The country I would like this to be about is Japan, this is the question to answer but Japan is the country it's about.

In this first discussion, you will choose a country, other than the USA or Turkey, that you would like to focus on for your final project, and work on the following critical elements: Rationale, Location, and Country Composition.

Share your country choice for the final project and the reasoning behind this decision. Next, visit the World Atlas and The World Factbook to begin collecting important geographic and demographic information on the region.

Share a map of the country in the discussion and identify the following elements:

Regional location

Water access

Bordering countries

Natural hazards or climate

Identify the following elements of the country:

Literacy rate

Rate of urbanization

Heavily populated cities

Major religions

Educational data

Age structure

Address the following questions based on your findings:

What opportunities do you see from this information?

What considerations would impact shipping, labor, or other operations?

Are there any risks?

Respond to two of your classmates by sharing your own observations on their chosen countries and asking questions to encourage other considerations.