CPIN Country Profiles

updated 09/06/01

The following countries are profiled for the Fall Simulation:

Argentina General Info Policy Info	India General Info Policy Info	Russia General Info Policy Info
Brazil General Info Policy Info	Japan General Info Policy Info	South Africa General Info Policy Info
Canada General Info Policy Info	Mexico General Info Policy Info	United Kingdom General Info Policy Info
China General Info Policy Info	Nigeria General Info Policy Info	United States General Info Policy Info
France General Info Policy Info	Pakistan General Info Policy Info	Venezuela General Info Policy Info
Germany General Info Policy Info	Poland General Info Policy Info

NORTH AMERICA: General Information

General Info	United States	Canada	Mexico
GDP	$9.25 trillion US	$658 billion US	$865.5 billion US
GDI*	6	1	49
Population	275,562,673	30,675,398	100,349,766
Leader	President George Bush	Premiere Jean Chretien	President Vincente Fox
Government	Federal republic; strong democratic tradition	Federation with parliamentary democracy	Federal republic operating under a centralized government; long time one-party democratic rule
Economy	Strong market-oriented economy	Strong market-oriented economic system	Free market economy with a number of state-owned enterprises
Main Trading partners	Canada, Mexico, EU, Japan, China (Most Favored Nation Status)	US, Japan, UK, Germany, South Korea, Netherlands, China , France, Mexico, Taiwan	US, Canada, Japan, Western Europe, South Korea, Brazil, Chile
Current Issues	Controversy over Bush position on Kyoto Accord and environment	Secessionist movement in Quebec; High unemployment; growing role as a transit point for heroin and cocaine entering the US market	Chiapas secessionist movement; modernization of its economy; continuation of economic woes
Embassy	United States	Canada	Mexico

*GDI: United Nations Gender Development Index (GDI) indicates the relative equality between men and women based on quality of life factors

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NORTH AMERICA: Policy Positions

Policy Positions	United States	Canada	Mexico
Conflict and Cooperation Terrorism	would support international agency to combat terrorist activities major problems with money laundering; would support efforts to eliminate money-laundering schemes	would support international agency to combat terrorist activities would support efforts to eliminate money-laundering schemes	would support international agency to combat terrorist activities, but has limited resources would support efforts to eliminate money-laundering schemes, but has limited resources
World Health Organ Trafficking	would be likely to support efforts for monitoring organ donations evidence points to over 20,000 children being sold on the underground market for their organs in Mexico, moved to the US for procurement of their organs	would be likely to support efforts for monitoring organ donations long waiting times for transplants has resulted in some people going abroad for transplants	would be likely to support efforts for monitoring organ donations; has limited resources as LDC, issue of sovereignty with international intervention evidence points to over 20,000 children being sold on the underground market for their organs, moved to the US for procurement of their organs
Global Environment Genetically Modified Organisms	Policy decision would be influenced by agro-businesses as well as from citizen action groups concerned about the effects of GMOs Would also have to consider agriculture subsidy policies	Policy decision would be influenced by agro-businesses as well as from citizen action groups concerned about the effects of GMOs	As LDC, could be harmed by agro-business efforts to control agriculture products and outputs May be pressured as NAFTA member to adopt policies similar to US and Canada
International Economics Intellectual Property Rights	Would support international conventions to enforce law, as country suffering losses to piracy Has taken strong stance on this issue and steps to control piracy abroad through monitoring and trade and aid incentives	Would support international conventions to enforce law, as country suffering losses to piracy	As developing economy, understands need for IPR leniency, but as a NAFTA member, is pressured into following international conventions on IPR
Human Rights Cloning	Currently considering legislation banning human cloning Pres. Clinton banned use of federal funds to support human cloning projects Would have to consider potential 'brain drain' of biotechnicians	Currently considering legislation banning human cloning Would have to consider potential 'brain drain' of biotechnicians	As developing country, is less likely to have the resources to clone, but is likely to follow NAFTA countries' policies If it meant bringing in business dollars, might support policies to allow cloning

