Country/Issues Research Worksheet

Civitas Middle East Conference

November 21-22, 2003 

DEADLINE: Friday, November 14, 2003 

1. Completing this worksheet is a requirement for attending the Middle East Conference.

2. Please do the best you can to fill in all the blanks. You do NOT have to write essays. Just put down the
   important facts.

3. Doing this research will help make your experience at the Conference more meaningful, because you’ll be able to
   represent your country’s interests more effectively. Doing the research also is a courtesy to other delegates,
   because they’re counting on you to bring your country’s point of view to discussions.

4. You may want to initially answer the questions on a word processor program.  Then you can copy and paste
   the responses into this form.  That way you will retain a copy for yourself.

Name:    School:  

Country assignment:  

Committee assignment [check yours]:

Oil/Water/Power   Isms      Peace    Not sure 

What is your country’s population?  

What form of government do you have? [Democracy? Dictatorship? Monarchy? Religion-based?  Etc.]

Any special issues with your government [Recent overthrow? Protests or violence against the government? Upcoming elections?]
 

How would you describe your economy? [Rich? Poor? Average?]
 

What factors contribute to your country’s [rich/poor] economy?
  

Who are your country’s allies?
 

Does your country have any special problems with other countries? What problems, and with which countries?

How does your country’s leadership view the United States? How does your country’s leadership view the war in Iraq?

How does your country view the Israeli/Palestinian conflict?

 Does your country produce oil? Does it import oil?
 

What is your country’s situation regarding water? Does it have enough? Is it dependent on water sources in other countries? Which ones?
 

How does terrorism affect your country? Has your country experienced terrorist attacks? When?  Do terrorists use your country as a base? Does your government sponsor terrorism?
 

Does your country supply troops for UN peacekeeping operations?   

Has there ever been a UN peacekeeping operation in your country? When? Why?
 

Are there any human rights violations in your country?  What is your country's history of dealing with such issues?

What percentage of the citizens in your country are literate?  What percentage have attained a college degree?

Other facts about your country that you find interesting…