MEXICO Population: 127.5 million Word for Cat: Gato Capital: Mexico City Currency: $1 Australian Dollar = $14 Mexican Pesos Religions: Christian (93%, overwhelming Roman Catholic), No Religion (5%), and Other Religions/Unknown (2%) Human Development Index: 77th (high) Gross Domestic Product: US$ 2.5 trillion Form of Government: Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic ** Hello, Dear Readers! No, your eyes are not deceiving you …
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) Welcome to our third and final installment on the USA! Day 240-245: Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah I don't recommend crossing the Canada-US border at 4am. Extra early means immigration officers are extra grumpy. So make sure you're alert and your answers coherent - or else. Once we're airborne …
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CANADA Population: 35.2 million Word for Cat: Cat, chat (French) Capital: Ottawa Currency: $1 Australian Dollar = $1 Canadian Dollar Religions: Christian (67%), Irreligious (24%), Muslim (3%), Hindu, Sikh, and Others (6%) Human Development Index: 10th (very high) Total Gross Domestic Product: US$ 1.84 billion Form of Government: Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy Somewhere in Midtown Manhattan, I zigzag …
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When Micro Meets Macro 