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SOUTH AMERICA: General Information

General Info	Argentina	Brazil	Venezuela
GDP	$348.2 billion US	$1.06 trillion US	$182.8 billion
GDI*	48	56	46
Population	36,265,463	172,860,370	23,542,649
Leader	President Carlos Saul Menem	President Fernando Henrique Cardoso	President Hugo Chavez Frias
Government	Republic; democratic	Federal republic; in transition to democracy with strong military influence	Federal republic; democratically elected governments since 1959; history of military influence
Economy	Free market economy in place after decades of state-run economy	Establishing free market economy after decades of state-run economy	Free market economy dominated primarily by the petroleum sector
Main Trading partners	Brazil, US, Chile, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, France	Mercosur (Southern Cone Common Market): Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, EU, US, Japan	US, Colombia, Japan, Brazil, Germany, Italy Canada, Netherlands
Current Issues	high unemployment rate; economic reforms for long-term development; increasing problem of drug trafficking through ports; neighboring disputes with Paraguay regarding extradition of former Paraguayuan coup leader General Lino Oviedo; environmental problems (urban and rural) typical of an industrializing economy such as soil degradation, desertification, air pollution, and water pollution; domestic consumption of drugs has skyrocketed	Transition to democracy and capitalism, recent financial crisis led to increased borrowing from IMF; huge gap between rich and poor	drug-related conflicts along the Colombian border; increasing internal drug consumption; over-dependence on the petroleum industry with its price fluctuations; irresponsible mining operations which are endangering the rain forest and indigenous peoples.
Embassy	Argentina	Brazil	Venezuela

*GDI: United Nations Gender Development Index (GDI) indicates the relative equality between men and women based on quality of life factors

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SOUTH AMERICA: Policy Positions

Policy Positions	Argentina	Brazil	Venezuela
Conflict and Cooperation Terrorism	Would support international agency to combat terrorist activities, has limited resources increasing use as a money -laundering center, would support efforts to eliminate money-laundering schemes, has limited resources	Would support international agency to combat terrorist activities, has limited resources Would support efforts to eliminate money-laundering schemes, has limited resources	Would support international agency to combat terrorist activities, has limited resources Would support efforts to eliminate money-laundering schemes, has limited resources
World Health Organ Trafficking	Evidence points to children being "adopted" out of the Americas to Europe for procurement of their organs Would be likely to support efforts for monitoring organ donations, but has limited resources	Evidence points to children being "adopted" out of Brazil to Europe for procurement of their organs Would be likely to support efforts for monitoring organ donations, but has limited resources	Evidence points to children being "adopted" out of the Americas to Europe for procurement of their organs Would be likely to support efforts for monitoring organ donations, but has limited resources
Global Environment Genetically Modified Organisms	As LDC, could be harmed by agro-business efforts to control agriculture products and outputs	As LDC, could be harmed by agro-business efforts to control agriculture products and outputs	As LDC, could be harmed by agro-business efforts to control agriculture products and outputs
International Economics Intellectual Property Rights	As developing economy, supports IPR leniency to foster development Is pressured into following international conventions on IPR by EDC trade partners and aid donors	As developing economy, supports IPR leniency to foster development Is pressured into following international conventions on IPR by EDC trade partners and aid donors	As developing economy, supports IPR leniency to foster development Is pressured into following international conventions on IPR by EDC trade partners and aid donors
Human Rights Cloning	As developing country, is less likely to have the resources to clone If it meant bringing in business dollars, might support policies to allow cloning	As developing country, is less likely to have the resources to clone If it meant bringing in business dollars, might support policies to allow cloning	As developing country, is less likely to have the resources to clone If it meant bringing in business dollars, might support policies to allow cloning

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EUROPE: General Information

	France	Germany	UK	Poland	Russian Federation
GDP	$1.32 trillion US	$1.86 trillion US	$1.29 trillion US	$276.5 billion US	$620 billion US
GDI*	7	17	11	40	53
Population	60.9 million	82,797,408	59,511,464	38,646,023	146,001,176
Leader	President Jacques Chirac	Chancellor Gerhard Schröeder	Prime Minister Tony Blair	President Aleksander Kwasniewski	President Vladimir Putin
Government	Republic; social democracy	Federal republic; social democracy	Constitutional monarchy; social democracy	Republic	Federation; democracy
Economy	Free market economy	Free market economy	Free market economy	Free market economy	Moving from central-planned economy to free market economy
Main Trading Partners	EU, US, Japan, Russia	EU, US, Southeast Asia, Japan, China	EU, US	Germany, Italy, Russia, US Netherlands, France, Ukraine, UK, France	US, EU, Japan, Eastern Europe
Current Issues	immigration issues, recent adoption of EU currency, persistently high unemployment will continue to pose a major problem for the government	Feeling the effects of the adoption of EU Euro currency;	Northern Ireland peace process, considering adopting EU Euro currency, foot-and-mouth epidemic costing Britain as much as 4.1 billion pounds	Determined to enter the EU as soon as possible, affects most aspects of its economic policies;	Transition from communist system to democracy and capitalist economy, corruption, organized crime, declining population
Embassy	France	Germany	United Kingdom	Poland	Russia

*GDI: United Nations Gender Development Index (GDI) indicates the relative equality between men and women based on quality of life factors

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EUROPE: Policy Positions

Policy Positions	France	Germany	UK	Poland	Russian Federation
Conflict and Cooperation Terrorism	Would support international agency to combat terrorist activities Would support efforts to eliminate money-laundering schemes; suffers from money-laundering problems tied with illegal drug activities	Would support international agency to combat terrorist activities Would support efforts to eliminate money-laundering schemes; suffers from money-laundering problems tied with illegal drug activities	Would support international agency to combat terrorist activities as victim of previous terrorist attacks from IRA, Libyan terrorists of Pan Am flight downed over Lockerbie Would support efforts to eliminate money-laundering schemes as legitimate world financial center; suffers from money-laundering problems tied with illegal drug activities	Would support international agency to combat terrorist activities, but has limited resources Would support efforts to eliminate money-laundering schemes; has money-laundering problem because of increasing organized crime, corruption and fraud	Would support international agency to combat terrorist activities, but has limited resources Would support efforts to eliminate money-laundering schemes; has money-laundering problem because of increasing organized crime
World Health Organ Trafficking	Supports EU proposal that bans the sale or purchase of bodily organs and the associated transport of humans for this purpose Would support efforts for monitoring organ donations	Supports EU proposal that bans the sale or purchase of bodily organs and the associated transport of humans for this purpose Would support efforts for monitoring organ donations	Supports EU proposal that bans the sale or purchase of bodily organs and the associated transport of humans for this purpose Would support efforts for monitoring organ donations	Would support efforts to monitoring organ donations, but has limited resources Supports EU proposal that bans the sale or purchase of bodily organs and the associated transport of humans for this purpose	Would support efforts to monitoring organ donations, but has limited resources As country in transition, people might turn to selling own organs for profit
Global Environment Genetically Modified Organisms	Policy decision would be influenced by agro-businesses as well as from citizen action groups concerned about the effects of GMOs Would also have to consider EU CAP agriculture subsidy policies	Policy decision would be influenced by agro-businesses as well as from citizen action groups concerned about the effects of GMOs Would also have to consider EU CAP agriculture subsidy policies	Policy decision would be influenced by agro-businesses as well as from citizen action groups concerned about the effects of GMOs Would also have to consider EU CAP agriculture subsidy policies	As CIT (country in transition), could be harmed by agro-business efforts to control agriculture products and outputs May be influenced by EU policies	As CIT (country in transition), could be harmed by agro-business efforts to control agriculture products and outputs
International Economics Intellectual Property Rights	Supports international conventions to enforce law, as country suffering losses to piracy	Supports international conventions to enforce law, as country suffering losses to piracy	Supports international conventions to enforce law, as country suffering losses to piracy	Supports international conventions to enforce law, in conjunction in EU efforts	As country in transition, supports IPR leniency to foster development Is pressured into following international conventions on IPR by EDC trade partners and aid donors
Human Rights Cloning	Have asked the UN to propose an international ban on human cloning Currently considering legislation banning human cloning	Have asked the UN to propose an international ban on human cloning Currently considering legislation banning human cloning	Is the only European country with an official ban on human cloning, but allows some cloning specifically for stem cell research	Of the developing countries, is among the most likely to have the resources to clone If it meant bringing in business dollars, might support policies to allow cloning May be influenced by EU policy	Of the developing countries, is among the most likely to have the resources to clone If it meant bringing in business dollars, might support policies to allow cloning

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AFRICA: General Information

	Nigeria	South Africa
GDP	$110.5 billion US	$ 296.1 billion US
GDI *	133	84
Population	123,337,822	43,421,021
Leader	General Olusegun Obasanjo	President Thabo Mbeki
Government	Federal republic: in transition from military state to democracy	Federal Republic: in transition out of apartheid system into democracy
Economy	State-run in transition to free market economy	State-run in transition to free market economy
Main Trading Partners	US, EU, Japan	UK, Italy, Japan, US, Germany
Current Issues	transition from military state to democracy major internal conflict and strife issues surrounding growth and development internal corruption crop damage due to weather conditions Nigerian troops initiated efforts to resolve Sierra Leone disputes; now supporting UN peacekeeping intervention severe problems with the spread of AIDS criticism of Islamic law punishments, such as flogging, in Northern Nigeria since the country returned to civilian rule in 1999 "Scam letters" run out of Nigeria to con Americans and Europeans to come to Nigeria	extremely high rate of unemployment; no jobs for youth problems of poverty and lack of economic empowerment among the disadvantaged groups, especially due to transition from apartheid system high rates of crime, internal corruption, and gang-related violence severe problems with the spread of AIDS government support for the privatization process versus strong opposition from organized labor
Embassy	Nigeria	South Africa

*GDI: United Nations Gender Development Index (GDI) indicates the relative equality between men and women based on quality of life factors

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AFRICA: Policy Positions

Policy Positions	Nigeria	South Africa
Conflict and Cooperation Terrorism	Might support programs to eliminate money-laundering schemes, but has huge problems with government corruption	Might support programs to eliminate money-laundering schemes, but has huge problems with government corruption
World Health Organ Trafficking	Likely to support efforts to monitoring organ donations, but has limited resources As LDC, people might turn to selling own organs for profit	Likely to support efforts to monitoring organ donations, but has limited resources
Global Environment Genetically Modified Organisms	As LDC, could be harmed by agro-business efforts to control agriculture products and outputs	As LDC, could be harmed by agro-business efforts to control agriculture products and outputs
International Economics Intellectual Property Rights	As developing economy, supports IPR leniency to foster development Is pressured into following international conventions on IPR by EDC trade partners and aid donors	As developing economy, supports IPR leniency to foster development Is pressured into following international conventions on IPR by EDC trade partners and aid donors
Human Rights Cloning	As developing country, is less likely to have the resources to clone If it meant bringing in business dollars, might support policies to allow cloning	As developing country, is less likely to have the resources to clone If it meant bringing in business dollars, might support policies to allow cloning

