Economy
Marianne Esche
Type of Government: Traditional Economy
Facts/Description:
1. The population of Peru is 30.5 million
2. The unemployment rate is 6.3
Advantage:
Peru's economy has been growing 6.4% since 2002
Disadvantage:
70% of Peru's population lives along the Pacific Coast, which is a desert with high demand for water.
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Cuba:
Type of Government: Command Economy
Facts/Description:
1. The population is 11.1 million
2. The unemployment rate is 3.8
Advantage:
The inflation is 5.50%
Disadvantage:
Cuba's population is controlled by the government, and has no freedom.
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Germany:
Type of Government: Free Market
Facts/Description:
1. The population is 81.9 Million
2. The unemployment rate is 5.5%
Advantage:
Germany is one of the top freest economies
Disadvantage
Germany has the economy that caused the US to go into the Great Depression
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Citations:
Peru:
http://www.heritage.org/index/country/peru
http://www.perusupportgroup.org.uk/peru-climate-change-vulnerability.html
Cuba:
http://www.heritage.org/index/country/cuba
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Cuba
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/cuba/inflation-cpi
Germany:
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100503094333AAQVTvG
http://www.heritage.org/index/country/germany
Pictures:
http://i.infoplease.com/images/mperu.gif
http://www.compassion.com/multimedia/Peru-homes-on-hill-and-mountains.jpg
http://www.nationsonline.org/maps/cuba-map.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Sugar_cane_2.JPG
http://i.infoplease.com/images/mgermany.gif
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/data?pid=avimage&iid=i6BuFromtI3Q