Thursday, March 10, 2011
Brief overview of several Middle-Eastern countries---Yes, I am facsinated with population pyramids--they say SO MUCH!
From the NY TIMES. A brief overview of relevant Middle Eastern countries on the brink. Of particular interest to me are the population pyramids to the right...The demographics will drive change in that area for several decades. SO YOUNG!!!!
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The population pyramids show that the populations in many of these middle eastern countries are very dense in the younger ages. Because younger people are less likely to put up with the way that these dictator governments treat them, there is a very good chance for uprisings to start occurring in the Middle East, just like what is already happening in Egypt. These uprisings could cause a shift in the foreign trade market, especially in the oil market, which would strongly affect the U.S. and other countries.
ReplyDeleteExactly, this would really affect the prices of gasoline here in the United States. Whether this creates an increase of gasoline supply decided by OPEC, or a decrease, this would change prices here in the US accordingly. This would even change prices for everything else on US shelves because gasoline is used to manufacture just about everything.
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