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TexasTowelie

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Sun Feb 16, 2025, 08:01 PM Feb 16

Russian Economy is Weak Compared to United Europe and Ukraine Fundraiser - Econ Lessons



My table below shows the results. Using Economic Data, PPP (Purchasing power parity) , Military index, GDP (adjusted for realism) I created a numeric comparison based as if the geopolitical situation was run in a game simulator.

Country | Nominal GDP (T USD) | PPP GDP (T USD) | Manufacturing Output (T USD) | Industrial Hexes
--------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------------------|---------------
USA | 27.0 | 27.0 | 2.30 | 11
China | 17.0 | 30.0 | 4.90 | 14
Russia | 1.8 | 4.9 | 0.50 | 3
Europe (EU+UK) | 18.0 | 23.0 | 2.50 | 10
Ukraine | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.05 | 1
India | 3.9 | 13.0 | 0.90 | 6
Canada | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.20 | 3
Australia | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.15 | 2
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Russian Economy is Weak Compared to United Europe and Ukraine Fundraiser - Econ Lessons (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 16 OP
Uh! Oh! trump's going to have to offer them foreign aid. Wonder Why Feb 17 #1
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