The Krone of øre is the national currency of Norway.
Chief Exports:
Machinery and transport equipment, intermediate manufactured goods, chemicals, raw materials.
Chief Imports:
Machinery and transport equipment, intermediate manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals.
Gross Domestic Product:
US $45.9 billion (purchasing power parity)
Balance of Trade:
Exports: US$10.1 billion
Imports: US$11.2 billion
My Country Overview (Location and Size, Population):
I am a land locked nation in the eastern portion of Central Europe, with access to the Black Sea (about a paragraph).
The population of Slovakia was estimated to be 5,407,956 in July 2000...Several ethnic groups make up the population...(about a paragraph).
My Government is:
A parliamentary democracy with a directly-elected president. A unicameral national Council of 150 members is elected via a proportional system in which voters indicate a preference for parties rather than for specific candidates (about a paragraph).
Detailed Overview of my Economy:
Here I would discuss how Slovakia fared under Communist rule, artificial price controls, economic liberalization, increase in the production of consumer goods, economic restructuring and the process of privatization.
1992 =
1993=
Unemployment Rate:
Percentage of Population Under the Poverty Line:
Foreign Aid/Grants:
European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.
Taxation Policy:
Here I would talk about the progressive personal income tax, tax holidays, value-added tax, excise taxes and cusoms duties, etc. Should be about a paragraph long.
Economic Sectors:
Services 62%
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Agriculture 5%
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Industry 33%
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International Trade:
Couple paragraphs here. Answer the question
How does Slovakia's trade impact other nations?
Name of Stock Exchange:
Bratislava Stock Exchange...go into detail.
Natural Resources:
Environmental Issues:
Net Migration Rate/Migration Section
Germany
United States
Poland
Austria
Banking and Securities:
The Bratislava Stock Exchange (BSE) opened on 8 July 1990 and acts as a share holding company formed by all Slovakian financial institutions, banks and savings banks, and companies authorized to trade securities. Brokers and other mediators are not permitted in the trading system. The volume of stocks traded on the BSE, however, remained low until 1996. In 2001, there were 844 companies listed on the BSE, with a trading value of $966 million (up 141% from 2000) and total market capitalization of $665 million (down 10.3% from 2000). As of 2004, a total of 258 companies were listed on the BSE, which had a market capitalization of $4.410 Billion. The Bratislava Option and Futures Exchange opened in 1994
Literacy Rate and Education Expenditures (Education Section):
Here I illustrate my point with a picture of Slovak High School Students. I would also do a proper MLA citation.
Consumption Section:
Electricity consumption
Oil consumption
Exports and imports
Internet users
Future Trends:
The European Union will have a huge effect on the economy of Slovakia....
Current Event found in the Business Section of the New York Times:
Stroschein, Sherrill. "Slovakia." Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies. Eds. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. Vol. 4: Europe. Detroit: Gale, 2002.
"Slovakia." Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations. Eds. Timothy Gall and Jeneen Hobby. Vol. 5. 12th ed. Detroit: Gale, 2007. 617-629.
Tagliabue, John. "Car Production Surges In Eastern Europe." The New York Times (Nov 25, 2006): C1(L). New York Times. Gale. Library of Michigan. 7 Oct. 2008
Not Noah Fleck and Kate Kapas
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