The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency maintains an online World Factbook that is a convenient source of a wide variety of geographic, social, and economic information. You may look up information by individual country (See drop down menu “Please select a country to view.” Or you may look up information by topic (See "Guide to Country Comparisons" (bottom of page). Directions: Find the following information. Note: You may submit your answers directly into Canvas or you may submit a file

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An important indicator in making comparisons among countries is “GDP per capita.” This is a measure of GDP per

person or “per head.” It is useful in that it recognizes that countries with large populations need to have larger

economies. However, it is important to remember that GDP per person does not indicate the ”typical” income of an

individual in that c

ountry. Find GDP per capita

in

the following

8 countries: United S

tates, Canada, Mexico, China,

Russia, Iran, N. Korea, India

Country

GDP per capita