Country Profile
Physical Geography
Official Name of Country:
State of Kuwait.
Climate:
Dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters
Map:
29 30 N, 45 45 E
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Political Geography:
1. Type of government, names of the officials, and major political parties:
Constitutional emirate0.
2. Capital:
Kuwait City.
3. International Organization participation:
ABEDA, AfDB (no regional member), AFESD, AMF, BDEAC, CAEU, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, Paris Club (associate), PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
G-77, FAO, WTO, OPEC,
We don’t sign the Kyoto Protocol, but we had changed the rules.
They aren’t in the IMF and NATO.
Cultural Geography
1. Official language, and other languages spoken, ethnic composition, and major religions:
Arabic (official), English widely spoken
2. Population, population growth rate, and population distribution:
2,692,526.
3. Major cities:
Kuwait
4. Infant mortality rate and average life expectancy
Birth rate: 21.79 births/1,000 population
Death rate: 2.31 deaths/1,000 population
Economic Geography
1. GNP (Gross National Product) and GDP (Gross Domestic Product):
$150.2 billion
2. Percent of arable land used for agriculture
0.3
3. Natural resources
Kuwait just use the oil
4. Major agricultural and industrial products
Petroleum, petrochemicals, cement, shipbuilding and repair, water desalination, food processing, construction materials
5. Major exports and imports
$49.52 billion
$20.8 billion
6. Currency (include exchange rate vs. TWD)
1KWD=111.23TWD.
7. Balance of trade (include amounts in TWD currency of total exports and imports)
Trade with Kuwait : 2009
NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars, and not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified.
Month
Exports
Imports
Balance
January 2009
141.5
392.9
-251.4
February 2009
141.6
219.1
-77.5
March 2009
195.6
123.1
72.4
April 2009
132.6
255.7
-123.1
May 2009
130.4
162.3
-31.9
June 2009
128.6
385.2
-256.6
July 2009
124.8
318.7
-193.8
August 2009
160.2
276.6
-116.4
September 2009
193.7
472.6
-279.0
October 2009
162.0
290.6
-128.6
November 2009
181.8
226.2
-44.4
TOTAL
1,692.8
3,123.0
-1,430.2
8. Historical events (Timeline format from 1980 to present; give your teacher 10 major events)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Country Profile- Christine Chen
Country Profile By Christine Chen
Physical Geography
1.Official Name of Country: Republic of Indonesia
2.Climate: hot, humid weather throughout the year, inland highlands are somewhat cooler, dominated by heavy monsoon rains, which occur between December and March.
3.Map
1.Absolute Location: 5 00 S, 120 00 E
2.Relative location: southeast Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Political Geography
1.Type of government: republic
2.Capital: Jakarta
3.International Organization participation: ADB, APEC, APT, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, CP, EAS, FAO, G-15, G-20, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PIF (partner), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
4.Size of armed forces: males age 16-49: 63,800,825;females age 16-49: 61,729,717 (2008 est.)
Cultural Geography
1. -Official language: Bahasa Indonesia
- Other languages spoken: English, Dutch, local dialects
-Ethnic groups: Javanese 40.6%, Sundanese 15%, Madurese 3.3%, Minangkabau 2.7%, Betawi 2.4%, Bugis 2.4%, Banten 2%, Banjar 1.7%, other or unspecified 29.9% (2000 census)
2. -Population: 240,271,522 (July 2009 est.)
-population growth rate: 1.136% (2009 est.)
3. -Infant mortality rate: total: 29.97 deaths/1,000 live births
-average life expectancy: total population: 70.76 years; male: 68.26 years;
female: 73.38 years (2009 est.)
Economic Geography
1. GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $968.5 billion (2009 est.)
2.Percent of arable land used for agriculture: 11.03%
3.Natural resources: petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver
4.Major agricultural and industrial products: rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, copra; poultry, beef, pork, eggs, petroleum and natural gas, textiles, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, chemical fertilizers, plywood, rubber, food, tourism.
5.Major exports and imports: oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, rubber, machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs.
