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What are the current communist countries?

As of 2014, there are five communist countries: China, Cuba,


North Korea, Vietnam and Laos. Former communist countries
include Angola, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Czechoslovakia, Hungary,
Romania, Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. Communist countries
could be found throughout the world during the era of the Soviet
Union.

China: China became a communist nation in 1949 when


Mao Zedong proclaimed China as the People's Republic of
China.
Cuba: Fidel Castro took over the government of Cuba in
1959. Two years later, the country was communist and had
strong ties to the Soviet Union.
North Korea: Korea was divided into a Soviet north and
American south after World War II and became a communist
country in 1948. North Korea has been a communist nation since
1948, which also makes it the oldest of the currently existing
communist nations.
Vietnam: Vietnam was separated into communist North
Vietnam and democratic South Vietnam in 1954. After the
Vietnam War in 1976, the two were unified into communist
Vietnam.
Laos: The Lao People's Democratic Republic became a
communist country in 1975.

What Countries Have a Mixed Economy?


Countries with mixed economies include Iceland, Sweden,
France, the U.S, the U.K, Cuba, Russia and China. Most

industrial countries have mixed economies, but vary in the


degree of government involvement. For example, in Western
Europe the government generally has a stronger role, while in
North America the market is more influential. The only major
planned economy is North Korea. A mixed economy is one in
which both market forces and government actions guide
commerce. The government does not control the private sector
nor the goods and services available. However, the government
is able to intervene in the economy through such methods as the
taxation and regulation of goods and services, subsidization of
certain goods and services and the redistribution of wealth, such
as though public housing, social programs and food stamps.
During times of economic hardship, such as during a recession,
the government can create policies to provide economic stability.
This is in contrast to market and planned economies. A market
economy is one that is primarily directed by businesses and
consumer demand, with little government intervention. A planned
economy is one in which the government controls the production
of goods and services. Communism and socialism are types of
planned economies.
What countries have a planned economy?
North Korea, Cuba and Zimbabwe are countries that have
planned economies, as of October 2014. The largest country to
have a planned economy was the Soviet Union. A planned
economy, or a command economy, involves near-total
government control of industries, commerce, manufacturing,
output and economic activity. A large portion of a country's gross
domestic product comes from government programs in a
planned economy. Zimbabwe's government spending, as a
percentage of the country's GDP, is 97.8 percent. That means
nearly 98 percent of Zimbabwe's economic activity is due to
government funding. Cuba's government spending as a
percentage of GDP is 78.1 percent. North Korea's economy is
almost completely based on the government's military spending.

In a command economy, the government controls production


levels, prices, wages, reallocation of resources, trade and
commerce. When production levels are set, the government
proscribes how many people must work to achieve that output
level. Once the finished products are sold, the government
reallocates the money to go towards whatever projects it deems
necessary.
A planned economy is the exact opposite of a free-market
economy. Most countries are mixed economies with a certain
percentage of a nation's GDP from government funding. By
comparison, the U.S. government is responsible for 38.9 percent
of the country's GDP.

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