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Look at the economic information below for the nation-state of Kazakhstan. Discuss each question in your group.

What does this map tell you about Kazakhstan’s resources? Its location? How do its resources and location help or hurt Kazakhstan?

Look at the numbers on this graph. What do they tell you about the success of Kazakhstan’s economy?

Look at the percentages in this circle graph. What do they tell you about the economy in Kazakhstan?

How does income per person for Kazakhstan compare to the other nation-states? What does this tell you about the economy in Kazakhstan?

KYRGYZSTANKYRGYZSTAN

KAZAKHSTAN

CHINAKYRGYZSTAN

UZBEKISTA

N

TURKM

ENTISTAN

R U S S I A

Cas

pian

Sea

Aral Sea

THE STEPPES

LakeBalkhash

U

ra

l R.

Syr Darya

Astana

Iron

Petroleum (oil)

Precious metals(gold, silver, copper)

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Growth of GDP per Capita, Kazakhstan

GD

P pe

r Cap

ita (i

n U

.S. d

olla

rs)

Year

$3,100

$7,000

1999 2003 2007

$10,220

$20,000

$15,000

$10,000

$5,000

$0

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Kazakhstan PopulationAbove and Below the Poverty Line, 2007

14%below

86%above

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Year

ly In

com

e (in

U.S

. dol

lars

)

Nation-State

Income per Person, 2007

$10,000

$8,000

$6,000

$4,000

$2,000

$0

$7,560

$2,550

$5,060$4,220

$9,920

Russia

Azerbaija

n

Kazakh

stan

Belarus

Lithuania

Sources: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Central Intelligence Agency. Freedom House.

S T A T I O N M A S T E R A

Economic Success of Kazakhstan


Look at the political information below for the nation-state of Kazakhstan. Discuss each question in your group.

Look at these circle graphs. What do they tell you about possible ethnic and religious tension in Kazakhstan?

Compare the level of crime in Kazakhstan to the other nation-states. What might this tell you about security in Kazakhstan?

Notice how the numbers change in this table. What might this tell you about quality of life for people in Kazakhstan?

On this scale, 1 represents the highest degree of freedom, and 7 the lowest. Have the rankings for Kazakhstan gone up, gone down, or mostly stayed the same over time? What does this tell you about rights and freedoms in Kazakhstan?

Sources: World Bank. Central Intelligence Agency.

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Ethnic Diversity Religious Diversity

Kazakh,53% Muslim,

47%

Protestant, 2%

Other or noreligion, 7%

RussianOrthodo,x

44%

RussianOrthodox,

44%Russian,

30%Russian,

30%

Ukrainian, 4%

Uzbek, 3%

German, 2%

Uygur, 1%

Other, 7%

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Reported Crimes

Nation-State

0

5

10

15

20

25

Crim

es p

er 1

,000

Peo

ple

9.2

2.3

22.119.7 20.2

Kazakh

stan

Azerbaija

n

Lithuania

Belarus

Russia

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Life Expectancy and InfantMortality in Kazakhstan

Year

1995

1999

2003

2008

68

63

63

68

40

59

59

27

Life Expectancy(years)

Infant Mortality Rate (deaths per 1,000 births)

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Freedom Index Rating, Kazakhstan

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

76

5

6

5

6

5

Rank

1995 2000 2003

YearPolitical rightsCivil liberties

6

5

2007

S T A T I O N M A S T E R B

Political Success of Kazakhstan


Look at the economic information below for the nation-state of Azerbaijan. Discuss each question in your group.

What does this map tell you about Azerbaijan’s resources? Its location? How do its resources and location help or hurt Azerbaijan?

Look at the numbers on this graph. What do they tell you about the success of Azerbaijan’s economy?

Look at the percentages in this circle graph. What do they tell you about the economy in Azerbaijan?

How does income per person for Azerbaijan compare to the other nation-states? What does this tell you about the economy in Azerbaijan?


CA

UC

AU

SS

MT

S.

CA

UC

AU

SS

MT

S.

