Shawn Hughes Sociology Mr. Bunner 14 April 2014 South America Europe

 Capital- Santiago  Population: million (2012)  Currency: Chilean peso  Continent: South America  Official language: Spanish Language  Other Languages: Mapudungun, Aymara

 Government: Unitary state, Presidential system, Democratic republic, Constitutional republic  Chile’s economic freedom score is 78.7, making its economy the 7th freest in the 2014 Index.

 Majority is Christian  61% belonging to a catholic church  17% Protestant or Evangelical  19% Agnostics and atheist  4% with any other religion

 Bird: Andean Condor  Flower: Copihue  Motto: "Por la razón o la fuerza." "By right or might.“  Coat of Arms:  Flag:

 Chile was originally under the control of the Incas in the north and the nomadic Araucanos in the south.  In 1541, a Spaniard, Pedro de Valdivia, founded Santiago.  Chile won its independence from Spain in 1818 under Bernardo O'Higgins

 abortion is illegal due to the influence of the Church.  The family occupies a central role in Chilean life  Many small firms will be 100% family run  Men will usually shake hands  Women generally pat each other on the right forearm or shoulder

 Aucan Huilcaman states that he does not discard police participation in the killing of 26- year old Rodrigo Elicer Melinao Licán  Where an ongoing conflict between landowners, farmers and Mapuches has led to outbreaks of violence

 Capital: Tirana  Population: million (2012)  Currency: lek  Continent: Europe  Official Language: Albanian  Other Languages: Tosk, Gheg

 Government: Parliamentary republic, Parliamentary system  middle-income country that has made enormous strides in establishing a credible, multi-party democracy and market economy over the last two decades.

 2011 census  Sunni 56.70%  Catholicism 10.03%  Orthodoxy 6.75%  Bektashi Shia 2.09%  Other Christian 0.14%  Others 5.49%  Undeclared 13.79%  Atheism 2.5%

 National motto:"You, Albania, give me honor, give me the name Albanian“  National animal: Golden Eagle  National Flower: Red Poppy  National tree: Olive  Coat of Arms:  Flag:

 Albania was ruled by the Byzantine Empire from 535 to 1204  It proclaimed its independence on Nov. 28, 1912  One of the poorest countries in Europe  It became a republic in which a conservative Muslim landlord, Ahmed Zogu, proclaimed himself president in 1925 after World War One

 Can be divided into 2 groups- Ghegs in the South and Tosks in the North  Ethnically compact settlements  Estimated six million Albanians in Europe

 Disaster Risk Preparedness and Management in Cultural Heritage Sites  Depicts the magnitude of seismic and broader geomorphologic vulnerability at the World Heritage sites

 I find all cultures interesting  Each culture has interesting beliefs and values  I would live in these countries if I had to  I would rather stay in the United States

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