1. Summary of the DESTEP
Australia, New Zealand & Europe
Demographic
Population of Germany: 82 million
Population of Spain: 46 million
Population of Ukraine: 45 million
Population of Australia 21 million
Population of New Zealand: 4 million
Capital:
Germany: Berlin
Spain: Madrid
Ukraine: Kiev
Australia: Canberra
New Zealand: Wellington
Climate:
Germany: Humid Oceanic
Spain: Semiarid
Ukraine: Human continental
Australia: Semiarid/desert
New Zealand: Semiarid
Economic
Australia:
Inflation in 2009: 2.8%
Unemployment: 4%
Interest: 3%
1 Australian dollar = €0.61
New Zealand:
Inflation in 2009: 2.5%
Unemployment: 4.6% (highest point in five year, due to the crisis)
Interest: 8%
Germany:
Inflation in 2009: 1%
Unemployment: 9.5%
Interest: 3%

2. Spain:
Inflation:
Ukraine:
Socio-cultural
Australia:
Influences: America & Asia
Sports: Rugby, cricket, hockey
Religion: Christian
New Zealand:
Influences: Maori, America, Australia and the UK
Religion: Christian
Sport: Rugby
Germany:
Influences: Mostly own culture but many immigrants who bring there own culture
Sports: Football and motorsports
Ukraine:
Influence: Europe
Religion: Christian, orthodox
Spain:
Influences: Iberian, Celtiberan, Roman Catholic etc
Religion: Roman Catholic
Technical
Australia:
The biotechnology sector, communications and medical equipment sector are very dynamic.
New Zealand:
New Zealand is a modern and innovative country.
A patent application from the industries of high and medium technology is below the OECD
average.
The biotechnology sector is very developed

3. Germany:
Germans are very concerned of the technological quality of equipment that they buy.
That’s why companies like Siemens, Grunding, Volkswagen etc. are so competitive.
Germany has many well-educated employees that are capable of producing high-tech
machinery.
Ukraine:
Depend on industries established at the Soviet time.
Spain:
Good technological and industrial infrastructure.
Spain works a lot in the telecommunication sector and computer science sector.
The government wants to invest a lot in these two sectors and also in research and
development
Ecological
Australia:
17 areas on the world heritage list. Well know is the Great Barrier Reef.
Australians are very proud of there nature and try to protect as much as possible.
The government has made some rules to protect the environment, an example is recycling
all of the plastic bottles and paper.
New Zealand:
3 areas on the WHL. New Zealand is one of the most environmentally friendly countries in
the world.
Germany:
Germany used to be much polluted, due to the industry but since 1990 it gets better with
the environment. The government is investing a lot in the environment and created a lot of
jobs.
Ukraine:
One of the most polluted countries in the world. This is mostly due to the disaster in
Tsjernobyl in 1986 and industry. But there is hope for Ukraine because they signed the Kyoto
pact and they are trying to make it better.
Spain:
The government is trying to do the right thing for the environment. They only problem in
Spain is the lack of water due to the pollution of the industry and agrarian.

4. Political
Australia:
Member of the Commonwealth
Head of the State: Queen Elisabeth II represented by the Governor General
Federal parliament: the Senate (76 members) and the House of Representatives (150
members)
New Zealand:
Member of the Commonwealth
Parliamentary Democracy and officially a constitutional monarchy
Head of the State: Queen Elisabeth II represented by the Governor General
Parliament of New Zealand: only a House of Representatives (120 members)
Germany:
Federal Republic composed of 16 Lander (it’s a state of the Federal Republic of Germany)
Each Land has its own constitution. It also has a parliament (Land tag) and a government
(Landesregierung) from the majority of the Land tag
Ukraine:
Parliamentary Democracy
President of the Republic: elected by direct universal suffrage for five years
Parliament: 450 members
Spain:
Constitutional monarchy governed by the Spanish Constitution of 1978
King: head of the State, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and Chief of the Supreme
Council of Defense. Very limited powers.
Parliament: composed of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate