Cul & Soc Env

Week 1

Video 1:

Geography & Demographics of the Pacific Rim

The Pacific Rim

“Asia”

Demographics

Demographics

Demographics

Population Annual Growth Rate

Thailand 66,720,153 0.57%

China 1,336,718,015 0.5%

Indonesia 245,613,043 1.07%

Philippines 101,833,938 1.9%

Vietnam 90,549,390 1.08%

East Timor 1,177,834 1.98%

Laos 6,477,211 1.68%

Papua New Guinea 6,187,591 1.99%

Cambodia 14,701,717 1.7%

Myanmar 53,999,804 1.08%

North Korea 24,457,492 0.54%

Economics

Singapore $62,100

Brunei $51,600

Hong Kong $45,900

Australia $41,000

Taiwan $35,700

Japan $34,000

Macau $30,000

South Korea $30,000

New Zealand $27,700

Malaysia $14,700

Thailand $8,700

China $7,600

Indonesia $4,200

Philippines $3,500

Vietnam $3,100

East Timor $2,600

Laos $2,500

Papua New Guinea $2,500

Cambodia $2,100

Myanmar $1,400

North Korea $1,800

Per Capita Income

Education

Singapore 93%

Brunei 93%

Hong Kong 93.5%

Australia 99%

Taiwan 96%

Japan 99%

Macau 91%

South Korea 98%

New Zealand 99%

Malaysia 89%

Thailand 93%

China 92%

Indonesia 90%

Philippines 93%

Vietnam 94%

East Timor 59%

Laos 73%

Papua New Guinea 57%

Cambodia 74%

Myanmar 90%

North Korea 99%

Adult Literacy Rates

Population Location

Singapore 0/100

Brunei 24/76

Hong Kong 0/100

Australia 11/89

Taiwan 25/75

Japan 33/67

Macau 0/100

South Korea 17/83

New Zealand 14/86

Malaysia 28/72

Thailand 66/34

China 53/47

Indonesia 56/44

Philippines 51/49

Vietnam 70/30

East Timor 72/28

Laos 71/33

Papua New Guinea 87/13

Cambodia 80/20

Myanmar 66/34

North Korea 40/60

Rural/Urban Distribution

Politics

Parliamentary Democracies

Australia

Fiji

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Politics

Parliamentary Democracies

Australia

Fiji

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Constitutional Monarchies

Brunei

Japan

Malaysia

Thailand

Politics

Parliamentary Democracies

Australia

Fiji

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Constitutional Monarchies

Brunei

Japan

Malaysia

Thailand

Republics

Indonesia

The Philippines

Singapore

South Korea

Taiwan

Politics

Parliamentary Democracies

Australia

Fiji

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Constitutional Monarchies

Brunei

Japan

Malaysia

Thailand

Socialist Republics

China

Laos

Myanmar (Burma)

North Korea

Vietnam

Republics

Indonesia

The Philippines

Singapore

South Korea

Taiwan

Politics

Parliamentary Democracies

Australia

Fiji

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Constitutional Monarchies

Brunei

Japan

Malaysia

Thailand

Socialist Republics

China

Laos

Myanmar (Burma)

North Korea

Vietnam

Republics

Indonesia

The Philippines

Singapore

South Korea

Taiwan

Overseas

Territories/Colonies

French Polynesia

New Caledonia