6.Currency (include exchange rate vs. TWD): Indonesian Rupiah per New Taiwan Dollars:300
7.Balance of trade: -import: $277hundred-billion TWD (2009 est.); export: $37 hundred-billion TWD (2009 est.)
Physical Geography
1.Official Name of Country: Republic of Indonesia
2.Climate: hot, humid weather throughout the year, inland highlands are somewhat cooler, dominated by heavy monsoon rains, which occur between December and March.
3.Map
1.Absolute Location: 5 00 S, 120 00 E
2.Relative location: southeast Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Political Geography
1.Type of government: republic
2.Capital: Jakarta
3.International Organization participation: ADB, APEC, APT, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, CP, EAS, FAO, G-15, G-20, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PIF (partner), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
4.Size of armed forces: males age 16-49: 63,800,825;females age 16-49: 61,729,717 (2008 est.)
Cultural Geography
1. -Official language: Bahasa Indonesia
- Other languages spoken: English, Dutch, local dialects
-Ethnic groups: Javanese 40.6%, Sundanese 15%, Madurese 3.3%, Minangkabau 2.7%, Betawi 2.4%, Bugis 2.4%, Banten 2%, Banjar 1.7%, other or unspecified 29.9% (2000 census)
2. -Population: 240,271,522 (July 2009 est.)
-population growth rate: 1.136% (2009 est.)
3. -Infant mortality rate: total: 29.97 deaths/1,000 live births
-average life expectancy: total population: 70.76 years; male: 68.26 years;
female: 73.38 years (2009 est.)
Economic Geography
1. GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $968.5 billion (2009 est.)
2.Percent of arable land used for agriculture: 11.03%
3.Natural resources: petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver
4.Major agricultural and industrial products: rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, copra; poultry, beef, pork, eggs, petroleum and natural gas, textiles, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, chemical fertilizers, plywood, rubber, food, tourism.
5.Major exports and imports: oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, rubber, machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs.
6.Currency (include exchange rate vs. TWD): Indonesian Rupiah per New Taiwan Dollars:300
7.Balance of trade: -import: $277hundred-billion TWD (2009 est.); export: $37 hundred-billion TWD (2009 est.)
country profile Burkina Faso
Country Profile
Geography feature
Official name of country: Burkina Faso
Climate: tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers
Absolute Location :13 00 N, 2 00 W
Political Geography
Type of government: parliamentary republic
Capital: Ouagadougou
International Organization participation: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Size of armed forces:15,746,232
Cultural Geography
Language: French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
Population: 15,746,232
Population growth rate: 3.109%
Major cities: Ouagadougou
Infant mortality rate: 13.3 deaths/1,000 population
Average life expectancy:
Male: 51.04 years
Female: 54.91 years
Religion: Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
Economic Geography
Natural resources: manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt
Major agricultural and industrial products: cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold
Major exports and imports: cotton, livestock, gold/
Capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum
Geography feature
Official name of country: Burkina Faso
Climate: tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers
Absolute Location :13 00 N, 2 00 W
Political Geography
Type of government: parliamentary republic
Capital: Ouagadougou
International Organization participation: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Size of armed forces:15,746,232
Cultural Geography
Language: French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population
Population: 15,746,232
Population growth rate: 3.109%
Major cities: Ouagadougou
Infant mortality rate: 13.3 deaths/1,000 population
Average life expectancy:
Male: 51.04 years
Female: 54.91 years
Religion: Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
Economic Geography
Natural resources: manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt
Major agricultural and industrial products: cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold
Major exports and imports: cotton, livestock, gold/
Capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum
Germany-Country Profile
Germany-Country Profile
Physical Geography
1. Official Name of country: Federal Republic of Germany
2. Climate: temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind
3. Absolute Location: 51 00 N, 9 00 E
4. Relative Location: Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark
Political Geography
1. Type of Government: capitalism
2. Capital: Berlin
3.International Organization Participation: ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS, CDB, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, G-20, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SECI (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (nonregional), WCO, WEU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Cultural Geography
1. Official Language: German
2. Other languages spoken: None
3. Major Religion: Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
4. Population: 82,329,758
5. Population Growth Rate: -0.053%
6. Population Distribution:
