English: Exports in millions of dollars, as listed on CIA factbook accessed April 2006. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Map of Romania from the CIA Factbook 2004 version (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The CIA World Factbook website,https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ taken on 2007-02-17 using Paparazzi! to replace :Image:WorldFactbook.jpg. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
MIR
Objective:
Français : Carte du Chili Source : CIA World Factbook http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ site (traduite et complétée) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Develop a Market Intelligence Country Report (MIR). The MIR is a structured learning experience that asks students to gather baseline data on the country for use throughout the semester. linked to class discussions in thel Pearson Course Module.
Requirements:
The students’ task is to complete several pages containing 67 fill-in-the-blank questions. Topics examined include the target nation’s people, government, physical infrastructure, economy, and technological infrastructure. Questions can be completed in a single sitting or over several sessions. Students are able to type answers in directly or “cut and paste” them into position, and students are encouraged to include the year of the data (if available).
Sources:
Answers to fill-in-the-blank questions are found by accessing a set of “Quick Research Links” on each screen that lead to preselected online resources. The project presents each team with a customized interface depending on their chosen country. This means that students clicking on a Quick Research Link are taken directly to that country’s information page within the source. Students also supply the source for each answer by selecting it from the following drop-down list:
- CIA World Factbook
- World Bank (Country Profile)
- World Bank (ICT at a Glance)
- Atlapedia Online
- Information Please
- Target nation’s e-Government Web site
Assigning/Grading:
The MIR is designed for students to complete within a two-week period. If this is the only module assigned, it can be completed at any time during the course or assigned over a period of more than two weeks. Instructors can assign only this module by asking students to stop after completing the online questionnaire and submitting the MIR report. Students can print or download a customized MIR report for grading purposes and for use in later modules. The MIR can be graded objectively based on its completeness. A completed sample MIR for Romania appears on the next several pages.
*** Sample MIR ***
Market Intelligence Report:
Romania
Prepared by:
Student Name
Prepared for:
Course Title and Number
Instructor’s Name
College/University
Completion Date
Market Intelligence Report: Romania
by …….
Basic Information:
The official national name of Romania is Romania.
source: Atlapedia
A citizen of Romania is properly referred to as a(n) Romanian.
source: Atlapedia
Products or materials from Romania are referred to as Romanian in origin.
source: Atlapedia
Demographics:
The population of Romania is 22,355,551.
source: CIA Factbook
The population of Romania is growing at a rate of -0.11% per year.
source: CIA Factbook
The median age of the population of Romania is 36.1 years.
source: CIA Factbook
The age structure of Romania is as follows: 0–14 years: 16.2% 15–64 years: 69.4% 65 years and older: 14.4%
source: CIA Factbook
The urban/rural composition of the population of Romania is 55.5% urban / 44.5% rural.
source: World Bank ICT
The population (in percent) that each ethnic group comprises in Romania is: Romanian (89.5%); Hungarian (6.6%); Roma (2.5%); Ukrainian (0.3%); German (0.3%); Russian (0.2%); Turkish (0.2%); and other (0.4%).
source: CIA Factbook
The major languages spoken in Romania are: Romanian, Hungarian, and German.
source: CIA Factbook
Romanian is the official language.
source: CIA Factbook
The major religions of the country are: Eastern Orthodox: 87%
source: CIA Factbook
The life expectancy for residents of Romania is 71.12 years.
source: CIA Factbook
The fertility rate for women in Romania is 1.35 births per female.
source: CIA Factbook
The infant mortality rate of Romania is 27.24 deaths per 1,000 live births.
source: CIA Factbook
44.5% percent of the population in Romania lives below the poverty line.
source: CIA Factbook
The educational attainment and literacy of adults (age 25 and older) are as follows: Educational attainment: primary schooling: 55.6% secondary schooling: 39.8% higher education: 4.6% Literacy: overall: 98.4% male: 99.1% female: 97.7%
source: CIA Factbook
The total number of adults living with HIV/AIDS in Romania is 6,500.
source: CIA Factbook
0.03% percent of the adult population of Romania is living with HIV/AIDS.
source: CIA Factbook
Government:
Romania gained its independence from the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
source: CIA Factbook
Romania gained its independence on the date 9 May 1877.
source: CIA Factbook
The type of government in Romania is a Unitary Multiparty Republic.
source: Atlapedia
The current head of state of Romania is Mr. Traian Basescu.
source: CIA Factbook
The official currency of Romania is the Leu (plural: Lei).
source: Info Please
Geography:
The geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) of Romania are 46 00 N and 25 00 E.
source: CIA Factbook
The surface area of Romania is 237,500 sq km.
source: CIA Factbook
The population density (the number of people per square kilometer) of Romania is 94.12 per sq km.
