Where to Build a Factory?
Country
Where is the country located?
What is the population?
What system of government? Is it stable?
Who is the current leader?
Where is the capital city?
Utilized economic system
Primary Imports and Exports
Rich or poor country?
GDP per capita?
Estimated Labor Force
Unemployment rate
Is unemployment a problem?
Literacy rate of citizens
Natural resources
Major industries
Connection between its natural resources and products?
What is the currency/its exchange with the U.S. dollar?
Are there adequate communication and transportation systems?
Would our company be satisfied with the communications system?
Cultural aspects to consider
Present relationship with the U.S.
United Kingdom
Europe -- between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea
60,609,153
Constitutional monarchy, yes.
Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II
Head of Government: Prime Minister Tony Blair.
London
Mixed
Exports: manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages,
tobacco
Imports: manufactured goods, machinery, fuels; foodstuffs
Rich
$30,300 (U.S. $41,800)
30.07 million
4.7%
No
99% literacy rate
coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin,
limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate,
arable land
machine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, railroad
equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts,
electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal,
petroleum, paper and paper products, food processing, textiles,
clothing, other consumer goods
Yes
British pound/ .55 per U.S. dollar
Yes
Yes (32.9 million have telephones 61.0 million have cell phones, and
37.8 million use the internet)
Most of the U.K. speaks English, and the predominant religion are that
of Christian denominations.
15.3% of the exports are from the U.S. (largest exporter) and 9.3% is
imported (their second largest importer).
Brazil
Eastern South America, bu the Atlantic ocean
188,078,227
Federative republic, yes
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Brasilia
Market
Imports: machinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemical
products, oil
Exports: transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear,
coffee, autos
Rich
$8,400 (U.S. $41,800)
90.41 million
9.9%
No
86.4% literacy rate
bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin,
uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber
textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin, steel,
aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, other machinery and equipment
Yes
real -- 2.43 reals/U.S. dollar
Yes, but there are more unpaved roads than paved.
Yes.
(42,382,200 have telephones, 65.605 million have cell phones, and 25.9
million have internet.)
Portuguese is the official language, English is spoken. Roman Catholic
and Protestant are the two predominant religions.
20.8% exports with U.S.
18.3% imports with U.S.
Armenia
Southwestern Asia; east of Turkey
2,976,372
Republic, no
Robert Kocharian
Yerevan
Traditional
Exports: diamonds, mineral products, foodstuffs, energy
Imports: natural gas, petroleum, tobacco products, foodstuffs,
diamonds
Poor
$4,500 (U.S. $41,800)
1.2 million
31.6%
Yes
98.6%
small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, alumina
diamond-processing, metal-cutting machine tools, forging-pressing
machines, electric motors, tires, knitted wear, hosiery, shoes, silk
fabric, chemicals, trucks, instruments, microelectronics, jewelry
manufacturing, software development, food processing, brandy
No
dram -- 457.69 drams per U.S. dollar.
No.
No. (Only 582,500 telephones, 203,300 cell phones, 150,000 internet
uses, and 3 broadcasted T.V. stations).
Armenian Apostolic is the predominant religion, followed narrowly by
Christianity. Armenian is the spoken language.
Exports with U.S. only 8.1% (5th most)
Imports 7.6% from the U.S. (4th)