Taking a Closer Look at Your Country

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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?