https://padlet.com/lauren_powell/n8lu7e9dzcvy Lauren & Gabe en-us 2017-02-09 16:48:21 UTC 2025-12-05 14:03:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/lauren_powell/n8lu7e9dzcvy/wish/152841770 Literacy Rate: 88.7%
Jamaica population: 2.715 million
Jamaica is 4,181 square miles
Life Expectancy: 73.28 years
Government: representative parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy
n 2005, Jamaica had 1674 murders for a murder rate of 58 per 100,000 people. That year, Jamaica had the highest murder rate in the world. In November 2008, the Jamaican Parliament voted to retain the death penalty, which is performed by hanging. There were 1,682 reported murders in 2009 and 1,428 in 2010.
largest city: New Kingston | 583,958
interesting fact: Jamaica was claimed by Spain after Christopher Columbus landed there in 1494.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXU0ENqhEBM

United States is 894 times bigger than Jamaica.

]]> 2017-02-09 17:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_powell/n8lu7e9dzcvy/wish/152841770 lauren_powell https://padlet.com/lauren_powell/n8lu7e9dzcvy/wish/152842134 Literacy Rate: 99%
Population:  9,880,604
Population Density: 57 people per square mile
Life Expectancy: 82.1 years
Government: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Prime minister is Stefan Löfven
Current Issue: Sweden has a generous welfare and asylum programs and takes the most refugees out of all of the European nations. Immigrants make up 16% of the population. 42% of the unemployed are immigrants and 58% of the welfare goes to immigrants. Sweden's generosity is expensive especially in a time where economic growth is stagnant.
Largest City and Population: Stockholm - 1,372,565
Interesting Fact: Sweden has the highest number of McDonald's restaurants per capita in Europe.
Comparison to the U.S.: Sweden is 1.04 times the size of California
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrrA5gcOF7

]]> 2017-02-09 17:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_powell/n8lu7e9dzcvy/wish/152842134 lauren_powell https://padlet.com/lauren_powell/n8lu7e9dzcvy/wish/153108523 Literacy Rate: 96.82%
Population: 102,911
Population Density: 369 per square kilometer
Life Expectancy: 75.21 years
Government: Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, parliamentary representative democratic country
Prime Minister: Mike Eman
Current Issue: Aruba imports costs increasing from the US experiencing rising prices so the price to live and eat has increased considerably. Aruba imports too much and they need promote production in Aruba and provide tax relief
Largest City and Population: Babijin: 40,627
Interesting Fact: The slogan is "One Happy Island"
Comparison: Aruba is 54,593 times smaller than the United States
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS4jn9kUvrM

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