1. The Far East Paul Brenner Kelly Desmond Dan Dragovich Joe Hildebrand FaraiMusandipa Julia Popovich Amanda Tressler
2. The far east is made up of East Asia, The Russian Far East, and Southeast Asia. Excluded are Australia and New Zealand which lie even farther east due to them being more culturally western. The Far East
25. 51.1% of the population is male, with 48.9 being female.
26. Life expectancy for males is 67.4 and females are expected to live and average of 71.9 years.
27. Languages also vary from region to region, with most countries having their own language separate from the others in the Far East.Demographics
28. Economic system in use. Benefits Disadvantages Standing on global recession. One of the most affected global markets Average GDP change between 2007-2009. Projected growth for 2010 The Economy
29. In the Far East, industry is rooted primarily in the service sector, or tertiary sector of the economy. The service sector is based on intangibles which makes it difficult to quantify. For a better idea of how this portion of the world operates we can look to the actual production of goods. Primary Industries
30. machinery and equipment plastics optical and medical equipment, metals (iron and steel) textiles footwear fishery products rice rubber jewelry automobiles and auto parts electronic appliances (computers) plastics chemicals Exports
31. The far east as a whole imports billions of dollars worth of goods each year. China brings in the majority of the imports in the far east totaling $917.4 billion in 2007 The main imports in the far east include Fuel Machinery Chemicals Plastic Many of the countries in the far east receive their main imports from other countries in the far east. Imports
32. The United States imports large amounts of good to countries in the far east including Cambodia, Thailand, China, and South Korea. The United States also relies on many far east countries to increase imports coming into the U.S. Some far east countries such as North Korea are hesitant to trade with the U.S.
33. Feast or famine region of the world There are many countries, like Japan and China, in the region that are industrialized and have established themselves in international trade There are however a lot of countries that are extremely poor. The region is a big producer of petroleum, chemicals, textiles, and steel related products The Far East and the United States rely heavily on each other for importing and exporting of their products Internationally
