2. There are approximately 196 countries in the world today… 2015 Research your country – Make a small poster with the following information – Background will be its flag. (Flag – 10pts – 12 items) Country nameTime Zone(s) Year establishedProminent Religion Type of government/LeaderMembers of the UN? Two main exports PopulationAnything else interesting Location (on map)to you.

3. Example: Established September 15, 1821 Government: Unitary Presidential Constitutional Republic President: Luis Guillermo Solis Population: 4,586,353 Time zone: Central Standard Time Max Temp: 82 Min Temp: 63 Main Exports: Coffee/Electronics Prominent Religion: Catholicism United Nations Member Costa Rica

5. Time Zones