Tag: Countries

Sweden, its capital Stockholm, and neighboring states World Factbook as of October 2014: "Aided by peace and neutrality for the whole of the 20th century, Sweden has achieved an enviable standard of living under a mixed system of high-tech capitalism and extensive welfare benefits. It has a modern d...

France and its capital Paris World Factbook as of October 2014: "The French economy is diversified across all sectors. The government has partially or fully privatized many large companies, including Air France, France Telecom, Renault, and Thales. However, the government maintains a strong presence...

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World Factbook as of October 2014: "Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last ...

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United Arab Emirates and neighbors around the Persian Gulf World Factbook as of November 2014: "The UAE has an open economy with a high per capita income and a sizable annual trade surplus. Successful efforts at economic diversification have reduced the portion of GDP based on oil and gas output to ...

Seychelles (capital: Victoria) northeast of Madagascar World Factbook as of November 2014: "Since independence in 1976, per capita output in this Indian Ocean archipelago has expanded to roughly seven times the pre-independence, near-subsistence level, moving the island into the upper-middle-income ...

Saudi Arabia (capital Riyadh) and neighboring statesIntroduction Saudia Arabia's population is more conservative than the Saudi monarchy. So claims Fareed Zakaria. The monarchy, indeed, has been trying to advance the country slowly while maintaining political and social stability and itself in power...

Canada (its capital Ottawa) and neighboring states World Factbook as of November 2014: "As a high-tech industrial society in the trillion-dollar class, Canada resembles the US in its market-oriented economic system, pattern of production, and high living standards. Since World War II, the impressive...

Federal Republic of Brazil World Factbook as of October 2014: "Brazil continues to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of its interior. Exploiting vast natural resources and a large labor pool, it is today South America's leading economic power and a regional leader, one of the...

Malawi, its capital Lilongwe, amid neighboring states in eastern Africa World Factbook: as of November 2014: "Landlocked Malawi ranks among the world's most densely populated and least developed countries. The economy is predominately agricultural with about 80% of the population living in rural are...

Lithuania (capital Vilnius) and neighboring countries World Factbook as of October 2014: Lithuania gained membership in the World Trade Organization and joined the EU in May 2004. Despite its EU accession, Lithuania's trade with its Central and Eastern European neighbors, and Russia in particular, a...