SAMOA Presented By Ben Loring Period 1 Samoa

SAMOA Presented By: Ben Loring Period 1

Samoa ~ Paradise • Democratic Government • Low crime • High literacy rate: 99. 7% • Long life expectancy: 72. 7 years • Low unemployment: 5% • Island Paradise

Samoa ~ Challenges • Isolation • Energy cost and the pollution to make the energy. • Everything is more expensive because shipping costs are so high • Problem: Income wages are very low • Per Capita GDP $6, 000 per year One way flight to Hawaii from Seattle on Travelocity $205. 90 One way flight to Samoa from Seattle on Travelocity $1, 119. 19

FISHING Agriculture

POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS Energy production is a crucial on islands. Opportunity cost has taught us that if we can free money up from Producing energy than you can shift the money somewhere else life transportation and education. I believe cheaper production of energy, by making smart roads would assist Samoa and other island nations improve their quality of life

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