Material World

B H U TA N : N A M G AY F A M I LY C U B A : C O S TA F A M I LY
M AT ERI A L In the 1990s, adult citizens of the Country Stats Family Stats
M AT ERI A L Situated only ninety miles off the coast Country Stats Family Stats
WOR L D Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan had to

wear the traditional clothing of Bhutan
Population: 758,288
HDI Rank (out of 189): 134
GDP per Capita: $2,773.50
Dwelling Size: 726 sq. ft.
Number in Household: 12
Most Valued Possession:
WOR L D of Florida, Cuba had been cut off
diplomatically and economically from
Population: 11,147,407
Most Valued Possession: Family
A GLOBAL FAMILY PORTRAIT
or they might have been fined by Years of Schooling (F/M): 13/12 Religious book A GLOBAL FAMILY PORTRAIT
the USA since the Cuban Revolution in Years of Schooling (F/M): 14/13
Adult Literacy (F/M): 55%/73.1% Adult Literacy (F/M): 99.8%/99.9%
the government. Children per Woman: 1.90 1959 until 2015. Children per Woman: 1.71
Life Expectancy: 70.6 years Life Expectancy: 78.8 years
Shinka, Bhutan Havana, Cuba
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I C E L A N D : T H O R O D D S E N F A M I LY J A PA N : U K I TA F A M I LY
M AT ERI A L Iceland meets nearly all of its Country Stats Family Stats
M AT ERI A L The life expectancy of this island nation’s Country Stats Family Stats
WOR L D energy needs by tapping the heat of

its over 130 volcanoes and the flow of
Population: 339,747
WOR L D people is among the highest in the world. Population: 126,451,398
the rivers on their slopes. Years of Schooling (F/M): 21/18 Musical instruments, horses A GLOBAL FAMILY PORTRAIT Years of Schooling (F/M): 15/15 Family, various heirlooms
Adult Literacy (F/M): 99.0%/99.0% Adult Literacy (F/M): 99.0%/99.0%
Children per Woman: 2.00 Children per Woman: 1.41
Hanarfjordur, Iceland Tokyo, Japan
K U WA I T : A B D U L L A F A M I LY M A L I : N AT O M O F A M I LY
M AT ERI A L Oil-rich Kuwait is 91 percent desert, Country Stats Family Stats

M AT ERI A L Mali is 93.9 percent Muslim, and it is not Country Stats Family Stats
WOR L D imports 98 percent of its food, and gets

90 percent of its potable water from
WOR L D uncommon for a Malian man to have more
than one wife.
GDP per Capita: $779.90
desalinated seawater. Years of Schooling (F/M): 14/13 Photograph of son in U.S. A GLOBAL FAMILY PORTRAIT Years of Schooling (F/M): 7/9 Bicycle
Kuwait City, Kuwait Kouakourou, Mali
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M E X I C O : C A S T I L L O B A L D E R A S F A M I LY M O N G O L I A : R E G Z E N F A M I LY
M AT ERI A L When Columbus “discovered” America, Country Stats Family Stats

M AT ERI A L The majority of Mongolians now live in Country Stats Family Stats
WOR L D one of the most densely populated places

in the world was Mexico’s central basin,
WOR L D cities, but even there, many still live in
round portable houses called “gers”
with 25 million people. Years of Schooling (F/M): 13/13 Television A GLOBAL FAMILY PORTRAIT
from their nomadic days. Years of Schooling (F/M): 16/14 Television, Buddha statue
Guadalajara, Mexico Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
S A M O A : L A G AVA L E F A M I LY S O U T H A F R I C A : Q A M P I E F A M I LY
M AT ERI A L The traditional homes of Samoa’s Country Stats Family Stats

M AT ERI A L South Africa is now governed by its Country Stats Family Stats
WOR L D communal peoples are called “fales”

and have palm frond blinds rather
Population: 200,108
WOR L D black majority. But until the early 1990s,
the white minority ruled, and races
than solid walls. Years of Schooling (F/M): N/A Pigs, handwoven mats A GLOBAL FAMILY PORTRAIT
were segregated under a policy Years of Schooling (F/M): 13/12 Family
Children per Woman: 2.70 called apartheid. Children per Woman: 2.29
Life Expectancy: 74 years Life Expectancy: 63.8 years
Poutasi, Samoa Soweto, South Africa
T H A I L A N D : K U A N K A E W F A M I LY U N I T E D S TAT E S : S K E E N F A M I LY
M AT ERI A L The Thai national anthem is played Country Stats Family Stats
M AT ERI A L Though only accounting for about Country Stats Family Stats
WOR L D every day at 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on

every village public address system and
WOR L D 4 percent of the world’s population,
Americans consume 17 percent of the
all TV and radio channels. Years of Schooling (F/M): 16/16 Motorscooter A GLOBAL FAMILY PORTRAIT
world’s total energy. Years of Schooling (F/M): 17/16 Bible
Life Expectancy: 74.9 years Life Expectancy: 80 years
Ban Muang Wa, Thailand Pearland, Texas, USA
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B H U TA N : N A M G AY F A M I LY C U B A : C O S TA F A M I LY

WOR L D Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan had to

WOR L D energy needs by tapping the heat of

M AT ERI A L Oil-rich Kuwait is 91 percent desert, Country Stats Family Stats

WOR L D imports 98 percent of its food, and gets

M AT ERI A L When Columbus “discovered” America, Country Stats Family Stats

WOR L D one of the most densely populated places

M AT ERI A L The traditional homes of Samoa’s Country Stats Family Stats

WOR L D communal peoples are called “fales”

WOR L D every day at 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on

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