Where is this country located?
What is the population?
What system of government does the country have? Is it a stable government?
Who is the current leader?
Where is the capital city?
What type of economic system is utilized (market, command, mixed, traditional)?
What are the primary imports and exports?
Is it a rich or poor country?
What is the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) per capita? Compare this to your own country.
What is the estimated labor force?
What is the unemployment rate?
Is unemployment a problem in this country?
What is the educational level of the citizens (at the very least give the literacy rate)?
What are the natural resources?
What are the major industries?
Is there a connection between its natural resources and the products it makes?
What is the name of the currency and its exchange rate with U.S. dollars?
Are there adequate communication and transportation systems available?
If your company put a branch operation there, would it be satisfied with the communications system? Do most people in the country have telephones, for example?
What cultural aspects should you be aware of (religion and language)?
What is the present relationship that this country has with the United States? (Examples: Is the country a trading partner with the U.S.? Are there any major negative issues between the U.S. and this country that might influence your decision to build a factory there?) Check here: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications... Where is this country located? North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
What is the population? 301,139,947
What system of government does the country have? Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition .......... federal court system based on English common law; each state has its own unique legal system, of which all but one (Louisiana, which is still influenced by the Napoleonic Code) is based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Is it a stable government? Yeah i think
Who is the current leader? George Bush
Where is the capital city? Washington, DC
What type of economic system is utilized (market, command, mixed, traditional)? market-oriented economy
What are the primary imports and exports?
Is it a rich or poor country?
What is the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) per capita? $13.13 trillion
What is the estimated labor force? 151.4 million (includes unemployed)
What is the unemployment rate? 4.8%
Is unemployment a problem in this country?
What is the educational level of the citizens (at the very least give the literacy rate)? 99%
What are the natural resources? coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber
What are the major industries? leading industrial power in the world, highly diversified and technologically advanced; petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining
Is there a connection between its natural resources and the products it makes? Agriculture - products: wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish; forest products
What is the name of the currency and its exchange rate with U.S. dollars? US dollar (USD)
British pounds per US dollar -: 0.4993
Canadian dollars per US dollar -: 1.0724
Japanese yen per US dollar -: 117.99
euros per US dollar -: 0.7345
Chinese yuan per US dollar -: 7.61
Are there adequate communication and transportation systems available? yes
If your company put a branch operation there, would it be satisfied with the communications system?
Do most people in the country have telephones, for example? 172 million (house phone) 233 million (cell phone)
What cultural aspects should you be aware of (religion and language)? Religion : Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%, other 10%, none 10%
Language : English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7%
note: Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii
What is the present relationship that this country has with the United States? (Examples: Is the country a trading partner with the U.S.? Are there any major negative issues between the U.S. and this country that might influence your decision to build a factory there?) |