ARMENIAARMENIA

AZERBAIJANAZERBAIJANAZERBAIJAN

AZERBAIJAN

IRAN

ARMENIA

RUSSIA

Ca

sp

i an

Se

a

CA

UC

AS

US

MT

S.

Baku

Petroleum (oil)


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1999 2003 2007

$20,000

$15,000

$10,000

$5,000

$0

Growth of GDP per Capita, Azerbaijan

GD

P pe

r Cap

ita (i

n U

.S. d

olla

rs)

Year

$1,640$3,400

$7,060


Azerbaijan PopulationAbove and Below the Poverty Line, 2005

24%below

76%above


Year

ly In

com

e (in

U.S

. dol

lars

)

Nation-State


$10,000

$8,000

$6,000

$4,000

$2,000

$0

$7,560

$2,550

$5,060$4,220

$9,920

Russia

Azerbaija

n

Kazakh

stan

Belarus

Lithuania

S T A T I O N M A S T E R C

Economic Success of Azerbaijan


Look at the political information below for the nation-state of Azerbaijan. Discuss each question in your group.

Look at these circle graphs. What do they tell you about possible ethnic and religious tension in Azerbaijan?

Compare the level of crime in Azerbaijan to the other nation-states. What might this tell you about security in Azerbaijan?

On this scale, 1 represents the highest degree of freedom, and 7 the lowest. Have the rankings for Azerbaijan gone up, gone down, or mostly stayed the same over time? What does this tell you about rights and freedoms in Azerbaijan?


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Dagestani, 3%Russian

Orthodox, 3%

Other, 2%

Russian, 3%Armenian

Orthodox, 2%


Armenian, 2%

Azeri, 90% Muslim, 93%

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Reported Crimes

Nation-State

0

5

10

15

20

25

Crim

es p

er 1

,000

Peo

ple

9.2

2.3

22.119.7 20.2

Kazakh

stan

Azerbaija

n

Lithuania

Belarus

Russia

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Freedom Index Rating, Azerbaijan

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

76 6 6

5

6

5

Rank

1995 2000 2003


6

5

2007

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Life Expectancy and Infant Mortality in Azerbaijan

Year

1995

1999

2003

71

63

63

35

83

82

2008 66 56



S T A T I O N M A S T E R D

Political Success of Azerbaijan

Notice how the numbers in this table change. What might this tell you about quality of life for people in Azerbaijan?


Look at the economic information below for the nation-state of Belarus. Discuss each question in your group.

What does this map tell you about Belarus’s resources? Its location? How do its resources and location help or hurt Belarus?

Look at the numbers on this graph. What do they tell you about the success of Belarus’s economy?

Look at the percentages in this circle graph. What do they tell you about the economy in Belarus?

How does income per person for Belarus compare to the other nation-states? What does this tell you about the economy in Belarus?


B E L A R U S

LITHUANIA

LATVIA

RUSSIA

UKRAINE

POLAND

Dn

ieper R.

Neman R.

Prypyats R.

Western Dvina R.

Minsk

Coal

Petroleum (oil)

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Growth of GDP per Capita, Belarus

$6,000$5,200

$10,240

1999 2003 2007

$20,000

$15,000

$10,000

$5,000

$0GD

P pe

r Cap

ita (i

n U

.S. d

olla

rs)

Year

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Belarusian PopulationAbove and Below the Poverty Line, 2003

73%above

27%below

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Year

ly In

com

e (in

U.S

. dol

lars

)

Nation-State


$10,000

$8,000

$6,000

$4,000

$2,000

$0

$7,560

$2,550

$5,060$4,220

$9,920

Russia

Azerbaija

n

Kazakh

stan

Belarus

Lithuania

S T A T I O N M A S T E R E

Economic Success of Belarus


Look at the political information below for the nation-state of Belarus. Discuss each question in your group.

Look at these circle graphs. What do they tell you about possible ethnic and religious tension in Belarus?

Compare the level of crime in Belarus to the other nation-states. What might this tell you about security in Belarus?

On this scale, 1 represents the highest degree of freedom, and 7 the lowest. Have the rankings for Belarus gone up, gone down, or mostly stayed the same over time? What does this tell you about rights and freedoms in Belarus?


