Asia

 

Country Name
Life
Rights
Leader
Government
Voting
Schooling
Healthcare
Environment
Afghanistan
civil war ruined everything
no rights, rights taken over by Taliban
Hamid Karzai
no functional government
President
boys and girls school separate, education up to 6th grade is a must, has lowest literacy rate
No
Yes: zinc, petroleum, iron, salt, lead, precious and semi-precious stones
Armenia
regular life, multi-religious, multilingual
same rights as people in the U.S.
Andranik Markariah
Republic
Prime Minister
no primary or formal schooling, regular public and private schools
Yes
Yes: small deposits of gold, zinc, and copper
Bangladesh
people live in villages and don't travel from village to village often
all can vote, women's rights, right of speech
Iajuddin Ahmed
Parliamentary democracy
President
like our schools, but boy's education is free, girls are free until high school
Yes
Yes: timber, natural gas, coal
China
people very serious, China is a state of etiquette and ceremonies, largest populated
freedom of speech, freedom of religion freedom of voting, women's rights
Jiang Zemin
Communist state
President
everyone must have education, very high literacy rate
Yes
Yes: coal, iron, petroleum, natural gas
India
known for its traditions and festivities
freedom of speech, freedom of religion freedom of voting, freedom of independence
Man Mohan Singh
federal republic
Prime Minister
schools for everyone, but not very many schools
Yes
Yes: coal, diamonds, natural gas, iron, and petroleum
Iran
Remains home to Jewish and enclave
Property rights, freedom of press freedom of speech, woman's rights
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Theocratic republic
President
Education considered top priority
Yes
Yes: iron, petroleum, lead, zinc, sulphur
Japan
people are mainly Buddhists, speak Japanese known for its traditional culture and rich, artistic heritage
right to vote, right to speak, right to own property, women's rights
Junichiro Koiumi
constitutional monarchy
Prime Minister
home schooling is on rise, children ages 7-14 recommended to go to school, high school not mandatory
Yes
Yes: negligible mineral resources , fish
North Korea
under rule of very mean king, people hungry, can't go in or out of the country
no rights
king Kim-Jong-il
Communist state
none
have schools, but are not used much because most kids are working at home
Yes, but only to the people the king likes
Yes: tin, fish, rice
Pakistan
have mainly Muslims, speak Urdu, culture close to India's culture
right to vote, right of speech, more liberal than middle east
Pervez Musharraf
federal republic
President
some private schools, some public,people aren't very educated
Yes
Yes: natural gas reserves, salt, limestone, iron, copper, little petroleum, poor quality coal
Russia
people mostly speak Russian and are Russians, but are also multi-religious
freedom of all religions, weak freedom of expression, freedom of media, freedom of independence, right to own property
Vladimir Vladimirrovich Putin
constitutional monarchy
President
people are really educated, literacy rate is 99%
Yes
Yes: oil, natural gas, petroleum, timber, coal, minerals
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