"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...
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 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 ...
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...
("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...
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. ...
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. ...
(CIA World Factbook, 2015) Those who work in the harvesting fields 7 days a week aren't going to give up their already low wages to go cast one vote in an election, and because it cost time and money to obtain a birth certificate, something required to obtain voter ID, politicians are going to cater their campaign to those who are actual eligible and likely to vote. ...
Its people have one of the highest per capita incomes in the world (BBC News, 2013). ... Qatar varies in width between fifty-five and ninety kilometers, with mainly flat rocky lands (CIA World Factbook, 2013). ... Doha's international airport has an approximately 4,500-meter main runway, capable of receiving all kinds of aircraft (CIA World Factbook, 2013). ... Rainfall is negligible, averaging 100 millimeters per year, confined to the winter months, and falling in brief, sometimes heavy storms that often flood the small ravines and the usually dry wadis (CIA World Factbook, 2013). ... "Q...
Its people have one of the highest per capita incomes in the world (BBC News, 2013). ... Qatar varies in width between fifty-five and ninety kilometers, with mainly flat rocky lands (CIA World Factbook, 2013). ... Doha's international airport has an approximately 4,500-meter main runway, capable of receiving all kinds of aircraft (CIA World Factbook, 2013). ... Rainfall is negligible, averaging 100 millimeters per year, confined to the winter months, and falling in brief, sometimes heavy storms that often flood the small ravines and the usually dry wadis (CIA World Factbook, 2013). ... "Q...
Japan Geographical Setting Japan is an island country in the North Pacific Ocean. It lies off the northeast coast of mainland Asia and faces Russia,Korea, and China. Four large islands and thousands of smaller ones make up Japan. The four major islands- Hokkaido,Honshu,Kyushu and Shikoku form a curve that extends for about 1,900 kilometres. Topography Japan is a land of great natural beauty. mountains and hills cover about 70% of the country. ...
The economy of India is the seventh largest in the world. ... Overview of India's Labour Market India is viewed as one of the most emerging countries; it has 502.2 million labour force, which ranked second in the world (The World Factbook 2015). ... Labour force to population ratio in India is 56%, which is lower than the average of the world at 64 per cent (Institute for Human Development 2014). ... Poverty, accounted for 21.9% of total population (World Bank 2011), and attitude against female education cause widespread illiteracy, especially in many rural areas (Thomas 2012) and the gen...
OWS Global Business Plan One World Sports (OWS) is a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of high quality, sport and leisure clothing and accessories that are designed to meet the functional needs and fashion tastes of middle to upper class young adults. ... Free trade in the world has brought many opportunities to various countries. ... It has become an important part of the world economy today. ... Although the degree of success in integration has varied between regions, economic integration nonetheless has remained an attractive economic strategy in both the developed and the develop...
Attire and appearance are extremely influential factors in the Italian business world. Italy is world renown for its fashion designers, such as Gucci, Valentino, and Versace. Italian leather is a highly valued item throughout the world. ... Economy Since the end of World War II, the Italian economy has changed dramatically. Originally, Italy was an agriculturally based economy but it developed into the world's fifth largest industrial economy. ...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM levitt (1983) in discussing the globalisation of markets state that "We live in a rapid globalising world and certain national identifiers like taste, technology, market and finance are no longer constrained by national boundaries. ... The defining features of globalisation are the interdependence and connectedness of the economics, politics and culture of nations and not uniformity of markets and taste of a single country- (Yong M, 1989) Globalisat...