International Business Portfolio CPT Sweden A’Isha Adams International Business BBB-4M1 Ms. Swaminathan DUE DATE Basic Facts of your IBP Country Item Canada Your Country Size (sq km) 9,984,670 sq km 450,295 sq km World Region North America Europe Capital City Ottawa Stockholm Language English (official) 58.7%, French (official) 22%, Punjabi 1.4%, Italian 1.3%, Spanish 1.3%, German 1.3%, Cantonese 1.2%, Tagalog 1.2%, Arabic 1.1%, other 10.5% (2011 est.) Swedish Currency Canadian Dollar Swedish krona Exchange rate 1.275 (2015 est.) 1 SEK = 0.158822 CAD Population 35,099,836 (July 2015 est.) 9,801,616 (July 2015 est.) Literacy Rate 99% 99% Age expectancy Male/female average 79.15 years/ 84.52 years 81.98 years Climate varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north Type of Government Federal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a …show more content…
Stockholm (capital) can be identified in this map as well, including other cities known Swedish countries such as Göteborg3, Malmö, and Uppsala. Norway, Finland and Denmark can be seen to be neighboring countries. Sweden has a total of 231 airports which can be very beneficial for importing and exporting goods around the world (C.I.A., World Fact Book). Also, Sweden is right beside the Baltic Ocean meaning it is able to transport through various water ways. The country surely uses this ability very well be-cause it transports items to 189 countries including Canada as well, and it also has major seaports in Brofjorden, Goteborg, Helsingborg, Karlshamn, Lulea, Malmo, Stockholm, Trelleborg, and Visby. Sweden has a decent railways system as well adding up to 11,915 km, however it is very slow and makes transporting goods very lengthy. (C.I.A., World Fact
desert. They get an average of 200-250 mm of rain a year and the temperatures can reach up to
The climate of the Coastal Plain is mild, with hot summers and cool winters with few hard freezes.
The climate is one condition that may vary within different regions. The country extends a long distance from north to south. There is a lack of rainfall to the north. there the air is able to hold much of the moisture.
The climate of the interior plains is continental, which basically means that the climate is relatively dry with extremely hot summers and cold winters. The weather is very diverse and may change quickly without warning. In the North of the physiographic region, the winters are long and the summers are short and cool whereas in the South, the the winters are harsh with little precipitation and long summers. Although the humid weather and the flat lands create an ideal place to grow crops like wheat and corn, the growing season itself is quite short, even in the southern region due to the lack of precipitation needed for diversified crops to flourish. The flat prairies east to the Rockies is a meeting ground for Arctic, Pacific and
Geography and climate in the North and South has not changed much from then to now. The South usually obtains warm, sunny weather year round. Humid, long summers and mild winters can be found in the Southern
the summer are about 94 degrees while lowers down to 37 degrees in the winter. Today, the
The language of our people is English, like Americans, and Mandarin, due to Chinese influence. English is taught in the beginning of a child's school experience up until graduation.
In the north, the climate typically consists of hot and humid summers and mild to very severe winters. These severe winters result in freezing temperatures,
I noticed that the city has humid climate that is slightly modified by its relative proximity to the Atlantic Seaboard and The Great Lakes. The area experiences extremes of all four seasons, with temperatures ranging from zero to 90° F depending on the month. The city experiences a significant amount of rain most of the year and a slight bit of snow during the winter time.
Languages: Most people speak english here in the US, and spanish is the second language. Well in Ontario 98.8% of
Fluctuating temperatures, with an average winter temperature of -34˚C and average summer temperatures of between 3-12˚C (Ucmp.berkeley.edu, 2004).
Sweden is located in Europe, and shares the Scandinavian Peninsula with Finland and Norway. It’s absolute location is 60.13 degrees north and 18.64 degrees east. It’s positioned in both northern and eastern hemispheres, and north of Germany and Poland. It’s two neighbors on the Scandinavian Peninsula are located on either side of it, with Finland to the east side of it and Norway to the west. The Baltic Sea borders Sweden on its southern side, while the Gulf of Bothnia borders it on the east side. There are so many marvelous physical land features in Sweden, along with different regions consisting of different landscapes and unique characteristics.
Identify three major countries with which your chosen company operates. Preferably, the three countries are in different continents.
U.S. Conditions like Florida and other states with a high range of hot spells are perfect