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ASIA: General Information

	China	India	Japan	Pakistan
GDP	$4.8 trillion US	$1.80 trillion US	$2.95 trillion US	$344 billion US
GDI*	93	128	13	131
Population	1,261,832,482	1,014,003,817	126,549,976	135,135,195
Leader	President Jiang Zemin	Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee	Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori	Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
Government	Communist	Federal republic: democracy	Constitutional monarchy	Federal republic: democracy with strong military influence
Economy	State-run economy, with some moves towards a tightly controlled market economy	Free market economy	Free market economy	Free market economy
Main Trading Partners	Hong Kong, US, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Netherlands, Taiwan, Singapore	UK, US, Hong Kong, Germany, Belgium, Germany, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia	US, EU, Southeast Asia, China	EU, US, Hong Kong, Japan, China
Current Issues	Cautiously edging into capitalist market; Falun Gong challenges government; recent talks with North Korea, rapidly escalating AIDS epidemic, criticized by international community for human rights violations and government censorship of Internet	Growth and development; ongoing border dispute with Pakistan, with period of cease fire; internal ethnic violence	Crowding of habitable land area; aging of the population; budget deficit; whaling issues; recent government scandal that might bring down the prime minister; possibility that Japan will earn permanent seat on UN Security Council	Pakistan is a poor, heavily populated country, suffering from internal political disputes and lack of foreign investment, economic sanctions, growth and development, increasing ethnic and tribal violence, border dispute with India
Embassy	China	India	Japan	Pakistan

*GDI: United Nations Gender Development Index (GDI) indicates the relative equality between men and women based on quality of life factors

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ASIA: Policy Positions

Policy Positions	China	Japan	India	Pakistan
Conflict and Cooperation Terrorism	Would be likely to support international agency to combat terrorist activities Likely to support efforts to eliminate money-laundering schemes, but has limited resources; has money- laundering problems associated with illegal drug industry	Would support international agency to combat terrorist activities, especially following sarin gas attack on Japanese subway Would support efforts to eliminate money-laundering schemes as legitimate world financial center	Would support international agency to combat terrorist activities, especially with hijacking of flight by Pakistani nationals Would support efforts to eliminate money-laundering schemes, but has limited resources	Would support international agency to combat terrorist activities Would support efforts to eliminate money-laundering schemes, but has limited resources
World Health Organ Trafficking	Under criticism for its policy of selling executed prisoners' organs Would be likely to support efforts for monitoring organ donations to control the spread of disease	Due to cultural norms, view organ transplants as unethical and disrespectful to deceased persons Would be likely to support efforts to monitor organ donations to control the spread of disease	Despite laws prohibiting organ trafficking, it still faces an underground market for organ sales, would be likely to support efforts for monitoring organ donations and transfers Would be likely to support efforts to monitor organ donations to control the spread of disease; working with limited resources As LDC, people have resorted to selling own organs for profit	As country that faces an underground market for organ sales, would be likely to support efforts for monitoring organ donations and transfers Would be likely to support efforts to monitor organ donations to control the spread of disease; working with limited resources As LDC, people have resorted to selling own organs for profit
Global Environment Genetically Modified Organisms	As LDC, could be harmed by agro-business efforts to control agriculture products and outputs	Policy decision would be influenced by agro-businesses as well as from citizen action groups concerned about the effects of GMOs	As LDC, could be harmed by agro-business efforts to control agriculture products and outputs	As LDC, could be harmed by agro-business efforts to control agriculture products and outputs
International Economics Intellectual Property Rights	As developing economy, supports IPR leniency to foster development Is pressured into following international conventions on IPR by EDC trade partners and aid donors	Likely to support international conventions to enforce law, as country that would potentially suffer losses to pirated goods	As developing economy, supports IPR leniency to foster development Is pressured into following international conventions on IPR by EDC trade partners and aid donors	As developing economy, supports IPR leniency to foster development Is pressured into following international conventions on IPR by EDC trade partners and aid donors
Human Rights Cloning	Of the developing countries, is among the most likely to have the resources to clone If it meant bringing in business dollars, might support policies to allow cloning	Currently considering legislation banning human cloning	Of the developing countries, is among the most likely to have the resources to clone If it meant bringing in business dollars, might support policies to allow cloning	As developing country, is less likely to have the resources to clone If it meant bringing in business dollars, might support policies to allow cloning

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