Wednesday, February 25, 2009

JAMAICA- Kristen


1. Please tell me the surrounding/bordering countries.
  • They are Cuba, Haiti, the Cayman Islands, and the Dominican Republic.

2. What is the population of your country?
  • 2, 804, 332

3. What type of government do they have?
  • Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy

4. What is the relative size of your country?

5. What are the leading contributors to their economy? (imports or exports? tourism? oil?)
  • Agriculture, mining, manufacturing, tourism, and financial and insurance services

6. What language is spoken there?
  • English and Jamaican Patois
7. What is the main religion?
  • Christians, Seventh-Day Adventist, Baptist, Pentecostal, Anglican, Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism

8. Tell me 2 things about their education system. (ie is it free? How old are you when you graduate? Are all adolescents required to attend? Are they coed? How much does it cost to go to college?)
  • Children from ages 1-18 years old can go to school free
  • There are 4 categories that exist for education: early childhood (ages 1-5), primary (ages 5-10), secondary (ages 10-18), and tertiary (18+)
  • Schools can be either co-ed or single sex
  • Some are private and some are public schools

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