South O’Brien Model United Nations: Country Research

Find answers to these questions or information about the following topics.

  1. Education: What is the country’s educational structure? How educated are people in this country?
  1. Technology: What is the status of technology? Do average members of the country have access to technology such as the internet and cellular phones?
  1. Communication/Media: What kinds of mass media (TV, newspaper, radio) does your country have? Are the media providers independent or in the control of the government?
  1. Language: What is the most commonly spoken language/dialect? What other languages/dialects are spoken in your country?
  1. Religion: What are the major religions observed by the people? How does this affect their politics and world view?
  1. Ethnic groups: What ethnic groups comprise the population?
  1. Economy: What is your country’s currency? Is its economy stable?
  1. Geography:What is the country’s geography and how does geography affect its economy, military, politics, etc.? Include bordering countries and bodies of water.Describe the country’s relationship(s)with its neighboring countries.
  1. Military: How are troops recruited? How strong is its military? What are the responsibilities of its military?
  2. Resources: What are the natural resources of the country?
  1. Trade/Import/Export: With whom does the country trade? What are its major imports and exports?
  1. Government: What is the structure of the government?
  2. Government: Who is the country’s leader?
  3. Politics: What are the dominant parties or political factions? What do they stand for?
  1. Alliances: To what treaties and alliances does the country belong?
  1. Is the country a member of a regional military protection agreement (like NATO)? Why/why not? How long, etc.
  1. Does the country have any present or former colonies or was it a colony or political unit of some other country? What is its relationship with them?
  1. What is the country’s roll in international politics? Which countries does it usually ‘bloc’ with? How active is the country in the world community?
  1. What is your country’s position on the “war on terrorism?”
  1. What is the country’s position on Iraq/Afghanistan/Israel and the presence of the United States in the Middle East?
  1. What is your country’s position on the Middle East?