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Economic Development USA- Sara England-AlexGDP $16.72 trillion $2.52 trillion (2013)

GDP per capita $52,800 $39,336.91 (2013)

GNP $17.06 trillion $2.292 trillion (2013)

PPP $16.72 trillion $2.387 trillion (2013 est.)

GINI index 41.1 38.0 (2013)

Inflation 1.50% 1.30%

% GDP on Education 5.40% 5.50%

% GDP on Military 4.35% 2.30%

% GDP on Health 17.90% 9.40%

GNP per capita $53.960 PPP $35,760 PPP

Unemployment 7.30% 6%

Median income $60,528 $41,652.00

Economic structureGDP growth 1.60% 1.70%

SanctionsTrade partnersMajor importsMajor exportsNet income $227 trillion $925.79 billion

Debt $18 trillion $2.159 billion ; 90.21% of GDP

Currency Dollar Pound Sterling

Value of currency $1 USD = $1 USD $1 USD = £0.64

market oriented economy, private individuals and

A free market system in which profit is prioritized

Currenly the United States has trade sanctions with 26

The most frequently applied measures of sanctions and China, Canada, Mexico,

Japan, Germany, United States, China, France, and Germanycrude oil, computers, motor

vehicle parts, office Food, chemicals, clothes, footwear, tobaccosoybeans, fruit, corn,

organic chemicals, aircraft Nuclear reactors, mineral fuels and products, cars, electrical

Russia China - Rebekah$3,461 billion (2013) $17.6 trillion (2014)$24,298 (2013) $6,807 (2013)$3.33 trillion PPP (2013) $16.08 trillion (2013)

$3,491.6 billion $17.6 trillion (2014)40.11 (2009) 47.3 (2013)9.10% 2.6% (2013)4.10% N/A (between 0 and 100%)4.20% 1.99% (2012)

6.30% 5.4% (2012)$22,880 PPP $11,850 PPP (2013)5.10% 4.1% (2013)$23,221 $10,220

1.3% annual change 7.7% (2013)

$514.968 billion $-44.1 billion (2013) $233.8 billion; 13.41% of GDPRuble Renminbi yuan (RMB)$1 USD = 54.71 Rubles $1 USD = 6.2 RMB (2013)

mixed economy with state ownership in strategic areas of the economy;

suprisingly capitalistic (e.g. private ownership);

Primarily after the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, sanctions were

An arms embargo by the US and EU was put in place Netherlands (9.2%), China (8.1%),

Germany (6.5%), Ukraine (5.7%), and US, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Cars (7.3%), Packaged Medicaments

(3.4%), Vehicle Parts (3.2%), machinery (mostly electrical), oil/mineral fuels, Crude Petroleum (39%), Refined

Petroleum (15%), Petroleum Gas Machinery (mostly electrical). Also, pretty much

$863.2 billion (2013); 22.4% of GDP (2013)

Mexico Nigeria$1.261 Trillion $521.8 billion10,307.28 $3,005.51$1.971 Trillion $478.5 billion

$2.05 trillion $930 billion47.2 43.04.30% 8.7%5.20% 0.8%0.60% 1.5%6.30% 1.9%$16,110 PPP $5,3605.22% 24%4,493 $480-645/month

oil, natural gas1.10% 5.40%

US sanctions due to human rights violationsNAFTA, China, and Japan UK, US

oil, natural gas, petroleumShips, automobiles, oil, silver, coffee consumer goods, food$234.3 billion (see GDP/capita)$341 billion $5.9 billionMexican Peso Naira13.4408 Pesos per Dollar (2014) $1 USD = 180 Naira

Market oriented export economy that greatly embraces globalization.

Significant U.S. sanctions have been placed against alleged cartel bosses

Food, aircraft, electronics, steel, medical equipment

Iran- Korosh $987.1 billion (2013) $12,800 (2013)$ 1.208 trillion PPP (2013)

$12,800 (2013 est.)

