Vietnam Country Profile Information: Access “CIA Factbook” using the link from the class webpage. Use the scroll down menu entitled “Select a Country or Location” and click onVietnam (countries are listed in alphabetical order). Click on the tabs for the categories indicated below and fill in the information indicated:
Introduction:
In 1887, Vietnam became a part of ______.
What happened to Vietnam as a result of the 1954 Geneva Accords?
What role did the U.S. play in Vietnam in the 1960s and 1970s?
When did the U.S. leave Vietnam, AND what happened two years after its departure?
What is “doimoi”, AND what effect has it had on Vietnam?
What challenges does the government continue to face?
Geography::Vietnam
Size (area in square kilometers):
Size (world rank):
Climate:
Terrain:
Natural Resources (list first 3):
Current Environmental Issues (summarize):
People and Society::Vietnam
List the three major ethnic groups and indicate what percentage of the population each accounts for:
Identify the major language spoken:
Indicate the most practiced religion and what percentage of the people identify as belonging to it:
Identify the most current population estimate for the country:
Where does the country rank in terms of population compared to the rest of the world?
What is the median age?
What is the net migration rate?
What percentage of the population lives in urban areas?
What is the life expectancy at birth?
Where does the country rank in terms of life expectancy in comparison to the rest of the world?
What is the country’s literacy rate?
Government::Vietnam
Government type:
Capital:
Suffrage:
Economy:: Vietnam
Read the “overview” section and respond to questions 1-4. Use the rest of the information under “Economy” to complete the rest of the section:
1. What setbacks has Vietnam’s economy yet to recover from?
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2.
3.
2. What percentage of Vietnam’s GDP do state-run enterprises account for?
3. What has Vietnam’s government moved to do in recent years?
4. What shift in economic output is Vietnam experiencing?
5. By what number is Vietnam’s labor force growing each year?
6. Identify THREE economic problems or challenges currently facing Vietnam.
GDP:
Where doesVietnamrank in comparison to the rest of the world for GDP?
GDP per capita:
Where doesVietnam rank in comparison to the rest of the world for GDP per capita?
Labor Force by occupation:
Agriculture –
Industry –
Services –
Unemployment Rate:
Population Below Poverty Line:
Export Commodities (list top 3):
Export Partners:
Import Partners (list top 3) :
Communications::Vietnam
Where doesSri Lanka rank in the world for:
(Telephones) Mobile Cellular Usage -
Internet Users –
Military::Vietnam
What percentage ofVietnam’s GDP do military expenditures account for?
Where doesVietnamrank in the world for military expenditures?
The Philippines Country Profile Information: Access “CIA Factbook” using the link from the class webpage. Use the scroll down menu entitled “Select a Country or Location” and click onPhilippines (countries are listed in alphabetical order). Click on the tabs for the categories indicated below and fill in the information indicated:
Introduction:
When and why did Spain give up control of the Philippines?
What status did the Philippines gain in 1935?
What happened to the Philippines during WWII?
When did the Philippines finally achieve independence?
Why was 1992 an important year for the Philippines?
What did the Philippines manage to avoid in 2008?
What types of threats does the Philippines currently face?
Geography::Philippines
Size (area in square kilometers):
Size (world rank):
Climate:
Terrain:
Natural Resources (list first 3):
Current Environmental Issues (summarize):
People and Society::Philippines
List the three major ethnic groups and indicate what percentage of the population each accounts for:
Identify the major language spoken:
Indicate the most practiced religion and what percentage of the people identify as belonging to it:
Identify the most current population estimate for the country:
Where does the country rank in terms of population compared to the rest of the world?
What is the median age?
What is the net migration rate?
What percentage of the population lives in urban areas?
What is the life expectancy at birth?
Where does the country rank in terms of life expectancy in comparison to the rest of the world?
What is the country’s literacy rate?
Government::Philippines
Government type:
Capital:
Suffrage:
Economy::Philippines
Read the “overview” section and respond to questions 1-4. Use the rest of the information under “Economy” to complete the rest of the section:
1. Identify five reasons the Philippines was able to weather the global financial crisis of 2008 better than its
neighbors in the region.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
2. What evidence is there to suggest that the Philippines economic growth in the first decade of the 21st
century came at a cost?
3. What was one of the factors blamed for the Philippines slower GDP growth in the second half of 2011?
4. What factors have limited the Philippines ability to address major challenges such as funding improvements
in infrastructure?
5. By what number is Vietnam’s labor force growing each year?
6. Identify TWO long-term economic challenges currently facing Vietnam.
1.
2.
GDP:
Where dothe Philippines rank in comparison to the rest of the world for GDP?
GDP per capita:
Where dothe Philippinesrank in comparison to the rest of the world for GDP per capita?
Labor Force by occupation:
Agriculture –
Industry –
Services –
Unemployment Rate:
Population Below Poverty Line:
Export Commodities (list top 3):
Export Partners:
Import Partners (list top 3):
Communications::Philippines
Where do the Philippinesrank in the world for:
(Telephones) Mobile Cellular Usage -
Internet Users –
Military::Philippines
What percentage ofthe Philippines’s GDP do military expenditures account for?
Where do thePhilippinesrank in the world for military expenditures?