Eastern Europe
By: Alina, Ashtin, Sapphire
Sapphire
Eastern Europe’s Nations
• Finland
o Capital: Helsinki
• Estonia
o Capital: Tallinn
• Latvia
o Capital: Riga
• Lithuania
o Capital: Vilnius
• Belarus
o Capital: Minsk
• Ukraine
o Capital: Kiev
• Moldova
o Capital: Chisinau
• Poland
o Capital: Warsaw
• Czech Republic
o Capital: Prague
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Slovakia
o Capital: Bratislava
Austria
o Capital: Vienna
Hungary
o Capital: Budapest
Romania
o Capital: Bucharest
Croatia
o Capital: Zagreb
Bosnia-Herzegovina
o Capital: Sarajevo
Yugoslavia
o Capital: Belgrade
Bulgaria
o Capital: Sofia
Albania
o Capital: Tirana
Greece
o Capital: Athens
History of Eastern Europe
- The "Iron Curtain" was spoken by Winston Churchill Said that
a Iron curtain had fallen down and that on one side there was
the Western side of Europe that was bad and the other side
(Eastern Europe that was good)
-1948 Russia owned most of Eastern Europe The U.S.A. saw
this as a communist way to dominate all of Europe
-Russia turns gas off in Ukraine the European Unioin said it
was Unacceptable.
Map of Eastern Europe
Agreements/Alliances:
Hungary
• Germany and Austria are their Alliances
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Since October 1879
Against Russia
They agreed they would help each other out of
they were attacked by Russia.
Government:
HUNGARY
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Parliamentary Democracy
The president is elected every five years by the national assembly
o The unicameral*,386 members
o National assembly is the highest organ of the state authority
o 15 member constitutional court has power to challenge legislation on
grounds of unconstitutionality.
November 16,1918 became independent
President is Fereng Madl
Prime minister is Peter Medgyessg
Branches
o Executive
 Chief of state
 Head of government
 Cabinet
 Elections
o Legislative
 Elections
o Judicial Branch
 Courts (elected by the national assembly to 9 year terms)
*Unicameral- consist of one chamber
Economy Hungary
-GDP(purchasing power parity)
- $190 Billion (2010) it went up 1.5 Billion Between 20092010
-Official Exchange Rate: $132.3 Billion
-Real Growth Rate: .8% went up to 7.1% (2009-2010)
-Composition By Sector:
AG: 2.8%
Indsutery: 35.7%
Services: 61.5%
-Labor Force by occupation:
AG: 4.5%
Industry: 32.1%
Services: 63.4%
-Unemployment rate: 11.5%
Government:
ROMANIA
• Based on a Civil Law System
• Chief of State- President Traian
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Emil
BOC Since December 22, 2009
• Their Cabinet Consist of Council Of
ministers that the prime minister appoints
• President elected for a five year term
Eligible for a second term and is elected
by National Assembly
CULTURE AND ECONOMY
-Joined European Union On the first of January of 2009
--Population: Around 21,000,000
- Life Expectancy: 73 years
-Ethnic Groups: Romanian 89.5%, Hungarian 6.6%, Roma
2.5%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.3%, Russian 0.2%, Turkish
0.2%, other 0.4% (2002 census)
- Religions:Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations)
86.8%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformate
and Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly
Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1% (2002 census)
-Languages: Romanian 91% (official), Hungarian 6.7%,
Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 1.2%
Culture and Economy Continued
-Literary Rate: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.3%
male: 98.4%
female: 96.3% (2002 census)
-GDP(Purchasing Power over Parity): $253.3 billion (2010 est.)
-Official exchange Rate: $158.4 billion (2010 est.)
-Real Growth Rate: -1.9% (2010 est.)
-Labor Force:
agriculture: 29.7%
industry: 23.2%
services: 47.1% (2006)
- Budget: Revenues: $50.89 Billion
Expenditures: $62 Billion
-Public Debt: 38.4% Of GDP (2010 est.)
CONT.
-Inflation Rate: 6% (2010 Est.)
-Industries: electric machinery and equipment, textiles and
footwear, light machinery and auto assembly, mining, timber,
construction materials, metallurgy, chemicals, food processing,
petroleum refining
-EXPORTS:
$51.91 billion (2010 est.)