44.5 (2006)42.3% (2013)3.7% of GDP (2012)2.1% of GDP (2012)6% of GDP (2011)$ 15,600 PPP (2013)16% (2013)Unavailablemixed and transition economy with a large public sector1.5% (2013)Following the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the United States imposed sanctions against Iran and expanded them in 1995 to include firms dealing with the Iranian government. In 2006, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 1696 and imposed sanctions after Iran refused to suspend its uranium enrichment program.

China, South Korea, IndiaGold (13%), Wheat (3.3%), Semi-Finished Iron (2.6%), Corn (2.4%), and Rice (1.9%)Crude Petroleum (72%), Petroleum Gas (3.4%), Refined Petroleum (3.4%),Ethylene Polymers (3.3%), and Iron Ore (2.4%)10.6% of the GDP (2013)Iran recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 10.63 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2013.

Rial$1 USD 26961.45 Rials

Human Development USA- Sara England Human Development Index 0.914 778 (2013)

Human Satisfaction Index 246.67 6.883 143.33

type of education (public/private)required school time (grade levels) k-12

% with higher education 70.70

level of censorship

protected rights

population 318,892,103 63,742,977 142,470,272

rural v. urbanclass systemtype of healthcare providedtime for maternity leave 12 weeks 52 weeks

income distribution

family size 2.54 2.3

birth/death rateinfant mortality rate 6.17/1000 4.44/1,000 7.8 per 1000

environmental challengesenergy 4.099 kWh

Russia- Sydney Fitzgibbon26/187 very

high Human

government funded public

children entitled to a

4.1 % of GDP expended- basic up through

12th grade 14 years expected (including tertiary), 7 minimum

39.4% of people 25-64

75% go to tertiary educationcensorship

prevented by first amendment

has not enacted censorship Legislation

some media censorship but rising, however protected by list of rights

Constitution and Bill of Rights

de facto, root being in the bill of right 1689

have chapter of Constitution called "Rights and Freedoms of Man and Citizen," security/action of police

involvementtraditional rule of law now being questioned

legitimacy of policing in the eye of the public

force named the Police, currently undergoing reforms created by Medvedev 82.4% of total

population is 79.6% rate of Urbanization

26.2% rural, 73.8 % urban (of population)system based

on wealthParliament house of lords

no structured class, but strata based upon government

funded for England, Northern

6.2% of GDP expended on 140 days, 100 % wages paidhigher rates of

inome  large gap, 110 people hold 35% of nations % of women in workforce (vs. men

and vs. female population)58.6% of women 16 and

47% workforce 57% of women 15 and over work; make up 1.707 children per familyBirth:

13.42/1000 12.22/9.34/ 10,000

 births: 11.87 per 1000; deaths:13.83

air pollution, acid rain,

airpollution,

extreme water pollution and lack of gas, coal-fired

stations and large amounts of gas, oil, and coal

China Nigeria-Caroline Iran.50 (2013) .749 (2013)

210 230 5.50/10 (2012) SWL is 200

1,355,692,576 119,713,203 177,155,754 77.45 million (2013)54 vs 46

it's not98 days 12 weeks

44.5 GINI Index30% in workforce4.3

14/1000 74.09/1,000 (2014)

Mexico- Ayo Adepitan91/187 mid

ranking 0.71967/187 very high Human

contains both public and

Religious instruction is

all education is public, though

highly centralized and is divided into K-12 13 years

expected, 9 year minimum

Grades 1-9 requred primary and secondary

9 years required (age 6-15) and pre-primary provided by

6th-8th grade is mandatoryhighest in the

world, 34 23% of Mexican youth from 23-35

the only statistic I can find is from

As of 2013, 4.5 million students are internet and

media censorship, battlefield 4

"Soft censorship"-government use of financial incentives and penalties to

quite prevalent, mainly in the form of film, music, literature, and the

In recent years, Internet service providers have been told to block access

minors protection law, provents children under

Constitution of Mexico States the rights of everyone also promotes

a bunch of things (10 or so)--basic freedoms and rights

Huge human rights issues such as gender issues, freedom of the press, and torture and 2014 Hong