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Other (including Roman Catholic,Protestant, Jewish, and

Muslim) or no religion, 20%

Russian, 11%

Polish, Ukrainian,and other, 8%

Belarusian, 81%Eastern

Orthodox, 80%

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Reported Crimes

Nation-State

0

5

10

15

20

25

Crim

es p

er 1

,000

Peo

ple

9.2

2.3

22.119.7 20.2

Kazakh

stan

Azerbaija

n

Lithuania

Belarus

Russia

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Life Expectancy and Infant Mortality in Belarus

Year

1995

1999

2003

71

68

68

19

14

14

2008 70 7



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Freedom Index Rating, Belarus

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

55

6 6 6 6

Rank

1995 2000 2003 2007


7

6

S T A T I O N M A S T E R F

Political Success of Belarus

Notice how the numbers in this table change. What might this tell you about quality of life for people in Belarus?


Look at the economic information below for the nation-state of Lithuania. Discuss each question in your group.

What does this map tell you about Lithuania’s resources and location? How do its resources and location help or hurt Lithuania?

Look at the numbers on this graph. What do they tell you about the success of Lithuania’s economy?

Look at the percentages in this circle graph. What do they tell you about the economy in Lithuania?

How does income per person for Lithuania compare to the other nation-states? What does this tell you about the economy in Lithuania?


L I T H U A N I A

B E L A R U S

R U S S I A

L AT V I A

Neman R.

BalticSea

Vilnius

P O L A N D

Petroleum (oil)

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Growth of GDP per Capita, Lithuania

$4,900

$11,200

$16,680

1999 2003 2007

$20,000

$15,000

$10,000

$5,000

$0GD

P pe

r Cap

ita (i

n U

.S. d

olla

rs)

Year

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Lithuanian PopulationAbove and Below the Poverty Line, 2003

4%below

96%above

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Year

ly In

com

e (in

U.S

. dol

lars

)

Nation-State


$10,000

$8,000

$6,000

$4,000

$2,000

$0

$7,560

$2,550

$5,060$4,220

$9,920

Russia

Azerbaija

n

Kazakh

stan

Belarus

Lithuania

S T A T I O N M A S T E R G

Economic Success of Lithuania


Look at the political information below for the nation-state of Lithuania. Discuss each question in your group.

Look at these circle graphs. What do they tell you about possible ethnic and religious tension in Lithuania?

Compare the level of crime in Lithuania to the other nation-states. What might this tell you about security in Lithuania?

On this scale, 1 represents the highest degree of freedom, and 7 the lowest. Have the rankings for Lithuania gone up, gone down, or mostly stayed the same over time? What does this tell you about rights and freedoms in Lithuania?


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Belarusian, 2%

Polish, 7%

Russian, 9%

Lithuanian, 80%

Other, 2%

Catholic, 85%

Other or no religion, 15%

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Reported Crimes

Nation-State

0

5

10

15

20

25

Crim

es p

er 1

,000

Peo

ple

9.2

2.3

22.119.7 20.2

Kazakh

stan

Azerbaija

n

Lithuania

Belarus

Russia

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Life Expectancy and Infant Mortality in Lithuania

Year

1995

1999

2003

71

69

70

17

15

14

2008 75 7



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Freedom Index Rating, Lithuania

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1

2

1

2

1

2

1 1

Rank

1995 2000 2003 2007


S T A T I O N M A S T E R H

Political Success of Lithuania

Notice how the numbers in this table change. What might this tell you about quality of life for people in Lithuania?


Look at the economic information below for the nation-state of Russia. Discuss each question in your group.

What does this map tell you about Russia’s resources? Its location? How do its resources and location help or hurt Russia?

Look at the numbers on this graph. What do they tell you about the success of Russia’s economy?

Look at the percentages in this circle graph. What do they tell you about the economy in Russia?

How does income per person for Russia compare to the other nation-states? What does this tell you about the economy in Russia?


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ral R.

U

ral R.

