Country Comparisons

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Country Comparisons

• Eli Bergsma John Gerou
• Mr. Mollica
• 7th grade

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Location Map

• Laos- Asia
• Chile- South America

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Location Map

• Germany- Europe
• Canada- North America
• Burundi- Africa

4
Natural Resources

• Chile-copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates,
  precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower
• Germany-iron ore, coal, potash, timber, lignite,
  uranium, copper, natural gas, salt, nickel,
  arable land
• Canada-iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold,
  lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish,
  timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas,
  hydropower
• Burundi-nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat,
  cobalt, copper, platinum (not yet exploited),
  vanadium, arable land, hydropower
• Laos-timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold,
  gemstones

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Gross Domestic Product- PPP
Define GDP- gross domestic product

• Germany-2,062.2 billion
• Canada-856.1 billion Chile-143.2 billion
  Laos-8.3 billion Burundi-4.0 billion

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Inflation Rate 2000-2003
Define Inflation- there is to much money flowing
in the economy.

• Germany-1.7
• Canada-2.6
• Chile-3.3
• Burundi-9.8
• Laos- there is no inflation

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External Debt
Define Debt- they owe people money

• Chile-40.4 billion
• Laos-2.53 billion
• Canada-1.9 billion
• Burundi-1.14 billion
• Germany- n/a

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Environment/Current Issues

• Laos- unexploded ordinance
• Chile- wide spread deforestation.
• Germany- emissions of coal burning facilities
• Canada- air pollution/acid rain
• Burundi- Soil erosion

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Economy Overview

• Burundi- is landlocked, they are not doing good.
• Chile- has a market oriented economy, it is doing
  good.
• Canada a high-tech industrial nation, it is doing
  swell.
• Germany- has a technological economy, it is doing
  awesome.

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Exports

• Burundi-31.84 million
• Laos-365.5 million
• Germany-893.3 billion
• Canada-315.6 billion
• Chile-29.2 billion

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Population below Poverty line

• Chile- 21
• Canada- 0
• Laos- 40
• Burundi- 70
• Germany- 0

Poverty line
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Population

• Germany-82,398,326
• Burundi-6,096,156
• Laos-5,921,545
• Canada-32,207,113
• Chile-15,665,216

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Military Expenditures

• Laos- 55 million
• Chile- 2.5 billion
• Germany- 39 billion
• Canada- 8 billion
• Burundi- 42 billion

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HIV AIDS Deaths

• Laos- Less than 150 deaths
• Chile- 220
• Germany- 660
• Canada- Less than 500 deaths
• Burundi- 40,000 deaths

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Motor Vehicle Production

• Laos- n/a
• Chile- 15,000
• Germany- 5,000,000
• Canada- 3,000,000
• Burundi- n/a

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Population Density

• Laos- 23 people/square kilometer
• Chile- 20 people/square kilometer
• Germany- 235 people/square kilometer
• Canada- 3 people/square kilometer
• Burundi- 224 people/square kilometer

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Largest City

• Laos- Vientiane
• Chile- Santiago
• Germany- Berlin
• Canada- Toronto
• Burundi- Bujumbura

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Government Status

• Laos- Dictatorship
• Chile- Democracy
• Germany- Democracy
• Canada- Democracy
• Burundi- Transition

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VENN DIAGRAM
Canada
Burundi

• Transition
• 224 ppl/sqrkm
• Motor vehicle production n/a
• Landlocked
• Poor- not doing well
• 31.84 million in exports
• 70 below poverty line
• GDP of 4 billion
• 1.14 billion in debt
• People crammed
• together

• Democracy
• 3 ppl/sqrkm
• Motor vehicle production 3,000,000
• Not landlocked
• Rich- doing very well
• 315.6 billion in exports
• 0 below poverty line
• GDP of 856.1 billion
• 1.9 billion in debt
• People far apart

• Have nickel
• Speak French
• Farmland
• Have female ministers
• Mostly christian

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Interesting Facts

• Germany- There are 66 unpaid parking fines
• Canada- 82 of people think it is safe to walk in
  the dark
• Chile- There are 112 jails
• Burundi- There currency symbol is FBu
• Laos- Produces 71 thousand metric tons of meat a
  year