kong protests have caused action from the

Police have been involved on the war on drugs

similar to the US; act a federal law enforcement and local civilian peace

As of 1987, the National Police and the Gendarmerie reflected the ideology urban

represents 78.8% urban 21.6% rural

38 million live in urban areas while 27 million no distintive

hiararchy, the principal division is between

based on occupation, wealth,

upper class, propertied middle 5.4% of GDP

expended on 6.1% of GDP expended on

The constitution entitles Iranians to 16 weeks full pay

for federal after six months paid maternity leave, has a rising

income Most wealth held by wealth. Very wide

richest 10% earns 38.2% and poorest 46% of

workforce 86.5% of women employed (35-40%

Women make up almost 30% of the 1 child policy,

family size average of 5 persons but not

average size of a family at 4.6birth: 12.17

births/1000 ppl births: 19.02/1000 Deaths: 4.83/1000

38.03/1,000 vs 13.16/1,000 (2014)

18.23 births/1,000 population (2014 est.). 14.79

deaths/1000 total: 39 deaths/1,000 live births extreme air

pollution due Extreme air pollution in

desertification, uncontrolled

deforestation, oil pollution, mountainous, mainly nuclear

energy, has oil, wind power, coal,nuclear power

108 Mtoe (2011) whatever the heck

large oil and natural gas reserves

USA- Jessie England-Alex Russia78/100 (relatively high) 27/100 (very low)

Legal System Federal Republic Illiberal Democracy

Major Political PartiesVoting Age 18 years old 18 years old 18 years old

Turnout 53.6% in 2012 34.19%

Checks and BalancesEXECUTIVE President

Heads of State

LEGISLATIVEBill of Rights of 1689

terms

JUDICIAL Judiciary of Russia

Validity of Power

Political Structure and ParticipationTransparency (Corruption

74/100 (relatively high) English Law, Scots Law,

and North Ireland LawPrimarily Democratic and

Conservative Party and Labour Party

United Russia (Putin); Communist Party of the

65.25% (2012 Presidential Elections)Executive,

Legislative, and Executive, Legslative, and Judicial

Executive, legislative and judicial, in that order of

President: Commander and

Prime Minister: David Cameron

President: Vladimir Putin (United Russia); terms and methods of

electionsBallot voting to determine which

Methods of Voting: First-past-the-vote, Alternate

On the federal level, Russia elects a president as head Tasks and Presence

of Advisors / 2nd in Vice-President: Constitutional

The second in command is deputy Prime Minister

The Vice-President executes individual Bicameral Federal AssemblyConstitutional

FoundationConstitution of the United States of

Adopted by national referendum on December # houses and

membersHouse of Representatives

House of Commons with 650 seats and House of

Duma (Lower, 450); Federation Council (Upper, Two year terms in

the House, six year House of Commons and House of Lords: 5 years

Duma: 5-year terms; Federation Council: "not power and validity of

powerThe primary power of Congress is the

The Legislative Branch has more power than the

The President has power to issue normative and non-

Federal vs. Local Judiciary

Local courts have original jurisdiction

Local courts run by a judge or magistrate have

Relatively equal, albeit corrupted on both levels.Supreme Court and #

of JudgesSupreme Court has the final power

The Supreme Court of England has 12

Supreme Court of Russia (115); Constitutional Court Judicial review was

originally solidified The Judicial Branch's power is independent.

