Someone teach me in simple terms what a country's economy is?
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A countries economy is it's money system.   It is how much money the government makes, (from taxes and resource collection) and also what that money is spent on (social programs and defense spending ect.).\n\nP.s.-Naveed Zafar Sheikh - see how he said 'simple terms'?  He seems like a student to me, or at least an economic novice.  Nice answer, but terrible at answering in the way the question asks.
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GNP is the total amount of goods produced in a Country, per capita means GNP divided between all the persons in the country
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nice question dude \n\nwel investment are require 4 economic grow, when money ciculate in econmoy, country start developing.
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GDP may be calculated in three ways: (1) by adding up the value of all goods and services produced, (2) by adding up the expenditure on goods and services at the time of sale, or (3) by adding up producers’ incomes from the sale of goods or services. However, it is difficult to measure GDP precisely, partly because every country has an unofficial economy, often called a black economy, that consists of transactions not reported to government.
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www.free-ebooks.net/economy.html
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I was able to find a map of countrys by how much they produce, but not by what they produce.  Sorry it isn't what you wanted, but maybe it will help anyhow.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_agricultural_output
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GDP (purchasing power parity): $161 billion (2005 est.)  \nGDP (official exchange rate):  $104.5 billion (2005 est.)  \nGDP - real growth rate: 3.9% (2005 est.)  \nGDP - per capita (PPP): $16,100 (2005 est.)  \nGDP - composition by sector:\nagriculture: 3.9% \nindustry: 30.9% \nservices: 65.3% (2005 est.)
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Rate determined in the market by the demand for and supply of the currency in question.Any economy is better or worse is a relative measurement.The demand and supply of the currency in turns depends on the export and import of the country.
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If you mean the Government's source of income: Taxes\n\nIf you mean the People's source of income:\nTrading and selling their goods.\n\nNot great answers, I know.  But I tried.
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Economy - overview:   \nWell endowed with natural resources, Ghana has roughly twice the per capita output of the poorer countries in West Africa. Even so, Ghana remains heavily dependent on international financial and technical assistance. Gold, timber, and cocoa production are major sources of foreign exchange. The domestic economy continues to revolve around subsistence agriculture, which accounts for 34% of GDP and employs 60% of the work force, mainly small landholders. Ghana opted for debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) program in 2002, but was included in a G8 debt relief program decided upon at the Gleneagles Summit in July 2005. Priorities under its current $38 million PRGF include tighter monetary and fiscal policies, accelerated privatization, and improvement of social services. Receipts from the gold sector helped sustain GDP growth in 2005 along with record high prices for Ghana's largest cocoa crop to date. Inflation should ease, but remain a major internal problem. Ghana also remains a candidate country to benefit from Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) funding that could assist in transforming Ghana's agricultural export sector. A final decision on its MCC bid is expected for spring 2006.  \nGDP (purchasing power parity):    \n$51.8 billion (2005 est.)  \nGDP (official exchange rate):    \n$9.464 billion (2005 est.)  \nGDP - real growth rate:    \n4.3% (2005 est.)  \nGDP - per capita:    \npurchasing power parity - $2,500 (2005 est.)  \nGDP - composition by sector:   \nagriculture: 35.5% \nindustry: 25.6% \nservices: 39% (2005 est.)  \nLabor force:    \n10.62 million (2005 est.)  \nLabor force - by occupation:   \nagriculture 60%, industry 15%, services 25% (1999 est.)  \nUnemployment rate:    \n20% (1997 est.)  \nPopulation below poverty line:   \n31.4% (1992 est.)  \nHousehold income or consumption by percentage share:   \nlowest 10%: 2.2% \nhighest 10%: 30.1% (1999)  \nDistribution of family income - Gini index:   \n30 (1999)  \nInflation rate (consumer prices):    \n15% (2005 est.)  \nInvestment (gross fixed):    \n24.6% of GDP (2005 est.)  \nBudget:   \nrevenues: $3.216 billion \nexpenditures: $3.506 billion, including capital expenditures of NA (2005 est.)  \nPublic debt:    \n80.1% of GDP (2005 est.)  \nAgriculture - products:   \ncocoa, rice, coffee, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, corn, shea nuts, bananas; timber  \nIndustries:   \nmining, lumbering, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting, food processing, cement, small commercial ship building  \nIndustrial production growth rate:    \n3.8% (2000 est.)  \nElectricity - production:    \n5.356 billion kWh (2003)  \nElectricity - consumption:    \n5.081 billion kWh (2003)  \nElectricity - exports:   \n400 million kWh (2003)  \nElectricity - imports:   \n500 million kWh (2003)  \nOil - production:    \n7,433 bbl/day (2003 est.)  \nOil - consumption:    \n39,000 bbl/day (2003 est.)  \nOil - exports:    \nNA (2001)  \nOil - imports:    \nNA (2001)  \nOil - proved reserves:    \n8.255 million bbl (1 January 2002)  \nNatural gas - proved reserves:    \n11.89 billion cu m (1 January 2002)  \nCurrent account balance:    \n$57 million (2005 est.)  \nExports:    \n$2.911 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)  \nExports - partners:   \nNetherlands 12.3%, UK 10%, France 6.9%, US 6.4%, Belgium 4.7%, Germany 4.6%, Japan 4.2% (2004)  \nImports:    \n$4.273 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)  \nImports - partners:   \nNigeria 12.6%, China 11.4%, UK 6.6%, US 6.4%, France 4.9%, Netherlands 4.2% (2004)  \nReserves of foreign exchange and gold:    \n$1.732 billion (2005 est.)  \nDebt - external:    \n$7.084 billion (2005 est.)  \nEconomic aid - recipient:   \n$6.9 billion (1999)  \nCurrency (code):   \ncedi (GHC)  \nExchange rates:   \ncedis per US dollar - 9,127.42 (2005), 9,004.6 (2004), 8,677.4 (2003), 7,932.7 (2002), 7,170.8 (2001)  \nFiscal year:   \ncalendar year
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Gross Domestic Product refers to the price of all goods and services produced in the country.  Nominal GDP is expressed in dollars.  Real GDP is an adjusted figure, taking into account inflation.
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ECONOMICS is primarily about the efficient use of scarce resources.\n\nCant get any simpler than this
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Countries that have recently been formed or are going through stages. Such as:\n\n- Independence from another country\n- Forming a new government\n- Increasing jobs\n- Increasing economy by means of the surrounding resources\n- Bringing in basic needs for a country
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According to the CIA Fact Book (great resource for info on countries)http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/in.html\n\nIndia's GDP:\nGDP (purchasing power parity): $3.678 trillion (2005 est.)  \nGDP (official exchange rate): $735.6 billion (2005 est.)  \nGDP - real growth rate: 7.1% (2005 est.)  \nGDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $3,400 (2005 est.)  \nGDP - composition by sector:   \nagriculture: 20.6% \nindustry: 28.1% \nservices: 51.4% (2005 est.)  \n\nHope this helps.
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That might be tough.  I don't think China makes that information as ready to the public as the U.S.  You might want to look at the World Bank's annual report at worldbank.org.  I did find a good site which lists a lot of information about China's economy- http://www.gwu.edu/~econ270/Taejoon.html -  It's from George Washington University, so I think you can trust thier figures.
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The government? - Don't you realise the deficit in the balance of payments are things mainly bought by the American people and companies.  How much have you spent on on Chinese produce?  You sure - Do you know how many components in electric goods from Japan, Korea and the US are actually made or put together in China.  Well get used to it,  People will always look for value for money - Even patriotic Americans.
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this will explain the economy.\nhttp://www.philipdru.com/griffin3_stream.html