- 04 Apr, 2021
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Russia
You are to research your chosen foreign country and develop a country profile from the standpoint of a foreign business investor. This profile provides an overview of the country in 5 main areas: geographical situation, demographic situation, social-cultural situation, political situation as well as economic situation. Please be especially alert of any factor that could have a positive or negative impact on a foreign business venture in the target country. Use (and properly reference) as many of the sources provided below as possible.
Geographical situation
Demographic situation
Social-Cultural situation
Political situation
Economic situation
The CIA World Factbook (Links to an external site.)
The BBC’s Country Reports (Links to an external site.)
The U.S. State Dept’s Country Background Notes (Links to an external site.)
U.S. Census Bureau: International population data (Links to an external site.)
The UN’s Human Development Index (Links to an external site.)
U.S. Center for Disease Control’s Travel (Links to an external site.) page
Geert Hofstede’s Country cultural index (Links to an external site.)
Commisceo’s Country Guides (Links to an external site.)
Cyberlink’s IB Etiquette, Manners and Cultures
Foreign countries under trade sanctions (Links to an external site.)by the U.S. government
Freedom House’s Freedom in the World (Links to an external site.) survey
Institute for Economics & Peace: Global Peace Index (Links to an external site.)
U.S. Department of Commerce/The Economist Intelligence Unit: Political Stability score (Links to an external site.)
Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index
The Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom (Links to an external site.)
The World Bank’s Doing Business (Links to an external site.)surveys
Any foreign monetary amount you mention should be converted into US dollars.