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Country Profile is an option unique to the [http://www.du.edu/ifs/help/use-online/display/mainmap.html Main Menu Map]. From the Map, left-clicking on the desired country causes a pop-up menu to appear with options from which the user can select. Country Profile is shown at the top of the list. 
The ''Country Profile'' page is unique to the  [[Main_Menu_Map_Pop-up|Main Menu Map]] and can only be accessed from the main menu: click on the desired country then click '''''Country Profile''''' from the drop down. This option shows a brief portrait of various important variables for the selected country. It displays a map of the country at the top of the form followed by a list of various current values and forecasts, organized into the following categories: Population, Health, Education, Social/Human, Economy, Energy, Environment, International Politics, and Domestic Government.


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The Population variables will be opened by default. To see other variables scroll and click '''Choose''' next to the desired set of variables or click the name of the desired set from the list at the top right of the screen. To open a graph or table of a particular variable forecast click on the graph or table icon next to the variable name.
[[File:Example of Country Profile.png|center|thumb|950x950px|Example of the Country Profile page, accessed from the Main Menu pop-up. ]]
There are a few features and options to access from the menu bar at the top of the screen:


This option of IFs allows users to present a brief portrait of various important variables for a selected region/country. It displays a map of the country at the top of the form followed by a list of various forecasts, organized into the following categories: Population, Health, Education, Social/Human Needs, Economy, Energy, Environment, International Politics, and Domestic Government.
* [[Repeated Features#General%20Display%20Options|'''Continue''']]: Go back to the previous menu or to the Main Menu of IFs.
 
* '''Change Country''': Choose a country to explore from the drop down.
The Icons next to each variable name allow the user to either draw a line graph or display a table. The default mode for those displays will provide forecasts for the country you have chosen through 2030, providing also historical data for context when they are available. For the population, heath, and education categories there is also an icon of an age-sex distribution next to the category's name that will provide a relevant distributional display.
*'''Display Options''':
 
**'''Horizon''': Choose from the drop down to display '''Forecast''', '''History plus Forecast''', or '''History (empirical)'''.
The Display Options at the top of the Country Profile menu allow the user to change the default options of the display. You can alter the time horizon, choose a scenario other than the Base Case, or toggle between single region/country and all regions/countries for display. After selection, the user will see the changes only when the graphical or tabular display icons next to each variable name are selected. Choosing the Horizon sub-option gives the user options of which time horizon to be displayed: Forecast, History plus Forecast, or History (empirical). Under the Scenarios sub-option, the user can select a scenario (or all scenarios) and compare them to view different forecasts. The third option Regions/Countries is a toggle between Single Region/Country and All Regions/Countries. As the name suggests, when All Regions/Countries is active, the user can see the results for all regions/countries available in IFs (again, by clicking the display icons next to the variable names). The final sub-option is named Use all available Historical Data. This option will substitute historical data for 2010 or later years for the forecasts of the IFs model (which begin in 2010) whenever such historical data exist.
**'''Scenarios''': Choose the desired saved scenario to display from the drop down.
 
**'''Regions/Countries''': For countries with regions, choose '''All Regions/Countries''' or '''Single Region/Country''' to display the whole country or one single region. Current choice will have a checkmark next to it.
If you would like to view another country’s profile, simply click the Change Country menu option at the top and select the country of your interest. The Map Source option from the menu indicates that the maps shown in the Country Profile were derived from the World Factbook of the US Central Intelligence Agency.
**'''Use all available Historical Data''': Provide the most up to date historical data available. Will have checkmark next to it if already being used.
 
*'''Map Source''': Display information on source of the display map.
Country Profile has much in common with the [http://www.du.edu/ifs/help/use-online/display/basicreport.html Basic Report for Countries/Regions or Groupings] option, which users can access by either the Display option of the Main Menu or the Main Menu Map (by clicking on the desired country and selecting Basic Report for Countries/Regions or Groupings). While Country Profile allows the user to call up all forecast years and also to see historical values when available for IFs variables, Basic Report gives only forecast years and provides them in a somewhat different format.
*'''Help''': Open the corresponding page in the [[Main Page|Pardee Wiki]].

Latest revision as of 18:09, 6 August 2025

The Country Profile page is unique to the  Main Menu Map and can only be accessed from the main menu: click on the desired country then click Country Profile from the drop down. This option shows a brief portrait of various important variables for the selected country. It displays a map of the country at the top of the form followed by a list of various current values and forecasts, organized into the following categories: Population, Health, Education, Social/Human, Economy, Energy, Environment, International Politics, and Domestic Government.

The Population variables will be opened by default. To see other variables scroll and click Choose next to the desired set of variables or click the name of the desired set from the list at the top right of the screen. To open a graph or table of a particular variable forecast click on the graph or table icon next to the variable name.

Example of the Country Profile page, accessed from the Main Menu pop-up.

There are a few features and options to access from the menu bar at the top of the screen:

  • Continue: Go back to the previous menu or to the Main Menu of IFs.
  • Change Country: Choose a country to explore from the drop down.
  • Display Options:
    • Horizon: Choose from the drop down to display Forecast, History plus Forecast, or History (empirical).
    • Scenarios: Choose the desired saved scenario to display from the drop down.
    • Regions/Countries: For countries with regions, choose All Regions/Countries or Single Region/Country to display the whole country or one single region. Current choice will have a checkmark next to it.
    • Use all available Historical Data: Provide the most up to date historical data available. Will have checkmark next to it if already being used.
  • Map Source: Display information on source of the display map.
  • Help: Open the corresponding page in the Pardee Wiki.
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