Under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female
7. Infant Mortality Rate: 3.99 deaths/1,000 live births
8. Average life expectancy: 79.26 years
Economical Geography
1. Natural Resources: coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land
2. Industrial Products: 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, textiles
3. Exports: $1.187 trillion
4. Imports: $1.022 trillion
Physical Geography
1. Official Name of country: Federal Republic of Germany
2. Climate: temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind
3. Absolute Location: 51 00 N, 9 00 E
4. Relative Location: Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark
Political Geography
1. Type of Government: capitalism
2. Capital: Berlin
3.International Organization Participation: ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS, CDB, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, G-20, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SECI (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (nonregional), WCO, WEU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Cultural Geography
1. Official Language: German
2. Other languages spoken: None
3. Major Religion: Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
4. Population: 82,329,758
5. Population Growth Rate: -0.053%
6. Population Distribution:
Under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female
7. Infant Mortality Rate: 3.99 deaths/1,000 live births
8. Average life expectancy: 79.26 years
Economical Geography
1. Natural Resources: coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land
2. Industrial Products: 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, textiles
3. Exports: $1.187 trillion
4. Imports: $1.022 trillion
Nigeria country profile
Physical Geography
Official Name: Federal Republic of Nigeria
Climate: varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
Map
Absolute Location: 10 00 N, 8 00 E
Relative location: Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
Political Geography
Type of government: federal republic
Capital: Abuja
Size of armed forces International Organization participation: ACP, AfDB, AU, C, ECOWAS, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Cultural Geography
Official language: English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
Population: 149,229,090
Population growth rate: 1.999% (2009 est.)
Major cities:
Infant mortality rate and average life expectancy: total population: 46.94 year, country comparison to the world: 216, male: 46.16 yea, female: 47.76 years (2009 est.)
Economic Geography
GNP (Gross National Product): $293 billion
GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $353.2 billion
Percent of arable land used for agriculture: 33%
Natural resources: Oil and natural gas, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc.
Major agricultural and industrial products: cocoa, palm oil, yams, cassava, sorghum, millet, corn, rice, livestock, groundnuts, cotton.
Major exports and imports: textiles, cement, food products, footwear, metal products, lumber, beer, detergents, car assembly
Currency: 1.00 NGN=0.212774
Historical events:
1472 - Portuguese navigators reach Nigerian coast.
1861-1914 - Britain consolidates its hold over what it calls the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, governs by "indirect rule" through local leaders.
1967 - Three eastern states secede as the Republic of Biafra, sparking bloody civil war.
1970 - Biafran leaders surrender, former Biafran regions reintegrated into country.
1983 January - The government expels more than one million foreigners, mostly Ghanaians, saying they had overstayed their visas and were taking jobs from Nigerians. The move is condemned abroad but proves popular in Nigeria.
1983 December - Major-General Muhammad Buhari seizes power in bloodless coup.
1999 - Parliamentary and presidential elections. Olusegun Obasanjo sworn in as president.
2003 July - Nationwide general strike called off after nine days after government agrees to lower recently-increased fuel prices.
2004 May - State of emergency is declared in the central Plateau State after more than 200 Muslims are killed in Yelwa in attacks by Christian militia; revenge attacks are launched by Muslim youths in Kano.
2004 August-September - Deadly clashes between gangs in oil city of Port Harcourt prompts strong crackdown by troops. Rights group Amnesty International cites death toll of 500, authorities say about 20 died.
Official Name: Federal Republic of Nigeria
Climate: varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
Map
Absolute Location: 10 00 N, 8 00 E
Relative location: Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
Political Geography
Type of government: federal republic
Capital: Abuja
Size of armed forces International Organization participation: ACP, AfDB, AU, C, ECOWAS, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Cultural Geography
Official language: English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
Population: 149,229,090
Population growth rate: 1.999% (2009 est.)
Major cities:
Infant mortality rate and average life expectancy: total population: 46.94 year, country comparison to the world: 216, male: 46.16 yea, female: 47.76 years (2009 est.)
Economic Geography
GNP (Gross National Product): $293 billion
GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $353.2 billion
Percent of arable land used for agriculture: 33%
Natural resources: Oil and natural gas, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc.
