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...
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...
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 ...
("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. ...