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INFOGRAPHIC CONTACT SHEET Issue date: May 18th–24th 2013 1/2

URUGUAY

ARGENTINA

CHILE

PARAGUAY

GUYANASURINAME*

FRENCH GUIANA(to France)

NICARAGUAEL

SALVADOR

ECUADOR‡

B R A Z I L

PANAMA†

BELIZEGUATEMALA

BOLIVIA

PERU

MEXICO

COSTARICA†

HONDURAS

CUBA

HAITI*

DOMINICAN REP.ANTIGUA & BARBUDADOMINICAST LUCIA*ST VINCENT & THE GREN.

COLOMBIA

VENEZUELA

A T L A N T I C

O C E A N

PA

CI

FI

C

OC

EA

N

Tijuana

Guatemala City

Cali

Punta Arenas

BuenosAires

Pacific Alliance &FTA with US and EU

FTA with US and EU

Mercosur

* Observer member of ALBA† Applied for membership of Pacific Alliance‡ Applied for membership of Mercosur

ALBA

Old ties, new sales

Source: ONS

Britain’s:£bn, 2012

0

50

100

150

200

250

EU Non-EU EU Non-EUGoods Services

exports imports

Structural stimulus

Sources: Morgan Stanley, The Economist

The impact of structural reforms on demand

ContractionaryNatural-resources taxHigher utility prices

Liberalisedexchange rate

Liberalised interest rate

StimulativeHukou reform

Cutting red tapeSocial

spendingStrengthened land rights

VAT reformPrivate rail investment

Liberalised capital flows

Divergence across the Rhine2013, % agreeing

Source: Pew Research Centre

Is the economic situation in your countrysomewhat/very good?

Are you favourable towards the EU?

Do you think your leader is doing a good jobof handling the crisis?

Are you satisfied with the direction of your country?

The lack of employment opportunities isa very big problem

0 20 40 60 80

GermanyFrance

0 20 40 60 80

GermanyFrance

0 20 40 60 80

GermanyFrance

0 20 40 60 80

GermanyFrance

0 20 40 60 80

GermanyFrance

Ankara

IRAN

S Y R I ACYPRUS

Black Sea

I R A Q

T U R K E Y

LEBANON

ISRAEL

GEORGIA

ARM.

AleppoErbil

Damascus Baghdad

Reyhanli

Akcakale

300 km

Areas of high Kurdish population

1Feeling better

Source: Thomson Reuters

Nikkei 225-share average

J J A S O N D2012

J F M A M2013

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

6,000

2Flatlined

Source: IMF

Nominal GDP, 1987=100

0

100

200

300

400

500

1987 90 95 2000 05 10 12

China

Japan

United States

2012: 4,307

Tokyo rose

Source: Thomson Reuters

Stockmarket indicesJanuary 1st 2013=100, $ terms

Jan Feb Mar Apr May

2013

90

100

110

120

130

MSCI world

MSCI emerging markets

Japan, Topix 500

Sources: BIS; Haver Analytics; Hong Kong RV; NationalHousing Bank; Nationwide; OECD; Teranet and National Bank;Thomson Reuters; The Economist

*Relative to long-run average †Disposable income per person

Interactive: Compare international housing dataover time at Economist.com/houseprices

on a year since earlier Q4 2007 Rents Income†

Hong Kong 24.5 109.4 81 na

Brazil 12.8 na na na

South Africa 11.1 18.0 -2 10

India 10.7 88.8 na na

United States 9.3 -20.8 -8 -21

Singapore 3.5 24.8 57 na

Germany 3.4 9.7 -17 -17

China 3.3 20.4 6 -35

Sweden 3.0 10.0 31 17

Australia 2.6 12.2 44 24

Canada 2.0 18.3 73 32

Britain 0.9 -11.4 19 11

France -1.7 1.1 39 34

Japan -2.6 -14.2 -37 -36

Ireland -3.0 -50.2 -1 -5

Italy -4.0 -11.3 -2 10

Netherlands -7.0 -16.5 6 33

Spain -7.7 -26.5 15 16

Latest, % change Under(-)/over(+) valued, against*:

The Economist house-price indicators More misery

Source: Eurostat

GDP, Q1 2013% change on previous quarter

Interactive: Explore our guide to Europe’s troubledeconomies at Economist.com/euroguide13

1.5 1.0 0.5 0 0.5+–

Germany

Netherlands

Finland

France

Euro area

Portugal

Italy

Cyprus

Greece

% change on ayear earlier

-0.3

-1.3

-2.0

-0.4

-1.0

-3.9

-2.3

Spain -2.0

-4.1

-5.3na

Thinking inside the box

Sources: World Trade Organisation; US Bureau of Labour Statistics; Daniel Bernhofen et al; The Economist

*Deflated by US consumer prices†Australia to Europe ‡Hamburg to Sydney

World merchandise trade2012 prices*, $trn

Ports worldwide

1965 1970

Port labour productivity, 1.7 30.0tonnes per hour

Average ship size, 8.4 19.7tonnes

Number of loading 11 3ports in Europe

Insurance costs†, 0.24 0.04£ per tonne

Value of goods in 2 1 transit‡, £ per tonne0

5

10

15

20

1948 60 70 80 90 2000 12

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Global business barometer

Source: The Economist/FT survey

Balance of respondents expecting global businessconditions to improve, percentage pointsSelected regions

Interactive: Track global business-confidence with our barometer at Economist.com/bizbaro

