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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
INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONOF CONTAINERS
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
INFOGRAPHIC CONTACT SHEET Issue date: May 18th–24th 2013 2/2
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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