Name ______Period ______Date ______
CIA COUNTRY REPORT
(Classified United States Information)
COUNTRY:______
Define the bolded words throughout the worksheet
Answer the questions using the CIA World Factbook, located at the following web page: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Geography
1. What is the relative location? ______
2. What is the absolute location? ______
3. What kind of Natural Hazards does your country have? ______
4. Name three environmental issues.
1st ______2nd ______3rd ______
People
5. What is the total population? ______
6. What is the total infant mortality rate? ______/1000
Definition: ______
7. What is the life expectancy for men? ______for women? ______(round to the nearest age)
Definition: ______
8. What are the three largest ethnic groups and what percentage of the population are they? (Round to nearest percent)
1st ______%
2nd ______%
3rd ______%
9. What are the three largest (if given) religions and what percentage of the population are they?
1st ______%
2nd ______%
3rd ______%
10. What are the two largest languages and what percentages of the population speak them (if given)?
1st ______%
2nd ______%
11. What is the literacy rate in the country for men? ______% for women ______%
Definition: ______
Government
12. What form of government does the country have? ______
13. When did the country gain its independence? ______
14. Who is the chief of state, and since when? ______
Economy
15. What is the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) – purchasing power? ______
Definition: ______
16. What is the GDP per capita (per capita income)? ______
Definition: ______
17. What percentage of the population that live below the poverty line? ______%
Definition: ______
18. What are the three top export commodities?
1st ______
2nd ______
3rd ______
Definition: ______
Import definition: ______
19. Who are the top three export partner countries and what percentage of exports is it?
1st ______%
2nd ______%
3rd ______%
20. What is the name of the country’s currency (hint: look in the exchange rate)? ______
Communications
21. How many cellular phones are in the country? ______
22. How many TV broadcast stations are in the country? ______
23. How many people use the internet in the country? ______
24. Draw the flag (Click on the flag at the top of the page for info) 25. Describe the significance of the flag ______
Describe the significance of the colors (you may have to perform an internet search for this) ______