With 2.8 million people, it is the third most populated English speaking country, after the United States and Canada. Most of the population lives in the city, and one third of all Jamaicans live in Kingston, the country's largest city and the capital ("National Geographic Kids") The government in Jamaica contains an elected Parliament, a Prime Minister, an elected House of Representatives and a Senate ("Mobay").The official language of Jamaica is English. Jamaicans primarily speak an English-African Creole language known as Jamaican Patois, which has become known widely through the spread of Reggae music. Jamaican Patois was formed from a base of mainly English words with elements of reformed grammar, together with a little vocabulary from African languages and Native American words ("National Geographic Kids"). Jamaica, like America, uses Eastern Standard Time, but, on the contrary, does not observe Daylight Savings Time.
Additionally, Canadian segment is being planned to for 2013 for an entry in the Canadian retail Market. Financially, In 2011 Targets consolidated revenues increased by 3.7% over prior year and its cash flow by operations is at $5,434 million as compared to $5,271
Poverty Profile: Costa Rica I. Cultural Background The population of Costa Rica is currently estimated at approximately 4.6 million people, which places it at number 121 in population among the 238 nations of the world. Approximately 6.4% of the population is over age 65, with another 24.6% of the population under 15 years of age. Costa Rica is comprised of the following ethnic groups: white (including mestizo) - 94%, black – 3%, Amerindian – 1%, Chinese – 1%, and other – 1% (Central Intelligence Agency, 2012). Most of the blacks are of Jamaican decent.
Landform regions of Canada Canadian Shield The Canadian Shield is sometimes called the geological foundation of Canada. The Canadian Shield is the largest region in Canada. The Canadian Shield is highest along the edges and lowest in the center around Hudson’s bay. It contains some of the oldest rock in the world because it was made in the Precambrian era over 570 million years ago. The Canadian Shield covers almost half of Canada, and covers two thirds of Ontario.
Such is the case with a little known society called Tikopia. Although Tikopia is physically located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, and is considered Polynesian by many, it is actually a part of the British Solomon Islands. Culturally as well as linguistically, though, the Tikopian people are Polynesian, and should be considered part of Western Polynesia. The island itself is small, only around six square miles, and very volcanically active. The location of the island means that it is tropical in climate, being hot and muggy half of the year and cloudy and cooler the other half.
1. Haiti is a Caribbean country situated on the western part of Hispaniola. Its capital is Port-au-Prince and has an area of 27,750 square kilometers. Haiti is divided into 10 departments, and the departments are further divided into 41 arrondissements (administrative division), and 133 communes (municipality). Haiti’s official language is French but Spanish is also spoken by a good portion of the population.
Ghana (Listeni/ˈɡɑːnə/), officially called the Republic of Ghana, is a sovereign multinational state and unitary presidential constitutional democracy, located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa. Ghana is the 82nd largest country in the world and 33rd largest country on continental Africa by land mass, and Ghana has a land mass of 238,535 km2, with 2,093 kilometres of international land borders. The country is bordered by the Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo in the east and the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean in the south. The word Ghana means "Warrior King". [12] Ghana is a constitutional democracy divided into ten administrative regions, and the world's 56th−most inhabited nation with a population of approximately 27 million as of 2014.
The initial Enga tribe was located north and east of the southern highlands in rugged terrain of Panguna, New Guinea. There are several thousand communities located in the country. They have stayed in this area all of their lives. This providence is approximately the size of California, about 462,840 sq km (US Department of State, 2010, October 8, Geography). The estimated population in 2008 was 6.5 million, with a growth rate of 2% between 2005 – 2010.
(Liberia Demographics (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www.indexmundi.com) Liberia borders the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone, the western side of Africa, with Monrovia being its capital. Liberia has a range of multiple religions, with Christianity being the main religion throughout the country. As far as its legal system, Liberia has a Republic type of government with a dual system of statutory law based on Anglo-American common law and even unwritten tribal practices. Richly endowed with water, mineral resources, forests, and a climate favorable to agriculture, Liberia’s main industry
Official Name: Ghana Capital: Accra Independence: The Gold Coast achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957, becoming the first sub-Saharan African nation to do so, and the name Ghana was chosen for the new nation to reflect the ancient Empire of Ghana, which once extended throughout much of west Africa. Ghana is a member of the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Economic Community of West African States, the African Union, and an associate member of La Francophonie. Ghana is the second largest producer of cocoa in the world and is home to Lake Volta, the largest artificial lake in the world by surface area. Location: located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south.