What natural resources does the country have that are available in north america?
what natural resources does the country have that are not available in north america?
what natural resources might the country need that are in north america?
what are the country's major industries? what are the risks to these industries?
is the country's economy more or less diverse than the united states? explain your answer.
what opportunities does the country have to increase its diversification? explain your answer.

answer sheet:

intelligence report
choose one of the countries below to discuss in your assessment.

iraq
pakistan
population
30,399,572
187,342,721
arable land
13%
24%
major exports
crude oil (84% of exports), crude materials excluding fuels, food and live animals
textiles such as garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, yarn (more than 50% of exports), rice, leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs
major imports
food, medicine, factory-produced goods
petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics, transportation equipment, edible oils, paper and paperboard, iron and steel, tea
note
the oil industry forms the majority of the iraq economy.
most people work in agriculture, especially cotton. cotton is used to create the country’s number one export, textiles.

mali
bahamas
population
14,159,904
313,312
arable land
4%
less than 1%
major exports
cotton, gold, livestock
mineral products and salt, animal products, rum, chemicals, fruit, and vegetables
major imports
petroleum, machinery and equipment, construction materials, foodstuffs, textiles
machinery and transport equipment, manufactures, chemicals, mineral fuels, food, and live animals
note
over half of mali is desert and it relies heavily on gold and cotton for income.
the bahamas is dependent on tourism for more than half of its economy.
use this information of the united states for comparison.

united states
population
313,232,044
arable land
18%
major exports
agricultural products (soybeans, fruit, corn) 9.2%, industrial supplies (organic chemicals) 26.8%, capital goods (transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle parts, computers, telecommunications equipment 49.0%, consumer goods (automobiles, medicines) 15.0%
major imports
agricultural products 4.9%, industrial supplies 32.9%, (crude oil 8.2%), capital goods (computers, telecommunications equipment, motor vehicle parts, office machines, electric power machinery) 30.4%, consumer goods (automobiles, clothing, medicines, furniture, toys) 31.8%
note
the united states is the second-greatest industrial producer in the world.