-Exports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, textiles and footwear, metals and
metal products, machinery and equipment, minerals and fuels,
chemicals, agricultural products
Cont.
-Exports - partners:
Germany 18.76%, Italy 15.42%, France 8.2%, Turkey 4.99%,
Hungary 4.33% (2009)
-Imports: $59.84 billion (2010 est.)
-Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, fuels and
minerals, chemicals, textile and products, metals, agricultural
products
-Imports - partners:Germany 17.3%, Italy 11.78%, Hungary
8.36%, France 6.14%, China 4.91%, Austria 4.75% (2009
Weather, Climate,
Ext.
Diagrams of GDP and Export
Romania Pop. Pyramid... (Yes, I know it's in Romanian)
Greece Government
-Government Type:Parliamentary Republic
-Idependence in 1829 (from the ottoman Empire)
-National Holiday: Idependence Day, 25 March (1821)
-Constitution: June 11, 1975; amended in March 1986 April
2001
-Legal System: Based on codified Roman Law; Judiciary
divided into Civil, criminal, and Administrative courts; accepts
compulsory ICJ Jurisdiction with reservations.
Gov. Cont.
-Suffrage: 18 Yrs of age; universal and compulsory
-Executive branch: Chief of State-President Karolos Papoucias
(since March 12,2005); Head of Government- Prime minister
Greorgios Andreas Papamrou
-Elections: President elected by parliament for a five year term
-last held on February 3, 2010 (next one will be in February
2015)
-Election Results: Karolos Papoucias re-elected president.
number of Parliamentary votes, 266 out of 300.
-Judicial Branch: Supreme Judicial court- special supreme
tribunal; All judges are appointed for life by the president after
consultation with a judicial council.
Govt. Cont.
-Legislative Branch:
-Unicmeral parliament (300 seats)
-members elected by direct popular vote to serve four-year
terms
-Elections- Last held on October 4, 2009 (Next one to be
held by 2013)
Election results- Percent of vote by party.
Population and Culture
-Population: 10,749,943
-Population growth rate: .106%
-Birth Rate: 9.34 births/ 1,000 population
-Death Rate: 9.34 deaths/ 1,000 population
-Net Migration Rate: 2.33 migrants/ 1,000 population
-Urbinization: Urban population 61% of total population
-Rate of Urbanization: .6% (annual rate changes)
-Ethnic Groups: Greek 93%, Other (foreign citizen) 7% (2001
census)
-Religions: Greek Othodox 98%, Muslin 1.3%, other 0.7%
-Languages: Greek 99%(official) other 1% (Includes English
and french)
-Literacy: 96% population
Male-97.8% Female-94.7%
Economy
-Inflation rate: 4.5%
-Agriculture Products: Wheat, Corn, Barley, Sugar Beets,
Olives, Tomatoes, Win, Tobacco, Potatoes, Beef, Dairy
Products.
-Industries: Tourism; Food and tobacco processing, textiles,
chemicals, Mint Products, Mining, Petroleum
-Industrial production growth rate: 3.2%
-GDP Purchasing Power Parity:$321.7 Billion
-Official exchange rate: $302 Billion
-GDP Growth Rate: 4.8%
-GDP per capita: $30
-GDP composition by sector: AG- 4%, Industry-22.4%,
Services-65.1%
Unemployment Rate: 12%
Economy Cont.
-the reason for the high unemployment rate is because of lack
of skills, the inability of finding a job, and the existing system of
taxation.... this is just a few reasons.
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WHATS GOING ON IN EUROPE
--Hungary NewsElvis now has a public square in Budapest, Hungary, Now
named after him. The mayor said it was because Elvis showed
support for the Hungarians on the Ed Sullivan Show when he
sang "Peace in the Valley" and asked those that were watching
to send Packages to Hungary in difficulties after the 1956
uprising.
-Romania NewsA developer plans on Replicating the Disney Land, nearby
Bucharest, worth 140 Million Euros (us money=
$94,585,995.67) and the construction will last about 3 years.
-Greece NewsGreek H.R.T. (Hellenic Rescue team) plan on helping in
Japan after the Tsunami. They are on Stand-by but the
Equipment and the team members are ready to go!
This is the Parthenon in Greece
The Predeal In Romania
Somewhere In Budapest, Hungary
We're DONE! FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!
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