Name: ALEC-JOEL MAHINAY Date: 29th 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, magnetite, 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)? / 18.01% / 22.4% / 2.8%
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
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.) / 5.05 children born/woman (2011 est.)
Literacy Rate – What percentage of people over the age of 15 can read and write? / total population: 99%
male: 99%
Female: 99% (2003 est.) / total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% / total population: 25.7%
male: 40.8%
female: 12.8%
Government
Government Type – How are leaders elected? / Parties vote / Parties vote / Parties vote
Government Spending as Percent of GDP (Budget Expenditures Divided by GDP). / 23.57 % / 8.25% / 37%
Military Spending as a Percentage of GDP. / 4.06% of GDP. / NA / 1.7 % of GDP.
Economy
Economy Overview – What are the most serious economic problems facing each of these three nations? / The USA have higher barriers which they can enter their rival’s home markets than the foreign firms. / The industrial capital is nearly beyond the extent of repair. This results year of underinvestment, shortage of space parts, and the maintenance are poor. Large scale military spending will draw off the resources needed for investment and civilian consumption. / There will be instability hampers in foreign investment. 80% of its population relies on their farming and their livestock for raising their livelihood. Their economy has been handicapped since Chad is a land locked country.
GDP Per Capita- What is the value of goods and services produced per person? / $47, 200 / $1,800 / $1,200
Population Below Poverty Line- What percentage of GDP is industry and services? / 12% (2004 est.) / NA / 80%
Labor Force by Occupation- What percentage of workers in agriculture? / 0.7% / 35% / 80%
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 / 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. Primarily producing for government consumption. / oil, cotton textiles, meatpacking, brewing, natron (sodium carbonate), soap, cigarettes, construction materials
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% / NA / 3% (2010 est.)
Electricity Production / 3.873 trillion kWh (2008 est.) / 22.5 billion kWh / 100 million kWh (2007 est.)
Telephones- Main Lines in Use / 141 million / 1.18 million / 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 / 5 (2010)
Railways / 224,792 km / 5,242 km / 59 km
Paved Highways / 4,374,784 km / 724 km / 10, 142 km
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)