GlobalizationProject:PartOne

CountryResearch

Directions:Makeacopyofthisfile.RenameitCountryResearchCountryNameYourName.
SoifIwerecompletingthisassignment,thefilewouldbenamedCountryResearchUnited
StatesMr.Chappell.UsetheCIAWorldFactbookandaworldmaptoanswerallofthe
followingquestions.Changethefontcolortoredandanswereachquestionundereach
question.YouwillneedallofthisinformationforvariouspartsofourGlobalizationProject.

1.Whatcountrydoyourepresent?
Japan

2.Whoareyourneighboringcountries?(ListAll)
China,NorthKorea,SouthKorea
3.Whichnaturalresourcesexistwithinyourcountrysborders?
NegligbleMineralResources,fish
4.Whatpercentageofyourlandislistedasarableland(farmableland)?
11.26%
5.Whataresomeofyourcountrysenvironmentalissues?
AirPollution,Acidrain,Aquaticlifeisthreatend
6.Whatethnicgroupsarepresentwithinyourcountry?
Japanese,Korean,Chinese,Other
7.Whatlanguagesarespokeninyourcountry?
Japanese,
8.Whatreligionsarepracticedinyourcountry?
Shintoism,Buddhism,Christianity,other
9.Whatisyourcountrys

a.populationgrowthrate?0.13%

b.birthrate?8.07births/1000

c.netmigration?0migrants

d.infantmortalityrate?2.13deaths/1000livebirths

e.fertilityrate?208

f.obesityadultprevalencerate?5%

g.Literacyrate?99%

h.GDP(purchasepowerparity)?$4.729Trillion

i.GDPrealgrowthrate?2%

j.PercapitaGDP?$37,100

k.Laborforce?65.62Million

l.Unemploymentrate?4.1%

m.Percentageofpopulationlivingunderthepovertyline?16%

n.Inflationrate?0.2%

o.Industrialproductiongrowthrate?1%

10.Doesyourcountryhaveabudgetsurplusordeficit?Deficit

11.Listyourcountrystopfiveagriculturalproducts.

1.Rice

2.SugarBeets

3.vegetables

4.Fruit

5.eggsfish

12.Listyourcountrystopfiveindustries.

1.MotorVehicles

2.ElectronicEquipment

3.MachineTools

4.Chemicals

5.Processedfoods

13.Howmuchmoneydoesyourcountrymakeonexports?
$697billion
14.Listyourcountrystopfiveexportpartners.

1.China

2.US

3.SouthKorea

4.Thailand

5.HongKong

CreateaseparateGoogleDrawing,importaworldmapimage.Drawlinesfromyourcountryto
yourexportpartnersonthemapusingbluelines.

15.Howmuchmoneydoesyourcountryspendonimports?$766.6billion

16.Listyourcountrystopfiveimportpartners.

1.China

2.US

3.Austrailia

4.SouthKorea

5.SaudiArabia

OntheGoogleDrawingmapthatyoucreated.Drawlinesfromyourimportpartnerstoyour
countryonthemapinred.

17.Whatisyourcountrysbalanceoftrade(subtractimportsfromexports)?$69.7
Billion
18.Whatisyourcountrysexternaldebt?$3.017trillion

19.Howmuchelectricitydoesyourcountry

a.Produce?935.2billionkWh
b.Consume?859.7billionkWh

20.Howmuchcrudeoildoesyourcountry

a.Produce?135,500bbl/day

b.Import?3.472millionbbl/day

21.Howmanytelephonemainlinesareinuseinyourcountry?64.273million

22.Howmanymobilecellulardevicelinesareinuseinyourcountry?138.363million

23.Howmanyinternetusersarethereinyourcountry?99.182million

24.Howmanyairportsarethereinyourcountry?175

25.Whatsurprisedyouaboutyourcountry?IwassurprisedthatJapanisindebt,becausei
havealwaysthoughtthattheywereoneoftherichestcountriesintheworldsincetheyhave
suchadvancedtechnology