Judicial Review allows courts to declare

China - Rebekah Mexico Nigeria Iran36/100 (low) (2014) 35/100 (low) 27/100, very low 27

Shi'ite Sharia law

18 years old 18 years old 18 years old 18 years old64.50% declined to 50% 72% vote

Chief of State/President PresidentEnrique PENA NIETO

Unicameral, elected in2/5/1917 May 1999 Constitution

4 year terms 4 year terms

Communist; One Country, Two

Civil Law System with Influence by American

based on English Common LawChinese Communist

Party (CCP); 8 National Action Party (PAN: Center-Right),

People's Democratic Party (PDP), All

Alliance of Builders of Islamic

N/A (between 0 and 100%)The CCP controls all. The CCP is

Since the PRI’s historic losses in the 80s, the PRI

3 branches at Federal, State and

Supreme leader, President, Parliament, President: Rouhani, Ayatollah; Ali President/CCP

General Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), head

Ali Kahmenei , Ayatollah, is the Elections in the PRC

are based on a president elected by popular vote for a single

4 year terms, 2 term limit

4year term , 2 term limit for president. 8 State Council

appointed by Cabinet wholly appointed by president, with

appoints Head Minister of Federal

Leader of the executive branch of bicameral National

Congress or Congreso de Constitution of the PRC Dec. 4th, 1982

Constitution of Iran 1979National People's

Congress (NPC): Senate: (128 seats; 96 members elected by

Senate (109) headed by Senate President;

290 representatives lead by speaker.Delegates to the

National People's Senate (6 year term) Chamber (3 year term)Power is in the

hands of the Significant but now significantly reduced by

origin of legislation, must be passed by

Drafting legislationRatifying international Ayatollah appoints chief of system. Judiciary set up in a

hierarchial system. federal level includes circuit, collegiate, and

power shared relatively equally due

Controlled by Supreme leader. He Supreme People's

Court; 340 judges Supreme Court of Justice or Suprema Corte de

Chief Justice + 15 judges; exclusive

Chief Justice. serves a period of 5 years. holds up party

standards, so valid in Previosuly acted as a rubber stamp, but gained

power shared with parallel court system

Investigating and passing judgment on

USA - Ian England- Taylor

adheresmilitary structure

nature of foreign PolicyForeign Relations

allies in war USA, EUneutrality

size/type of military

Development of International Posture, Geopolitical Allies and Foes

Geopolitical Allies: NATO (Great Britain, Canada,

ALLIES: usa, france, and ireland adherance to international

treatiesNATO, NAFTA, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Five branches (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air

Royal Navy,blue water navy,Royal influence of military in

national politicsMilitary entirely separate from federal government,

British Monarch is commander in Focused on protection of

US interests and spread of (1860-1905) British Isolation Post Good relations with

Europe, Canada and Iran: preparing for strike. Nigeria: methods of politcal

advancementElection and political appointment

winning elections. skilled in political supranational

organizationsNAFTA, NATO, G-8, G-20, UNESCO, World Bank,

NATO, United Nations Security Great Britain, Canada,

France, Germany, Iraq, Neutral in most African conflicts but has great

allignment with US and EU in current

events/treaties/nuclear Current events: Heath care reform, drug war, police

UK has nuclear weaponsSize of military: 2.21million

troops, 8,325 tanks, 30,000 member, 77 commissioned

Russia Olivia China Mexico Nigeria Iran - Paul

adheres to treaties

Unique

UN, WTO, WHOChina US, UK See first row

2.3 million soldiers

China currently addresses United

ALLIES: United

After many years of rampant

Arguable, although it despises Adhere to some

but not allAdheres to treaties

Kyoto Protocol, Rome Statute of

Relatively standard set of humaitarian Draft at age 17,

Large military, similar in style to those used by the

Unified military force

Divided into 3 branches ruled by

Two distinct forms: formal state-Military is

importantMilitary is generally seperate

The Was formally the ruling

Limited, in so far as it has not had a marked by

the economic Aids Pro Democracy

Typically hostile and unfriendly, Trade and

manufacturingTrade with economic

Strong relationship with

See above cell; unfriendly Friends with

Putin and High through economic improvements

Rise up through party

Nigeria is a democracy

Clerical knowledge and religous WTO, UN,

WHO UN, WTO, WHO,UNES

Commonwealth of Nations

The standard set of organizations; Russia, Iran, North

Korea neutral in most

Does tend to stay somewhat isolated, Russia has

nuclear China has nuclear weapons

Abduction of 43 students

Does not plan possess or aspire

Ongoing dispute with the West over 34 Million males

avaliable for consists of 192,000

Army, Navy, & Air Force totaling

Approximately 545,000 men

USA-Jessie England- MarissaNumber of Revolutions 2

warsmajor leadersmajor documents magna carta and common law

Historical Development (Development of Enduring The American Revolution, the

Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.

