo has 3 alternate names and 6 dialects (The World Factbook). ... From the late sixteenth century to 1836, when slavery was abolished by Portugal, 2 million slaves were taken to the new world, and Angola lost 4 million people to slavery. ... From 1975 (shortly after the Portuguese withdrew from Angola) to 2002, over one million lives have been lost to wa...
Increasingly, the threat of world dominance by China is used as a 'scare tactic' to raise an alarm to the faltering place of the U.S. in the world economy. ... The United States remains one of the most powerful nations in the developed world. ... In 2012, China was the world's second-largest economy, right behind the U.S. ... Retrieved: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html USA. (2013). ... Retrieved: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html...
Recommendations for Roots Canada General Overview of Country Albania is a country in South-eastern Europe, located right above the border of Greece and according to The World Bank (2014), "stands 76th in ease of starting a business"" (p. 16), "119th in ease of registering property and rights"" (p. 37), and "146th in the ease of paying taxes"" (p. 62); this is due to the multi-party democratic system now in place still being a kindling of a political system, which has seen instances of corruption, after communism was abolished in 1992. ... According to The World Bank (2014), from 2007 to 2012,...
Introduction Today we live in a world where our population is increasing rapidly, and technology is increasing at an even faster rate. ... General Facts China is the third largest country in the world just behind Russia and Canada, with a current population of approximately 1.3 billion people; China is the most populated country in the world. ... China now produces the largest crops of grains, meat, cotton, peanuts, rape seed and fruits in the world, and the third-largest crops of tea, soybean and sugar cane. It is also the world's largest producer of steel, coal, cement, fertilizers a...
Poverty in Paradise Beautiful white sand beaches, all year sunshine, deep blue sea, beautiful mountains, great plains, rafting down the Rio Grande, climbing Dunns River Falls, great Reggae music, and an abundance of Red Stripe Beer; its paradise. Does this place sound familiar? These are a...
Introduction The topic for this research assignment is stability and violence in Indonesia. This topic could be the title for a very thick volume of work, and considering Indonesias' goegraphical, economic, and social ties with Australia; it would be a useful contemporary resource. This assignment however, will concern itself with a brief analytical outline of the topic. Firstly the methodology of the research undertaken will be explained. The history of the republic of Indonesia will then be used to provide a basis of historical understanding as to the cyclic nature of stability and ...
On the economic front, weak consumer demand, continued uncertainty over the outlook for the world economy, and geopolitical instability in the Middle East are likely to keep business investment subdued over 2003, despite the recent interest rate cut by the European Central Bank. ... And with the world economic recovery lacking pace, the impulse from net exports, which owes more to falling imports than growing exports, is unlikely to be strong going forward. ... Germans have a lot of expectations of themselves in the business world. ... Americans take it for granted that they know English, and...
Germany's industries are among the world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, food and beverages, shipbuilding, and textiles. ... President Barack Obama was telling Americans in his January 2011 State of the Union address that the United States needed to double its exports, Germany had quietly become the world's second-largest exporter (after China). ... The inventive spirit is also as strong as ever: In 2009 investors companies from Germany registered some 11 percent of wo...
France is a country that is one of the most modern countries in the world. It is located in Western Europe between Belgium and Spain. Located southeast of the United Kingdom, and borders the Mediterrnean Sea, between Italy and Spain. This country is barely smaller than twice the size of Colo...
Using the CIA Fact book at www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook to find information, the life consisting in Jordan becomes very clear. ... Taking a look at Jordan's background, people, government and economy paints a really good picture of how their world is run. ...
("Puerto Rico" Handbook of the World. ... (World Encyclopedia) Over 3000 fruits are found in the rainforest, of these only 200 are now in use in the Western World. ... Unfornately today, rainforest only occcupy 2% of the entire earth's surface and 6% of the world's surface, yet they provide half of the world's wild plants, trees and wildlife. ... Puerto Rico has been classified as one of the world's most beautiful islands. ... ( The World Factbook) Economic Advantages Although Puerto Rico receives subsidies from the US Government, its industries contribute more t...
Poverty is through the roof, and some of them are among the poorest countries in the world. ... They have capitalistic values embedded in their government and economies, making them capitalist, like the rest of the world. ... The world factbook says that "North Korea, one of the world's most centrally directed and least open economies, and faces chronic economic problems.... North Korea proves that it should give up on the system of communism, and move on to the future of the world, Capitalism. ... China's economy is the second best in the world, beaten only by the US, and that...
The crash 2008 was an incident where many people around the world were affected by the sudden drop in the stock market. ... However, these are the people whose rights feel violated the most throughout the financial world. ... Ward a professional in theological studies emphasizes on the importance of countries with lower inequality than the United States, as measured by the Gini index and reported in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Factbook, include Kenya, India, the Philippines, Iran, Pakistan, Timor-Leste, and Egypt. ... "(p.1) Wall Street is considered to be the wealthiest and mo...
(FinnFacts, CIA World Factbook, Virtual Finland, Tilastokeskus)The key economic sector is manufacturing, even though the service sector accounts for 66,8% of the national economy. ... (CIA World Factbook, Tilastokeskus)The metal engineering and electronics industry is today Finland"s largest industrial sector and accounts for more than 50 % of Finland"s total exports. ... This ranks Finland as one of the wealthiest countries in the world. ... (Tilastokeskus, Suomen tietotoimisto STT, CIA World Factbook)The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has totally risen with 4,6% since 2002. ... (CIA World Factbo...
According to The World Factbook (2009), researched by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of USA, English is accepted as the official language in approximately 60 countries and regions. With the wide range of use in the world and its long history, English borrowed certain amount of vocabulary from other languages. ...
INTRODUCTION From the early 1970s, the Philippines has experienced an almost ongoing armed secessionist movement from members of its Muslim minority largely residing in the Southern Island of Mindanao. During the course of this 30-year armed conflict, also commonly termed as the "Bangsamoro Rebellion-, much research has been undertaken to document the cause, history, and handling of the conflict. This essay will attempt to document the causes of the secessionist movement, and identify these causes as being a mixture of the primordialist and interventionist theory. However, before rev...
This is because nearly 80% of the American population is affiliated with the Christian religion. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html This is significant because the Christian religion is a firm believer in the dignity of life, which includes defending life from the time of conception to natural death. ...
News of the Columbine massacre flashed across newspapers and television stations across the world. ... According to The World Factbook 2002, published by the U.S. ... Those who criticize television violence are convinced that children may become more fearful of the world around them and think violence is more common than in reality. ...