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=Statistics= USA || $47,200 || 36.9 || 78.37 || 99% || 2.06 || Aruba || $21,800 || 38.2 || 75.72 || 97.5% || 1.84 || Romania || $11,600 || 38.7 || 73.98 || 97.3% || 1.29 || Iraq || $3,800 || 20.9 || 70.55 || 74.1% || 3.67 || Mali || $1,200 || 16.3 || 52.01 || 46.4% || 6.44 ||
 * = Country || Income Per Capita || Median Age || Life Expectancy || Literacy Rate || Total Fertility Rate ||
 * = Baseline
 * = High Income:
 * = Middle Upper:
 * = Middle Lower:
 * = Lower Income:

=High Income Living Conditions:= Secondary Source: http://library.thinkquest.org/C004161/aruba.html

Person Researched: general higher income conditions

Story/Description: Aruba is based on a tourist economy. Most things there revolve around the tourism industry. The landscapes consist of beaches and tropical forestry.

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=Middle-Upper Income Living Conditions:= Secondary Source: http://www.voidspace.org.uk/voidspace/romania.shtml

Person Researched: Michael Foord

Story/Description: Romania is a mix of two cultures. One of the cultures is with gysies and street marketing. The other portion, the smaller one, if similar to Western lifestyle. The majority cannot afford to live the pricey lifestyle that Americans live. They try nevertheless. Many families send one or several of their children to Italy to work and send money to their families. They people that depend on agriculture for their living often reside in huts with dirt floors and ragged clothing.

Paragraph Analysis: The description of the Romanian lifestyle I read about showed a split in the country. Some people are living in the upper-middle class like the country is categorized, while others are in poverty. The article seemed to imply that more people are in poverty than are in the upper-middle class. ==

=Middle-Lower Income Living Conditions:= Primary Source: http://www.acttogether.org/Iraqiteenagers.htm

Person Researched: Leila, a 16 year old girl

Story/Description: Leila explained the daily stuggle she goes through. She used to be allowed to hang out with friends and tavel and do reglar things teenagers do. However now due to the war taking place in Iraq, she is no longer permitted to travel and go most places. Her dream is simple, to finish her education and marry a good man who loves and respects her. While this goal seems simple to us, to many people living in Iraq, that may not happen. Their culture is strict expecially with women and due to the current state of the country, things are not bright for the teenagers futures.

Paragraph Analysis: The article I read agrees with the middle-lower income status. Some people are better off than others and some are in poverty. The main portion of the population are on the same economic level. None are very well of because of the war destroying their country and people.

=Lower Income Living Conditions:= Secondary Source: yfuusa.org/media/yes_lounge/**Mali**.pdf

Person Researched: general lower income teen

Story/Description: Children from Mali are brought up in a similar school system as children in the United States. Their schooling is slightly more strict. The teachers do not tolerate misbehavior. Most families are short on spending money and the children have hand-me-down clothing. Children play with homemade toys and dolls. Families that live on farms have their kids working for them to give them job experience.

Paragraph Analysis: Most people are in lower income situations. There are a few people who have a higher income but for the most part, the people are in poverty. From the things I read about Mali, I would deffinatly classify it as a lower income country.

=Conclusion:=