Q2 Q3 Q42012

Q1 Q22013

30

20

10

0

10

20

30

+

–

Middle East & Africa

Asia-Pacific

Overall

Western Europe

NorthAmerica

0º

90º W

180º

90º E

A R C T I CO C E A N

ATLANTICOCEAN

ATLANTICOCEAN

A L A S K A (to UNITED

STATES)

R U S S I A

N O R W A Y

ICELAND

FINLANDSWEDEN

GREENLAND (to DENMARK)

C A N A D A

Arct

ic Ci

rcle

Lomonosovridge

Agreed nationalborders

Equidistantlines

200-nautical- mile limit

Source: IBRU, Durham University

Territories within the Arctic Circle

Russia Norway Iceland Denmark CanadaUnitedStates

NorthPole

The size of it

Sources: IMF; ECLAC; UNCTAD *Average annual increase

2012, unless indicated

Indicator Pacific Alliance Brazil

Population, m 209 198

GDP, $trn 2.01 2.40

GDP growth, 2011-12, %* 4.6 1.8

Foreign direct 71.0 65.3investment, inflows, $bn

Merchandise exports 545 243to world, $bn

Merchandise exports 73.4 73.6to Asia-Pacific, $bn

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Who’s who in Syria’s battlefield

Sources: Institute for the Understanding of War; The Economist

Key rebel groups, their leaders and ideology

Name Leader Aims

Main fronts:

Supreme Military General Salim Idriss, Set up in December 2012 under the Syrian National CoalitionCommand (SMC) a defector in an effort to unite rebels backed by Western and Arab Gulf governments. Has limited control on the ground

Syrian Islamic Front Collective leaders’ council: Syrian Islamists. Includes Ahrar al-Sham and other Salafist chair is Abu Abdullah al-Hamawi groups. Co-operates with SMC

Syrian Liberation Sheikh Ahmed Issa, Coalition of Islamist groups. Independent of mainstream Front head of Saqour al-Sham fighters, but works closely with them. Some leaders sit on SMC

Fighting groups:

Jabhat al-Nusra Abu Muhammad al-Golani Salafist jihadists with a global vision of an Islamist state. Mainly foreign leadership, Syrian soldiers. Linked to al-Qaeda

Ahrar al-Sham Abu Abdel Rahman al-Suri, Salafist jihadists with national aims. Co-operate with other Abu Abdullah al-Hamawi, groups. Strongest component of Syrian Islamic Front Abu Ayman (political leader)

Farouq Battalions Osama Sayeh al-Jinidi A mixed bunch, ranging from devout to mild Islamists. Started in Homs, now nationwide; includes Farouq al-Shamal in the north. Controls some border crossings

Liwa al-Tawhid Abdulkader Saleh (Haj Marea) Umbrella force in Aleppo, included in the Syrian Liberation Front. Its leader sits on the SMC

Saqour al-Sham Sheikh Ahmed Issa Most powerful fighting force in Idleb. Islamist. Its leader heads the Syrian Liberation Front

Ansar al-Islam Abu Moaz al-Agha Umbrella for Islamist factions around Damascus, including powerful Liwa al-Islam

Ahfad al-Rasul Ziad Haj Obeid Part of Ansar al-Islam in Damascus, where it has carried out assassinations; also has offshoot in Idleb

Ghurabaa Omar Hilal Islamist group with growing presence in Aleppo and Raqqa; works with all other groups

Democratic Union Salih Muslim Syrian offshoot of Turkey’s Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).Party (PYD) Neither with the regime nor with the rebels. Its militias control Kurdish areas in north-east Syria

Euphrates

Homs

T U R K E Y

ISRAEL

LEBANON

S Y R I A

J O R D A N

I R A Q

Aleppo

Beirut Damascus

Deirez-Zor

H A S A K A

RAQQA

SUWAYDA

QUNEITRA

TARTOUS D E I RE Z - Z O R

H O M S

H A M A

LATAKIAALEPPO

DERAA

IDLEB

DAMASCUS

Tel AbyadHasaka

HamaLatakia

Banias

Med.Sea

Reyhanli

150 km

LargelyAlawitearea

N I G E R

CAMEROON

BEN

IN

N I G E R I ANiger

Lagos

Sokoto

CHA

D

BORNOYOBE

Niger Delta

Gulf ofGuinea

Baga

Kano

Abuja

Kaduna

ADAM

AWA

Maiduguri

250 km

States with emergency law

% of Nevadans livingin Clark County

55.9

72.5

Vegas babies

Source: Census Bureau

Population, m

0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

1970 75 80 85 90 95 2000 05 12

of which:Clark county

Nevada

Cold cuts

Source: Congressional Budget Office

Federal government budget, $trn

0 1 2 3 4

Revenue

Spending

Revenue

Spending

InterestSocialSecurity

MedicareMedicaid

Other entitlementsDiscretionary

2012

2013

Could do better

Sources: World Bank; UNDP

Bottom five countries in the world for:2012

Ease of doing business Human development

Congo 181 Burkino Faso 183

Eritrea 182 Chad 184

Congo-Brazzaville 183 Mozambique 185

Chad 184 Congo 186

Central African Rep. 185 Niger 186

Huawei rising

Source: Gartner

Mobile-carrier network infrastructure sales,western Europe, $bn

0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0

Ericsson

Nokia SiemensNetworks

Alcatel-Lucent

Huawei

Others

201020112012

Stockmarkets

Source: Thomson Reuters

January 1st 2013=100, $ terms

Jan Feb Mar Apr May

2013

90

100

110

120

130

MSCI world

Japan, Topix 500

World merchandise trade

*Deflated by US consumer prices

2012 prices*, $trn

0

5

10

15

20

1948 60 70 80 90 2000 12

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