1. The countries that we chose to present are the countries that have the highest and lowest GPD- per capita, this is allows us to compare the standard of living in Southeast Asia to Canada. GDP-per capita $39,100 (2008 est.) Population: 33,487,208 (July 2009 est.)
4. (The government provides for all medical services and free education through the university level and subsidizes rice and housing.) Land Geography: flat coastal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland in west Natural Resources: petroleum, natural gas, timber GDP-per capita: $53,100 (est. 2008) Population: 388,190 Life Expectancy: Male 73.52 years and Female 78.07 years Nationality: Bruneian Ethnic Groups: Malay 66.3%, Chinese 11.2%, indigenous 3.4%, other 19.1% Language: Malay (official), English, Chinese Literacy: Males 93.7% and Females 84.7% Government Type: Constitutional sultanate Political Parties and Leaders: National Development Party or NDP Wealth: Highest in Asia Population below Poverty Line: N/A% Exports: $8.25 billion- crude oil, natural gas, garments Imports: $2.055 billion- machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, chemicals
5. Land Geography : Low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwest Natural Resources : Phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower GDP- per capita : $2800 (est. 2008) Population : 86,967,524 Life Expextancy : Male: 68.78 years, female: 74.57 years Nationality : Vietnamese Ethnic Groups : Kinh 86.2%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.7%, Muong 1.5%, Khome 1.4%, Hoa 1.1%, Nun 1.1%, Hmong 1%, others 4.1% Language : Vietnamese, English , some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian) Literacy : Male: 93.9%, female: 86.9% Goverment Type : Communist state Political Parties and Leaders : Communist Party of Vietnam or CPV [Nong Duc MANH] Population Below Poverty Line : 14.8% Exports : $61.6 billion-crude oil, marine products, rice, coffee, rubber, tea, garments, shoes Imports : $77.61 billion-machinery and equipment, petroleum products, fertilizer, steel products, raw cotton, grain, cement, motorcycles (CIA World Factbook sept,2009) (extending 1,650 km north to south, the country is only 50 km across at its narrowest point)
6. Land Geography: mostly rugged mountains; some plains and plateaus Natural Resources: timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones GDP- per capita : $2100 (est. 2008) Population: 6,834,942 Life Expectancy: male: 54.56 years, female: 58.9 years Nationality: Lao or Laotian Ethnic Groups: Lao 55%, Khmou 11%, Hmong 8%, other (over 100 minor ethnic groups) 26% Language: Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages Literacy: male: 77%, female: 60.9% Government Type: Communist state Political Parties and Leaders: Lao People's Revolutionary Party or LPRP [CHOUMMALI Saignason] Population below Poverty Line: 30.7% Exports: $1.163 billion- wood products, coffee, electricity, tin, copper, gold Imports: $1.384 billion- machinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel, consumer goods (landlocked; most of the country is mountainous and thickly forested; the Mekong River forms a large part of the western boundary with Thailand)
7. Land Geography: mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and north Natural Resources: oil and gas, timber, gemstones, iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential GDP- per capita : $2000 (est. 2008) Population: 14,494,293 Life Expectancy: male: 60.03 years, female: 64.27 years Nationality: Cambodian Ethnic Groups: Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, Chinese 1%, other 4% Language: Khmer (official) 95%, French, English Literacy: male: 84.7%, female: 64.1% Government Type : multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy Political Parties and Leaders: Cambodian People's Party or CPP [CHEA SIM]; Human Rights Party or HRP [KHEM SOKHA, also spelled KEM SOKHA]; National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative Cambodia or FUNCINPEC [KEV PUT REAKSMEI]; Norodom Ranariddh Party or NRP [CHHIM SEAK LENG]; Sam Rangsi Party or SRP [SAM RANGSI, also spelled SAM RAINSY] Population below Poverty Line : 35% Exports : $4.312 billion-clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear Imports : $6.37 billion-petroleum products, cigarettes, gold, construction materials, machinery, motor vehicles, pharmaceutical products (a land of paddies and forests dominated by the Mekong River and Tonle Sap)
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