General Information:

Official country name:---------- Commonwealth of Australia
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Neighboring states:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Governmental system:------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Present head of state:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Total population: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average life expectancy: -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Literacy rate (%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Population Data

Birth Rate: ____ per 1000 population

Infant Mortality Rate: ____ per 1000 live births

Death Rate: ____ per 1000 population

Percentage of Population in Standard Age Categories: ____% are over 65
____% are between 15 & 65
____% are under 15


Official Language(s)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Major religion(s)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Major trade partners -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Countries with which your country has friendly/adverse relations, and main reason why: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National resources: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major imports/exports:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date admitted to UN?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Was the state colonized? If yes, when and by whom?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Did the state colonize other states, if yes, which countries and for how long? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Is the state a signatory to:

1. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its two Covenants?
2. Convention of the Rights of the Child?
3. Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment?
4. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women?
5. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination?
6. Kyoto protocol?




History:

Recent history: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Early history: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What are four problems/ issues that currently affect the country? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cultural and Social Issues:

Predominant racial/ethnic group(s): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Relationship between different ethnic groups:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Is the country affected by immigrants or refugees from neighboring countries, if yes what are the primary reasons?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Issues

Economic classification (developed, developing, least developed)? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GDP?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Unemployment rate? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Human Development

Human Development Index Value: __________ Global Ranking of HDI: ______