country profile

COUNTRY PROFILE

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

1. Official name of country:  United Mexican states

2. Climate (major types of climate, rainfall, vegetation): 

3. Map

a. Location absolute (latitude and longitude) and relative (in relation to physical features 

    and other nations)                            

b. Physical features (what would one see in the country in the way of  mountains, deserts, 

    plains, major rivers, coast lines, etc.)

   c. In the map key, state the size of the country in square mi/km

d. Who are your countries neighbors (Ex: to the north of the U.S. is Canada,

      etc.)?  Is your country bordered by waterways (oceans/major rivers, etc.)

POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY

4. Type of government, names of government officials, and political parties.

5. Capital

6. International Organization affiliations

7. Size of armed forces

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY

8. Official language, other languages spoken, ethnic composition and major religions

9. Population, population growth rate, and population distribution

10. Major cities

11. Infant mortality rate and average life expectancy

12. Teachers and Doctors per population

ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY

13. GNP or GDP (total and Per Capita)

14. % of land that is arable used for agriculture

15. Natural resources

16. Major agricultural and industrial products

17. Major exports and imports (very important, this basically states who some of    

      your best allies are)

18. Currency (include current exchange rate)

19. Balance of Trade (include amounts in US currency of Total Exports and Imports)

20. Historical events (Time line format ONLY since 1980)