Major agricultural and industrial products: cocoa, palm oil, yams, cassava, sorghum, millet, corn, rice, livestock, groundnuts, cotton.
Major exports and imports: textiles, cement, food products, footwear, metal products, lumber, beer, detergents, car assembly
Currency: 1.00 NGN=0.212774
Historical events:
1472 - Portuguese navigators reach Nigerian coast.
1861-1914 - Britain consolidates its hold over what it calls the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, governs by "indirect rule" through local leaders.
1967 - Three eastern states secede as the Republic of Biafra, sparking bloody civil war.
1970 - Biafran leaders surrender, former Biafran regions reintegrated into country.
1983 January - The government expels more than one million foreigners, mostly Ghanaians, saying they had overstayed their visas and were taking jobs from Nigerians. The move is condemned abroad but proves popular in Nigeria.
1983 December - Major-General Muhammad Buhari seizes power in bloodless coup.
1999 - Parliamentary and presidential elections. Olusegun Obasanjo sworn in as president.
2003 July - Nationwide general strike called off after nine days after government agrees to lower recently-increased fuel prices.
2004 May - State of emergency is declared in the central Plateau State after more than 200 Muslims are killed in Yelwa in attacks by Christian militia; revenge attacks are launched by Muslim youths in Kano.
2004 August-September - Deadly clashes between gangs in oil city of Port Harcourt prompts strong crackdown by troops. Rights group Amnesty International cites death toll of 500, authorities say about 20 died.
CHINA's COUNTRY PROFILE
Country Profile
Physical Geography
Official Name of Country-People's Republic of China
Climate-extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north
Political Geography
Type of government, names of the officials, and major political parties- Communist, Hu-Jingtao
Capital-Beijing
International Organization participation-
ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, APT, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), BIS, CDB, EAS, FAO, G-20, G-24 (observer), G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OPCW, PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SCO, SICA (observer), UN, UN Security Council, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNITAR, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNMIT, UNOCI, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Size of armed forces-
Fit for military service.
Males age 16-49: 314,459,083
Females age 16-49: 296,763,134 (2009 est.)
Available for military service
males age 16-49: 375,009,345
females age 16-49: 354,314,328 (2008 est.)
Cultural Geography
Official language, and other languages spoken, ethnic composition, and major religions-
Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
Population, population growth rate, and population distribution
Population-1,338,612,968 (July 2009 est.) Population growth rate- 0.655% (2009 est.)
Major cities-Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Beijing.
Infant mortality rate and average life expectancy
total: 20.25 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 103
male: 18.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Economic Geography
GNP (Gross National Product) and GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
GDP
$8.767 trillion (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 3
$8.088 trillion (2008 est.)
$7.42 trillion (2007 est.)
note: data are in 2009 US dollars
Percent of arable land used for agriculture- arable land: 14.86%
Natural resources
coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest)
Major agricultural and industrial products
rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, apples, cotton, oilseed; pork; fish
Major exports and imports
EX: electrical and other machinery, including data processing equipment, apparel, textiles, iron and steel, optical and medical equipment
IM: electrical and other machinery, oil and mineral fuels, optical and medical equipment, metal ores, plastics, organic chemicals
1.00 CNY
=
4.69229 TWD
Currency (include exchange rate vs. TWD)
Balance of trade (include amounts in TWD currency of total exports and imports)
IN: $921.5 billion (2009 est.) =29,506,845,735,456.78 TWD
EX: $1.194 trillion (2009 est.)= 38,254,048,191,573.66 TWD
Historical events (Timeline format from 1980 to present; give your teacher 10 major events)
E
1980: Special Economic Zones in Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shantou (Guangdong), Xiamen (Fujian), and the entire province of Hainan.
M
1980: Stop of the surface test program of nuclear bombs near Lop Nor in Xinjiang province after 23 tests.
P
1980: Early 1980s: Debates between "Reds" who favour ideological correctness and "Technocrats" who promote pragmatic reform.
E
1980-1990: Great improvement of China's food security. Significant reduction of rural poverty.