Kind of Revolutions (Agricultural, Political…)

American: break from English rule. Civil: Blatant political/societal disagreements people

the Glorious Revolution was the over through of king James II of England, industrial Revolutionscreation as a coherent

politcal entityOriginally upon the break from England, the U.S. established the Articles of Confederation. These proved to be extremely ineffective and thus the Constitution was written and ratified as a living document along with the Bill of Rights.

united sovereign state began with the political Union of the kingdom, in 1707 ruled by monarch and parliament

rough timelime of political entities

Native American tribes : In 1066, William of Normandy brought a feudal system, where he major historical trends

and their causesGradual change from tribal societies to colonial townships

Political parties, monarchy and churchsummary of political

historyThe United States began as part of the mercantilistic

The history of the United Kingdom as a unified sovereign state began French and Indian War,

American Revolution, War of The Great Northern War, The War of the Spanish Succession, George Washington: set the

precedent for an American : Sir Winston Churchill-Winston Churchill was a politician, a soldier, Declaration of Independence.

Articles of Confederation.

Russia-Sydney Fitzgibbon China

mostly all political

Constitution of 1906 and 1993

1 official- Bolshevik Revolution/ Socialist Revolution; 1 non-official policy: demokratizatsiya = democratization under Gorbachev

-Boxer – 1899 (political)-Xinhai – 1911 (political)-Chinese civil war – 1927-1936, and 1946-1950 (political)-Communist revolution – 1946-1950 (political)Bolshevik: social and

economic, demokratizatsiya:political and economicIvan the terrible (Ivan IV) first assumes the title of Czar in 1533

Communist system in china began under leadership of Mao Zedong in 1945

Russian Empire- Tsarist Russia: 1600's-1917, Proletariat/ Bolsheviks:

Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing, peoples movement from empire to communist

regime, andchange from many empires from different times in its history to new Under Tsarist Russia many tsars

(kings) ruled, including, Alexander II In 221 B.C., Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, WWI-Allies : 1914-1918, Russian Civil

War/ Bolshevik Revolution:1917-1922, opium war, World War 2, and most Nicholas II, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris

Qin Shi Huang, Kublai Khan, Sun Yat-Sen, Mao Zedong, Deng people's republic of china constitution, instituted 1982

Mexico- Ayo Adepitan Nigeria-Caroline1 (if you don't count the 6 coups)Mexican Revolution of

1917

Political revolution overthrowing the dictatorships for over the past century

Again, there were 6 political coups, most of which were politcially motivated and anti-democratic. The one revolution would be Biafran

Santa Anna who served as president for eleven non-consecutive terms occasions over a period of 22 years. Starting in 1883

Today's democracy began with Olusegun Obasanjo was elected President in 1999, though the foundations were set by him in his earlier time in 1979 when he voluntarily abandoned military government in favor of facilitating the election of Shehu Shagari

Spanish Empire(1519-1821) >> First Mexican

Sir Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Belawa-democratic-assasinated=>Johnson Europeans arrived and

destroyed Aztec Empire. democracy vs not-democracy, religious conflict, ethnic conflict, Before the Spanish arrival

in 1519, Mexico was Ye olde ancient times=>first trading post (Portugese)=>Islamic revolution War of Independence,

French-Mexican War, Baifran War, Nigerian Civil War, as well as several military coups Hernan Cortes,Miguel

