Globalization Project

Country Research

Name ___Marcella__Toro___

You have opened the document up either via the Google Classroom assignment
or on a written hand-out and you will answer the following questions using the
CIA World Factbook. Answer each question.
Part One:
1. What country do you represent?
Brazil
2. What continent is your country located on?
South America
3. Who are your neighboring countries? (List All) If an island, list neighboring
islands too.
Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru,
Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
4. Which natural resources exist within your countrys borders?
Bauxite, Gold, Iron ore, Manganese, Nickel, Phosphates, Platinum, Tin,
Uranium, Petroleum, Hydropower, Rare Earth Element, Timber.
5. What percentage of your land is listed as arable land (farmable land)?
8.6%
6. What are some of your countrys environmental issues?
Deforestation, illegal wildlife trade, air and water in big city, land degradation,
wetland degradation, and oil spills.
7. What ethnic groups are present within your country?
White: 41.7%, Mulatto (Mixed): 43.1%, Black: 7.6%, Asian: 1.1%, Indigenous:
0.4%
8. What languages are spoken in your country?
Portuguese, Spanish( less Common), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a
large number of minor American Languages.
9. What religions are practiced in your country?
Roman Catholic: 64.6%, other Catholic: o.4%, Protestant:22.2%, other
Christian:0.7%, Spiritist: 2.2%, other: 1.4%, none: 8%, unspecified: 0.4%
10.
What is your countrys
a. population growth rate?
0.77%
b. birthrate?
14.46%
c. net migration?
-0.14%
d. infant mortality rate?
18.6%
e. fertility rate?
1.77%
f. obesity adult prevalence rate?

20.1%
g. Literacy rate?
92.9%
h. GDP (purchase power parity)?
3.166%
i. GDP real growth rate?
-.3%
j. Per capita GDP?
14%
k. Labor force?
109.2 Million
l. Unemployment rate?
6.4%
m. Percentage of population living under the poverty line?
21.4%
n. Inflation rate?
10.6%
o. Industrial production growth rate?
-5%
11. Does your country have a budget surplus or deficit?
Deficit
12.List your countrys top five agricultural products.
1.Coffee
2. Soybeans
3. Wheat
4. Rice
5.Corn
13.List your countrys top five industries.
1. Machinery
2. Electrical & Transport Equipment
3. Chemical products
4. Oil
5.Automotive parts
14.How much money does your country make on exports?
189.1 Billion
15.List your countrys top five export partners.
1. China
2. Us
3. Argentina
4. Netherlands
Draw lines from your country to your export partners on the map below.

16.How much money does your country spend on imports?

174.2 Billion
17.List your countrys top five import partners.
1.China
2. US
3. Argentina
5. Netherlands
Draw lines from your import partners to your country on the map below.

18.
What is your countrys balance of trade (subtract imports from exports)?
-11.9 Billion
19. What is your countrys external debt?
712.5 Billion
20.
How much electricity does your country

a. Produce?
537.6 billion
b. consume?
483.5 billion
21. How much crude oil does your country
a. produce?
2.255 million
b. Import?
344,900
22.
How many telephone mainlines are in use in your country?
44.1 million
23.
How many mobile cellular device lines are in use in your country?
280.7 million
24.
How many internet users are there in your country?
108.2 million
25.
How many airports are there in your country?
4,093
26.
What surprised you about your country? Write a brief paragraph.
I am most surprised that Brazils trade balance is negative. I thought that we would be at
least be a little positive. And we have so many airports but our external debt is in the
billions.