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Displaced Persons

Countries with large numbers of displaced people due to war and political unrest can have difficulty either sustaining or implementing democracy.

Go to http://www.idpproject.org/global_overview.htm and click on the "IDP world map with country figures" link.


1. Which country had the largest number of displaced people at the time this map was made?




2. Which continent had the largest number of displaced people at the time this map was made?



Head back to http://www.idpproject.org/global_overview.htm.


3. Click on a link for the world region of your choice. What are four important challenges facing displaced people in this region?



Pick one of the countries currently experiencing a high level of displaced persons and then go to The World Fact Book at http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html.


4. What is the GDP per capita (average domestic economic productivity per person)?




5. What percentage of the populace lives below the poverty line?




6. What is the unemployment rate?