Hidalgo, Santa Anna, Nnamdi Azikiwe--Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi--General Treaty of Gaudelupe

Hidalgo, Constitution of 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Iran - Paul

Constitution of 1979

2 in the past century: 1921 (Reza Shah's coup) and 1979 (Khomenei's revolution against the Shah that created the modern Islamic Republic of Iran)

Political/Religous -motivated by dual desire for liberty and Islamic fundamentalismArguable-probably 550 BC at formation of Achaemenid Empire by Cyrus the Great

Achaemenid -> Alexandrian States -> Series of Dynasties -> Islamic Empires -> Mongol Autocracy, Religous Fundamentalism, Short-lived Dynastic States, ShiismIranian history began in 550 BC, when Cryus the Great established the first world empire Greco-Persian Wars, Roman-Persian Wars, various nomadic invasions, Iran-Iraqi WarCyrus the Great, Reza Shah, Muhammad Reza Shah, Ayatollah Khomenei, Ayatollah

Cultural Development USA - Ian Russia Olivia Chinalanguages Russian

religion Buddhism

ethnic compositionholidaysglobalization 74.94 (32nd)view on Westernizationcleavagesurbanization 81%belief systems Secular state

cultural diversity (%)common/unique issuesgenderdietfertility 1.61 1.18

class systemsinteractions Focus on Russia

England -TaylorEnglish only – English. regional

Mandarin, cantonese78.5% christian

59.4% none Othordox Christanity 75% 60.6% white 87.2%

indian 2.3% Russians 81% Tatars 3.9%,

91.59% of the population was Christmas, no national

holidayFeburary 23, Defenders of

Chinese new Years in the strongly

agrees. one of Well globalized, The epitome of is westernized;

strongly Peter the Great started

Accepting of westernization race, income, GENDER:

voting pattern Rich and Poor, Chechen Crisis,

Protests by farmers, urban

population: 73.8% Urban, Rate of

urban population of Seperation of

Church and State, no specified belief system;

Confucianism and buddhism“Melting pot,” white 87.1%

Asian 6.9% China is home to 55 different Gun control, Expect every

one to be From Russia, With LoveIncome ideally equal

between men .86 Males to Females

1.11 male to female ratioDiverse diet but Typical British

food consists High plant-based diet, Highly fertile 1.9 children

born per Mostly middle social class over ethnicity.

There are divides between

Social classes are not very Mixing of ethnic

groups and large social pluralism leads

Chinese tend to focus their

Mexico Nigeria Iran-AkashFarsi and its various dialects. Turkic is afterShia Islam. 89% . Sunni 9%

Shia- 89% Sunni 9 % and 1% other

2.29 1.92 births per woman

Spanish, large number of

Persians (61 percent). Smaller groups include Azeris (16 percent), Kurds (10), Lurs (6), Cinco

De Mayo, El Revolution Day (11 Feb.), Oil Nationalization Day (20 Mar.), Islamic Republic Day (1 Apr.),  Foreign trade

and Not much because the govt is still in post-revolutionary phase. It is relatively closed Government beleives it isn't good for culture and beliefs. Younger generation want to Mestizo vs.

Amerindian, CLASS- Peasantry and urban lower-middle class are a strong base of religous orthodoxy. Mexico was

rapidly Tehran has about 7 million people. 10 percent are nomadic or semi nomadic. Urbanizaton Mostly

Catholic, Shias belive in Fatima, daughter of Muhammad , her husband, Ali, and their spns Remnants of

Spanish and Ethnic minorites improprly represented and they are on the peripherySex Ratio(m/f)

0.96, 36% of Father is head of household. Mothers take care of kids , make food, and manage food. Maize, pork,

chicken, Breakfast isn't important. Fridays and Saturdays peple have cheese, butter, bread ,

Upper classes attend private

upper class, propertied middle class, salaried middle class, working class, independent NAFTA, trade

agreements They are kind of isolated. They do communicate with OPEC. They talk to US