Fluorine is a nonmetal that belongs to the family of elements called halogens. The symbol of fluorine is F, and its atomic weight is 18.9984032 atomic mass units or grams per mole.
âElections keep India's democracy alive, but it's a tenuous situation,â Chandler stated. âIts democracy requires much improvement -- particularly in strengthening government institutions, curtailing repression, and lowering income inequality.
REAL income in East Asia grew sevenfold from 1950 to 2005. Democracy has grown within the region too, in countries such as Indonesia, South Korea, Mongolia, and the Philippines. Japan and South Korea, the two Asian economies with the highest income levels and the most sophisticated technologies, are âfull democraciesâ (see chart). India, today one of the worldâs most important economies, has been mostly democratic since gaining independence in 1947.