T
1980, June: Timothy Berners-Lee writes "Enquire" - a program that became the conceptual basis for the World Wide Web (www).
E
1980, Aug.: First Special Economic Zones are established in Shenzhen.
T
1981, Sept.: Successful launch of three satellites (SJ-2, SJ-2A, SJ-2b) on one rocket into orbit.
S
1982: China's population surpasses 1 billion people.
L
1982, Dec.: The Fifth National People's Congress adopts a new constitution for China.
E
1984: 14 coastal cities are completely opened to foreign investment.
P
1984, Jan.: China joins the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
P
1984, April: State Council authorizes Yangtze Valley Planning Office to draft feasibility report for Three Gorges Dam project.
D
1985: Free higher education is abolished and replaced by academic scholarships based on academic ability.
P
1985-1988: "Cultural Fever": Intellectuals identify China's "feudal" traditions as reason for backwardness.
D
1986: Legislation concerning compulsory education (usually 6 years).
P
1986: Thousands of students all over China are demonstrating for greater intellectual freedom.
I
1986: Foudation of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
E
1986: Deng Xiaoping boosts "Open-door" policy to encourage Foreign Direct Investments.
L
1986: The Sixth National People's Congress adpots new Civil Law of the People's Republic of China.
L
1986-1995: Addministrative regulations of 1986 and 1996 allow forced labor camps for re-education (laodong jiaoyang).
S
1987: Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) comes to China. Introduction of Western-style fast-food to China.
P
1987, Jan.: The too "liberal" General Secretary of China's Communist Party, Hu Yaobang, is forced to resign
P
1988: By mid-1988 the CCP annouces that its membership has increased to the all-time high of 47 million.
E
1988: Excessive economic growth with rampand corruption and out-of-control inflation of 18.5%.
C
1988-1993: Chinese movie directors win important international competitions.
T
1988, March: China successfully launches the DFH-2A fully operational communication satellite into earth's orbit.
C
1988, Nov.: TV series "River Elegy" is criticized as "wholesale Westernization" and banned.
C
1989: France’s Hachette Filipacchi starts to publish a Chinese version of the fashion magazine "Elle".
V
1989: Revision of the environmental legislation from 1979.
P
1989: Jiang Zemin replaces Zhao Ziyang as CCP General Secretary.
P
1989, April: Hu Yaobang dies.
P
1989, June: Crack down of Tiananmen Square demonstrations with military power (official death toll: 200)
P
1989, June: In Madrid (Spain), the European Council of Ministers agrees to an EU-wide arms embargo against China.
E
1989, Dec.: Stock markets are opened in Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Physical Geography
Official Name of Country-People's Republic of China
Climate-extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north
Political Geography
Type of government, names of the officials, and major political parties- Communist, Hu-Jingtao
Capital-Beijing
International Organization participation-
ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, APT, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), BIS, CDB, EAS, FAO, G-20, G-24 (observer), G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OPCW, PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SCO, SICA (observer), UN, UN Security Council, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNITAR, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNMIT, UNOCI, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Size of armed forces-
Fit for military service.
Males age 16-49: 314,459,083
Females age 16-49: 296,763,134 (2009 est.)
Available for military service
males age 16-49: 375,009,345
females age 16-49: 354,314,328 (2008 est.)
Cultural Geography
Official language, and other languages spoken, ethnic composition, and major religions-
Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
Population, population growth rate, and population distribution
Population-1,338,612,968 (July 2009 est.) Population growth rate- 0.655% (2009 est.)
Major cities-Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Beijing.
Infant mortality rate and average life expectancy
total: 20.25 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 103
male: 18.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Economic Geography
GNP (Gross National Product) and GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
GDP
$8.767 trillion (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 3
$8.088 trillion (2008 est.)
