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Taking a Closer Look at Your Country


Using the CIA World Factbook, you will need to gather the following information regarding your selected country. Having gathered the information, you will create a short presentation highlighting what you have learned about your country. 
Before you start your research, as a group, let's look at the United States.

The information you need to find...
Introduction
  • What is the name of the country?
  • When was the country founded, or when did the country declare independence?
  • What is one important event in the country's history?
  • What does the country's flag look like?
Geography
  • Where is the country located on a map, and what countries are on its borders?
  • Where is the country compared to the US?
  • How big is the country compared to the US?
  • What is the country's climate?
  • What are some of the country's environmental issues?
  • What are the country's national resources?
People
  • What is the country's population?
  • What are the country's main ethnic groups?
  • What is the country's primary language?
  • What is the country's net migration?
  • What is the country's percentage of urbanization?
  • What is the country's total infant mortality rate?
  • What is the country's total life expectancy?
  • What is the country's physician density?
  • What is the country's total percentage of improved drinking water source?
  • What is the country's obesity rate?
  • What is the country's total literacy rate?
  • What is the country's total school life expectancy?
  • What are the country's major religions?
Government
  • What type of government does the country have?
  • Where is the capital of the country?
  • Who is the leader of the country?
Economy
  • What is the name of the currency that the country uses?
  • What is the country's  GDP (2017)?
  • What is the country's unemployment rate (2017)?
  • What percentage of the population lives below the poverty level?
  • What is estimated value of all of the country's exports (2017)?
  • What is the estimated value of all of the country's imports (2017)?
Energy
  • What is the percentage of electrification for the total population?
  • What percentage of electricity is generated from fossil fuels?
  • What percentage of electricity is generated from nuclear?
  • What percentage of electricity is generated from hydroelectric?
  • What percentage of electricity is generated from renewable?
  • What is the country's refined petroleum products consumption in  barrels per day?
  • What is the country's carbon dioxide emissions in metric tons?
Communication
  • What is the total number of mobile/cellular phones in the country?
  • What percentage of the population uses the internet?
Transportation
  • How many miles of paved roads are in the country?
Military
  • What percentage of the country's GDP is spent on the military?
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