source: CIA Factbook
Romania shares borders with: Bulgaria: 608 km Hungary: 443 km Moldova: 450 km Serbia and Montenegro: 476 km Ukraine (north): 362 km; (east): 169 km
source: CIA Factbook
Romania has 225 km of coastline.
source: CIA Factbook
The largest cities in Romania, by population, are: Bucharest (2,066,700); Constanta (349,000); Iasi (337,600); Timisoara: (325,400); Galati (324,200); and Brasov (324,100).
source: Info Please
The climate of Romania is: temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms.
source: CIA Factbook
40.82% of the land in Romania is arable.
source: CIA Factbook
Economics:
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Romania is $155 billion at purchasing power parity.
source: CIA Factbook
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Romania is growing at an annual rate of 4.9%.
source: CIA Factbook
The GDP per capita of Romania is $7,000 at purchasing power parity.
source: CIA Factbook
The GDP of Romania is drawn proportionately from: agriculture: 13.1% industry: 38.1% services: 48.8%
source: CIA Factbook
The size of the available labor force in Romania is 9.28 million.
source: CIA Factbook
The labor force in Romania works proportionately in: agriculture 41.4% industry 27.3% services 31.3%
source: CIA Factbook
The inflation rate for consumer prices in Romania is 15.3%.
source: CIA Factbook
The unemployment rate in Romania is 7.2%.
source: CIA Factbook
The major trading partners of Romania are: Italy, Germany, France, United Kingdom, United States, Turkey, Russia, Austria, and Hungary.
source: Info Please
The total value of exports from Romania is $17.63 billion, and the total value of imports into Romania is $22.17 billion.
source: CIA Factbook
As a percentage, exports and imports are 11.4% and 14.3%, respectively, of the GDP of Romania.
source: CIA Factbook
The major exports of Romania are: textiles and footwear, metals and metal products, machinery and equipment, minerals and fuels, chemicals, and agricultural products.
source: CIA Factbook
The major imports of Romania are: machinery and equipment, fuels and minerals, chemicals, textile and textile products, basic metals, and agricultural products.
source: CIA Factbook
The primary natural resources of Romania are: petroleum, timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, and hydropower.
source: Info Please
The major industries of Romania are: textiles and footwear, light machinery and auto assembly, mining, timber, construction materials, metallurgy, chemicals, food processing, and petroleum refining.
source: CIA Factbook
The major primary products made in Romania are: cereals, coal, copper, fish, fruit and vegetables, grapes, gold, iron ore, lignite, livestock, oil and natural gas, potatoes, salt, silver, sugar, timber, and uranium.
source: Atlapedia
The external debt of Romania is $18.34 billion.
source: CIA Factbook
Romania received $700 million in economic aid.
source: CIA Factbook
Physical Infrastructure:
There are a total of 198,603 km of roads and highways in Romania. Of these roadways, 98,308 km (including 113 km of expressways) are paved and 100,295 km are unpaved.
source: Info Please
There are a total of 11,385 km (3,888 km electrified) of railways in Romania.
source: Info Please
There are a total of 62 airports in Romania, with 25 having paved runways and 36 having unpaved runways.
source: CIA Factbook
There are 1,731 km of navigable waterways in Romania.
source: CIA Factbook
The port cities of Romania are: Braila, Constanta, Galati, Mangalia, Sulina, and Tulcea.
source: CIA Factbook
Communications Infrastructure:
There are 76 daily newspapers in Romania, with a circulation of 7,500,000.
source: Atlapedia
For every 1,000 people in Romania, there are 358 radios and 379 televisions.
source: World Bank ICT
There are 40 AM radio stations and 202 FM radio stations in Romania.
source: Info Please
There are 48 broadcast television stations in Romania.
source: Info Please
For every 1,000 people in Romania, there are 192.35 telephone mainlines and 308.65 mobile phones.
source: CIA Factbook
For every 1,000 people in Romania, there are 35.7 computers.
source: World Bank ICT
There are an estimated 4.0 million Internet users in Romania.
source: CIA Factbook
There are 38 ISP’s, or Internet Service Providers, in Romania.
source: Info Please
(.ro) is the two-letter Internet country code for Romania.
source: CIA Factbook
More Information:
The URL of the e-government site for Romania is (www.gov.ro/engleza).
source: Country Website
The embassy for Romania in the United States can be contacted at: Chancery: 1607 23rd Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 Telephone: (202) 332-4846, 4848, 4851 Fax: (202) 232-4748 Consulates general in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York
source: CIA Factbook
The American embassy in Romania can be contacted at: Embassy: Strada Tudor Arghezi 7-9, Bucharest Mailing address: American Embassy Bucharest, Department of State, 5260 Bucharest Place, Washington, DC 20521-5260 (pouch) Telephone: [40] (21) 210-4042 Fax: [40] (21) 210-0395 Branch office in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
