Georgia Council on Economic Education w w w. g c e e. o r g Internationalizing the Curriculum Making the Case for Georgia

Georgia Council on Economic Education w w w. g c e e. o r g Georgia’s Global Economy One in every ten manufacturing jobs in Georgia is related to exports One-sixth of Georgia’s farm products are exported Georgia is the Southeast’s gateway to the world with 12 airlines operating 46 direct international flights per day to 36 cities Savannah is the fifth largest port in the United States; the largest single container facility on the East and Gulf coasts; and the fastest growing port in the country

Georgia Council on Economic Education w w w. g c e e. o r g Georgia’s Global Economy State of Georgia agencies maintain economic business offices in Canada, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Israel, South Korea, China, Japan Fifty-three countries are represented in Atlanta, operating 20 career consulates, 31 honorary consulates, 24 trade and tourism offices, and 32 foreign-American chambers of commerce Fifteen foreign governments have operations in Georgia to promote trade between their countries and Georgia

Georgia Council on Economic Education w w w. g c e e. o r g Georgia’s Global Economy Georgia’s business community includes more than 2,200 internationally owned facilities from 44 countries and employing more than 125,000 Georgians Japanese companies employ the most Georgians – 27,051 Germany 14,914 Netherlands 12,968 UK 11,314 Canada 9,343 France 8,100 Germany has the largest presence – 245 companies Japan 189 the UK 118 France 83 Canada 74 Netherlands 73

Georgia Council on Economic Education w w w. g c e e. o r g Exports from Georgia by Region 2005

Georgia Council on Economic Education w w w. g c e e. o r g Exports from Georgia by Industry 2005 Transportation equipment Non-electric machinery Computer and electronics All others Food products Paper Chemicals

Georgia Council on Economic Education w w w. g c e e. o r g Imports to Georgia 2005 Asia Europe Americas Middle East Africa Australia & New Zealand

Georgia Council on Economic Education w w w. g c e e. o r g Georgia’s Top 10 Trade Partners

Georgia Council on Economic Education w w w. g c e e. o r g Georgia Business Send Goods and Services to the World

Georgia Council on Economic Education w w w. g c e e. o r g

Personal Finance Vocabulary Income:money earned / taken “in” or added to the budget investment: spending money in a way that you PLAN on it earning in value. Savings accountt : a bank account you place money in to “sit” and earn interest. It is NOT a checking account. Interest: the mo