SAYAN MTNS SAYAN MTNS

KO

LYM

A M

TNS

KO

LYM

A M

TNS

EST.EST.

BEL.BEL.UK

RA

INE

UK

RA

INE

GEO

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EO.

AZER.AZER.

FINLAND

FINLAND

LAT.LAT.

RUSSIA

MONGOLIA

CHINA

KAZAKHSTAN

FINLAND

EST.LAT.

BEL.UK

RA

INE

GEO

.

AZER.

Cas

pian

Sea

LakeBaikalU

ral R.

Volga R. Ob

R.

Yenisey R

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Lena R.

Ko

lym

a R.

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TS.

KO

LYM

A M

TS.

SAYAN MTS.

Moscow

Coal

Diamonds

Hydroelectric power

Iron

Natural gas

Petroleum (oil)


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Growth of GDP per Capita, Russia

$4,000

$8,900

$13,920

1999 2003 2007

$20,000

$15,000

$10,000

$5,000

$0GD

P pe

r Cap

ita (i

n U

.S. d

olla

rs)

Year

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Russian PopulationAbove and Below the Poverty Line, 2007

84%above

16%below

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Year

ly In

com

e (in

U.S

. dol

lars

)

Nation-State


$10,000

$8,000

$6,000

$4,000

$2,000

$0

$7,560

$2,550

$5,060$4,220

$9,920

Russia

Azerbaija

n

Kazakh

stan

Belarus

Lithuania

S T A T I O N M A S T E R I

Economic Success of Russia


Look at the political information below for the nation-state of Russia. Discuss each question in your group.

Look at these circle graphs. What do they tell you about possible ethnic and religious tension in Russia?

Compare the level of crime in Russia to the other nation-states. What might this tell you about security in Russia?

On this scale, 1 represents the highest degree of freedom, and 7 the lowest. Have the rankings for Russia gone up, gone down, or mostly stayed the same over time? What does this tell you about rights and freedoms in Russia?



Bashkir, 1%

Belarusian, 1%

Chuvash, 1%

Moldavian, 1%

Ukrainian, 3%Other, 8%


Russian, 81%

Tatar, 4%

RussianOrthodox,

55%

Islam,16%

Christian20%

Christian,20%

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Reported Crimes

Nation-State

0

5

10

15

20

25

Crim

es p

er 1

,000

Peo

ple

9.2

2.3

22.119.7 20.2

Kazakh

stan

Azerbaija

n

Lithuania

Belarus

Russia

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Life Expectancy and Infant Mortality in Russia

Year

1995

1999

2003

69

65

68

27

23

20

2008 66 11


Infant Mortality Rate(deaths per 1,000 births)

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Freedom Index Rating, Russia

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

55

6

5

Rank 3

4

1995 2000 2007

5 5

2003


S T A T I O N M A S T E R J

Political Success of Russia

Notice how the numbers in this table change. What might this tell you about quality of life for people in Russia?


Use the data below to compare one nation-state to another.

Sources: World Bank. Central Intelligence Agency. Freedom House.

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GDP per Capita (in U.S. Dollars), 2007

Country

$50,000

$40,000

$30,000

$20,000

$10,000

$0

$10,220

Kazakh

stan

Azerbaija

n

Lithuania

Belarus

Russia

United States

France

$7,060$10,240

$16,680$13,920

$43,230

$31,460

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6%

Population Below the Poverty Line

CountryPe

rcen

tage

Bel

ow P

over

ty L

ine

30%25%20%15%10%

5%0%

14%

Kazakh

stan

Azerbaija

n

Lithuania

Belarus

Russia

United States

France

24%27%

4%

16% 12%


Life Expectancy and Infant Mortality, 2008

Country

Kazakhstan

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Lithuania

Russia

United States

France

68

66

70

75

66

78

81

27

56

7

7

11

6

3


Infant Mortality (deaths per 1,000 births)


Freedom Index Ranking, 2007

65

65

76

1 1

65

1 1 1 1

Rank

CountryPolitical rightsCivil liberties

Kazakh

stan

Azerbaija

n

Lithuania

Belarus

Russia

United States

France

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