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Ms. H AP Human Test Prep Countries
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9th Grade
05/10/2016

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Ireland
Definition

E- Trade dependent, $54,300 GDP per capita, 75% services, 24% industry, 1% agriculture

S-  Irish 84.5%, other white 9.8%, Asian 1.9%, black 1.4%, majority are Roman Catholic, English and Irish spoken,close to 5 million population

P-  Parliamentary republic gov't, common law system, independence from UK in 1921, capital is Dublin

N- Natural gas, peat, and copper are natural resources, water pollutions, especially lakes, from agricultural runoff 

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Liechtenstein
Definition

E- highly industrialized, free-enterprise economy with a vital financial service sector and the third highest per capita income in the world

S- Official language is German, mostly Roman Catholic

P- Constitutional monarchy gov't, civil law system influenced by German law, capital is Vaduz

N- Alps, hydroelectric potential, air pollution

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Malta
Definition

E- produces only about 20% of its food needs, has limited fresh water supplies, and has few domestic energy sources. Malta's economy is dependent on foreign trade, manufacturing, and tourism, $27,800 GDP per capita

S- Maltese and English are official langauges, Roman Catholic, below 500,000 population

P- Parliamentary Republic gov't, mixed legal system of English common law and civil law, capital is Valletta

N- Limestone and salt are natural resources, limited natural freshwater resources, heavy reliance on desalination, air pollution and desertification

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Norway
Definition

E- a stable economy with a vibrant private sector, a large state sector, and an extensive social safety net, richly endowed with natural resources in addition to oil and gas, including hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals

S- Bokmal Norwegian and Nynorsk Norwegian are official languages, Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran) religion, 5,200,000 population

P- Parliamentary constitutional monarchy gov't, mixed legal system of civil, common, and customary law, capital is Oslo

N- petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc are resources, rockslides, avalanches, and volcanism are natural hazards, water pollution and acid rain

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Russia
Definition

E- moved from a centrally planned economy towards a more market-based system, one of the world's leading producers of oil and natural gas, $23,700 GDP per capita

S- Russian lamguages and Russian Orthodox religion, major infectious diseases, and 123,500,000 population

P- Semi-presidential federation gov't, civil law system, Moscow is the capital

N-  deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic mineral, permafrost, volcanism, earthquakes, floods, and forest fires, and air pollution

Term
Spain
Definition

E- $35,200 GDP per capita, rebuilding their economy from global financial crisis in 2008

S- Spanish and Roman Catholic are official languages and religions, 48,000,000 population 

P- Parliamentary constitutional monarchy gov't, civil law system, independence in 1492, capital is Madrid

N- Coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium are natural resources, periodic droughts and occasional flooding are natural hazrads, pollution of Mediterranean Sea

Term
U.K.
Definition

E-  a leading trading power and financial center, is the third largest economy in Europe, has large coal, natural gas, and oil resources,  global financial crisis hit the economy particularly hard, due to the importance of its financial sector

S- English and Christaianity are among official languages and religions, 64,000,000 population

P- Parliamentary constitutional monarchy gov't, common law system, capital is London

N- Coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone are natural resources, winter windstorms and floods are natural hazards, air pollution

Term
Austria
Definition

E-  well-developed market economy, skilled labor force, and high standard of living, $45,700 GDP per capita

S- German and Catholic are major languages and religions, 8,000,000 population

P- Federal parliamentary republic gov't, civil law system, Vienna is the capital

N- Oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper are natural resources, deforestation, air and soil pollution

Term
Bulgaria
Definition

E- A former Communist country that entered the EU on 1 January 2007, averaged more than 6% annual growth from 2004 to 2008, driven by significant amounts of bank lending, consumption, and foreign direct investment

S- Bulgarian and Eastern Orthodox are main languages and religions, 7,000,000 population

P- Parliamentary republic gov't, civil law system, capital is Sofia

N- Bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal are natural resources, eartquakes and land slides are natural hazards, acid rain, soil and air pollution, and river contamination

Term
Estonia
Definition

E- A modern market-based economy and one of the higher per capita income levels in Central Europe and the Baltic region. Estonia's successive governments have pursued a free market, pro-business economic agenda, and sound fiscal policies that have resulted in balanced budgets and low public debt

S- Estonian and Russian are major ethnic groups and languages and population is about 1,000,000

P- Parlimentary Republic gov't, civil law system, Tallinn is the capital

N- Oil shale, peat, rare earth elements, phosphorite, clay, limestone are natural resources, flooding and air pollution are enviromental hazards

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