$7.42 trillion (2007 est.)
note: data are in 2009 US dollars
Percent of arable land used for agriculture- arable land: 14.86%
Natural resources
coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest)
Major agricultural and industrial products
rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, apples, cotton, oilseed; pork; fish
Major exports and imports
EX: electrical and other machinery, including data processing equipment, apparel, textiles, iron and steel, optical and medical equipment
IM: electrical and other machinery, oil and mineral fuels, optical and medical equipment, metal ores, plastics, organic chemicals
1.00 CNY
=
4.69229 TWD
Currency (include exchange rate vs. TWD)
Balance of trade (include amounts in TWD currency of total exports and imports)
IN: $921.5 billion (2009 est.) =29,506,845,735,456.78 TWD
EX: $1.194 trillion (2009 est.)= 38,254,048,191,573.66 TWD
Historical events (Timeline format from 1980 to present; give your teacher 10 major events)
E
1980: Special Economic Zones in Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shantou (Guangdong), Xiamen (Fujian), and the entire province of Hainan.
M
1980: Stop of the surface test program of nuclear bombs near Lop Nor in Xinjiang province after 23 tests.
P
1980: Early 1980s: Debates between "Reds" who favour ideological correctness and "Technocrats" who promote pragmatic reform.
E
1980-1990: Great improvement of China's food security. Significant reduction of rural poverty.
T
1980, June: Timothy Berners-Lee writes "Enquire" - a program that became the conceptual basis for the World Wide Web (www).
E
1980, Aug.: First Special Economic Zones are established in Shenzhen.
T
1981, Sept.: Successful launch of three satellites (SJ-2, SJ-2A, SJ-2b) on one rocket into orbit.
S
1982: China's population surpasses 1 billion people.
L
1982, Dec.: The Fifth National People's Congress adopts a new constitution for China.
E
1984: 14 coastal cities are completely opened to foreign investment.
P
1984, Jan.: China joins the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
P
1984, April: State Council authorizes Yangtze Valley Planning Office to draft feasibility report for Three Gorges Dam project.
D
1985: Free higher education is abolished and replaced by academic scholarships based on academic ability.
P
1985-1988: "Cultural Fever": Intellectuals identify China's "feudal" traditions as reason for backwardness.
D
1986: Legislation concerning compulsory education (usually 6 years).
P
1986: Thousands of students all over China are demonstrating for greater intellectual freedom.
I
1986: Foudation of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
E
1986: Deng Xiaoping boosts "Open-door" policy to encourage Foreign Direct Investments.
L
1986: The Sixth National People's Congress adpots new Civil Law of the People's Republic of China.
L
1986-1995: Addministrative regulations of 1986 and 1996 allow forced labor camps for re-education (laodong jiaoyang).
S
1987: Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) comes to China. Introduction of Western-style fast-food to China.
P
1987, Jan.: The too "liberal" General Secretary of China's Communist Party, Hu Yaobang, is forced to resign
P
1988: By mid-1988 the CCP annouces that its membership has increased to the all-time high of 47 million.
E
1988: Excessive economic growth with rampand corruption and out-of-control inflation of 18.5%.
C
1988-1993: Chinese movie directors win important international competitions.
T
1988, March: China successfully launches the DFH-2A fully operational communication satellite into earth's orbit.
C
1988, Nov.: TV series "River Elegy" is criticized as "wholesale Westernization" and banned.
C
1989: France’s Hachette Filipacchi starts to publish a Chinese version of the fashion magazine "Elle".
V
1989: Revision of the environmental legislation from 1979.
P
1989: Jiang Zemin replaces Zhao Ziyang as CCP General Secretary.
P
1989, April: Hu Yaobang dies.
P
1989, June: Crack down of Tiananmen Square demonstrations with military power (official death toll: 200)
P
1989, June: In Madrid (Spain), the European Council of Ministers agrees to an EU-wide arms embargo against China.
E
1989, Dec.: Stock markets are opened in Shanghai and Shenzhen.
January 27th - January 29th
Ni hao,
OK, everyone should be paired up with a partner. The schedule is listed below. Read it and ask either Mr. Barker, Mr. Poole, or myself if you have any questions. Please note that some of the countries have been changes. Maldives is now Seychelles. Norway is now Germany.
Jia you!
The Staff
OK, everyone should be paired up with a partner. The schedule is listed below. Read it and ask either Mr. Barker, Mr. Poole, or myself if you have any questions. Please note that some of the countries have been changes. Maldives is now Seychelles. Norway is now Germany.
Jia you!
The Staff
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