Name: NudratFarid Date: 23rd August, 2011

Comparative Systems Worksheet

Geography / United States / North Korea / Chad
Natural Resources – How many and what type of natural resources are available? / coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, rare earth elements, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber / coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower / petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt
Land Use – What percentage of the land is arable (capable of being farmed)? / arable land: 18.01%
permanent crops: 0.21%
other: 81.78% (2005) / arable land: 22.4%
permanent crops: 1.66%
other: 75.94% (2005) / arable land: 2.8%
permanent crops: 0.02%
other: 97.18% (2005)
People
Life expectancy at birth – How long are children born today expected to live? / total population: 78.37 years
male: 75.92 years
female: 80.93 years (2011 est.) / total population: 68.89 years
country comparison to the world: 149
male: 65.03 years
female: 72.93 years (2011 est.) / total population: 48.33 years
country comparison to the world:218
male: 47.28 years
female: 49.43 years (2011 est.)
Total Fertility Rate – How many children does each woman have, on average? / 2.06 children born/woman (2011 est.) / 2.02 children born/woman (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126 / 5.05 children born/woman (2011 est.)
Literacy Rate – What percentage of people over the age of 15 can read and write? / definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) / definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1991 est.) / definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population: 25.7%
male: 40.8%
female: 12.8% (2000 est.)
Government
Government Type – How are leaders elected? / Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition, (elections) / One man dictatorship / Republic
Government Spending as Percent of GDP (Budget Expenditures Divided by GDP). / $3.456 trillion/$14.66 trillion (2010 est.)
=24% / 3.3 billion/ 28billion x100
=12% / $2.928 billion/$7.848 billion X100
=37%
Military Spending as a Percentage of GDP. / 4.06% of GDP / Not available / 1.7% of GDP (2009)
Economy
Economy Overview – What are the most serious economic problems facing each of these three nations? / Long-term problems include inadequate investment in economic infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, sizable trade and budget deficits, and stagnation of family income in the lower economic groups. The global economic downturn, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, investment bank failures, falling home prices, and tight credit pushed the United States into a recession by mid-2008. GDP contracted until the third quarter of 2009, making this the deepest and longest downturn since the Great Depression. / Industrial capital stock is nearly beyond repair as a result of years of underinvestment, shortages of spare parts, and poor maintenance. Large-scale military spending draws off resources needed for investment and civilian consumption. / Chad's economy has long been handicapped by its landlocked position, high energy costs, and a history of instability. Chad relies on foreign assistance and foreign capital for most public and private sector investment projects.
GDP Per Capita – What is the value of goods and services produced per person? / $47,200 (2010 est.)
$46,400 (2009 est.)
$48,100 (2008 est.) / $1,800 (2009 est.)
$1,800 (2009 est.)
$1,900 (2008 est.)
note:data are in 2010 US dollars / $1,600 (2010 est.)
$1,600 (2009 est.)
$1,600 (2008 est.)
note:data are in 2010 US dollars
Population Below Poverty Line – How many people live in poverty? / 12% (2004 est.) / Not available / 80%
GDP Composition by Sector – What percentage of GDP is industry and services? / agriculture: 1.1%
industry: 22.1%
services: 76.8% (2010 est.) / agriculture: 20.7%
industry: 47.8%
services: 31.5% (2010 est.) / agriculture: 52%
industry: 7%
services: 41.1% (2010 est.)
Labor Force by Occupation – What percentage of workers is in agriculture? / farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7%
manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3%
managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3%
sales and office: 24.2%
other services: 17.6% / 35% / agriculture: 80% (subsistence farming, herding, and fishing)
industry and services: 20% (2006 est.)
Industries – What are the primary industries? Are they primarily producing for consumer or government consumption? / highly diversified, world leading, high-technology innovator, second largest industrial output in world; petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining (consumer consumption) / military products;
machine building, electric power,
chemicals; mining (coal, iron ore
limestone, magnesite, graphite,
copper, zinc, lead, and precious metals),metallurgy; textiles, food processing; tourism (most of it is for government consumption) / oil, cotton textiles, meatpacking, brewing, natron (sodium carbonate), soap, cigarettes, construction materials ( consumer consumption)
Agriculture Products - What are the primary agricultural goods produced? / wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish; forest products / rice, corn, potatoes, soybeans, pulses; cattle, pigs, pork, eggs / cotton, sorghum, millet, peanuts, rice, potatoes, manioc (tapioca); cattle, sheep, goats, camels
Industrial Production Growth Rate / 5.3% (2010 est.) / Not available / 3% (2010 est.)
Electricity Production / 3.873 trillion kWh (2008 est.) / 22.5 billion kWh (2008 est.) / 100 million kWh (2007 est.)
Telephones – Main Lines in Use / 141 million (2009) / 1.18 million (2008) / 13,000 (2009)
Internet Service Providers / 439 million (2010); note - the US Internet total host count includes the following top level domain host addresses: .us, .com, .edu, .gov, .mil, .net, and .org / 3 hosts / 5 (2010)
Railways / total: 224,792 km
standard gauge: 224,792 km 1.435-m gauge (2010) / total: 5,242 km
standard gauge: 5,242 km 1.435-m gauge (3,500 km electrified) (2009) / Not available
Paved Highways / Not available / Not available / Not available
Airports with paved Runways / total: 5,194
over 3,047 m: 189
2,438 to 3,047 m: 235
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1,479
914 to 1,523 m: 2,316
under 914 m: 975 (2010) / total: 37
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 23
1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 4 (2010) / total: 8
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
under 914 m: 1 (2010)

Assessment:

Market-oriented economy: US is a great example of a market-oriented economy. These kinds of economies have their own private businesses and they are the ones who decide what goods and services are produced,what price they are sold at and how they are sold. The people answer their own economic questions.The US meets the definition of this economy because its GDP composition by sector shows us that its agricultural production is only 1.1% while its services are 76.8%. These kinds of economies are industrialized and we can see the US is industrialized as its population below poverty line is only 12% while in Chad it is 80%. Its means of communication and transportation are very developed with 141 million telephone lines and 439 million internet providers.The government is not in charge of the country’s economy as it has a lower amount of military and government spending shown by the percentage of GDP.

Command economy: In a command economy the individual has very little say in how the basic economic questions are answered. The things that are produced and what a person does might be controlled by a small group of individuals. North Korea is an example of this kind of an economy because its government is a one man dictartorship. The government of Korea controls basically everything and ofcouse its economy as well.

Developing Economies: These kinds of economies are not fully industrialized yet but they are developoing. Chad is an example of this kind of economy because its GDP is low with only $1,600 while in the US it is $47,200. The GDP composition by sector shows us its mostly dependent upon its agriculture, because it is 52 %. Chad has 80% of its population below the line of poverty and the communication system and transportation system in chad are not that good.