SECTION B
THREE questions should be attempted from this section.
Marks
3. The following statement gives certain statistics for the year 1958 for some of
the countries forming the European Economic Community and the European
Free Trade Association together with the total figures for the respective
groups.
1. Area (thousands of
sq. km.) . .
2. Population (millions)
3. Working population
(millions)
4. Foreign trade
(million $)
Total Imports
Exports
Food, beverages and
tobacco
Imports
Exports
Raw materials
Imports
Exports
Mineral fuels
Imports
Exports
Chemicals
Imports
Exports
Manufactured
products and
equipment
Imports
Exports
France
German
Federal
Republic
5S1
45
19-7
4,839
5,604
1,412
665
1,307
345
1,105
321
226
429
1,461
3,189
Sweden
248
53
24-3
8,280
9,597
944
183
1,765
207
750
580
272
940
2,430
6,836
450
7
3-1
2,376
2,169
309
73
175
719
384
4
161
57
1,319
1,224
United
Kingdom
Total
E.E.C. E.F.T.A.
244
52
23-2
11,022
9,120
4,218
542
2,404
287
1,234
373
335
737
2,209
6,788
I
1,166
167
73-1
23,736
24,855
3,959
2,405
5,027
1,030
3,516
1,695
1,120
2,042
7,815
15,202
1,237
84
36-2
18,992
15,046
5,118
2,405
3,011
1,447
2,150
413
806
956
5,824
9,466
Write a commentary on the above statement.
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