1664 résultats pour "others"

• New Mexico - Facts and Figures.

  Asians 1.1 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 20.7 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 42.1 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 75.7 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 417 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 550 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 22.9 percent (2006) Number of students per...

• Idaho - Facts and Figures.

  Blacks 0.4 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 6.2 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 7.9 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.9 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 588 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 433 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 15.4 percent (2006) Number of students per t...

• Nevada - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.4 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 11.8 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 19.7 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 74.2 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 534 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 513 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 19.6 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 19 (2003) G...

• Virginia - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 0.3 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 4 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 4.7 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 75.2 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 370 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 432 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 13.3 percent (2006) Number of studen...

• Wyoming - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 4.3 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 6.4 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.2 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 536 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 242 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 14.6 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 13.3 (2003) G...

• Connecticut - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 0.3 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 6.5 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 9.4 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.9 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 274 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 455 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 9.4 percent (2006) Numbe...

• Arkansas - Facts and Figures.

  Asians 0.1 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.8 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 3.2 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 74.3 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 494 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 295 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 18.9 percent (2006) Number of students per t...

• Nebraska - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 4.2 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 5.5 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.9 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 418 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 231 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 12.3 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 13.6...

• New York - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 0.4 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 10.2 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 15.1 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 74.7 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 258 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 306 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 14 percent (2006) Numb...

• Oregon - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 1.3 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.2 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 7.3 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 8 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.4 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 376 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 560 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 17.9 percent (2006) Number of studen...

• California - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 1 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.3 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 21.5 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 32.4 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 75.9 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 383 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 515 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 18.8 percent (2006) Number of stud...

• Maine - Facts and Figures.

  Blacks 0.5 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 1.2 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 0.7 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.4 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 374 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 377 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 9.3 percent (2006) Number of stude...

• Ohio - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.2 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 1.9 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 75.3 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 381 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 344 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 10.1 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 15.2...

• Vermont - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 1.4 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 0.9 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.5 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 274 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 714 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 10.2 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 11.3...

• Georgia (state) - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 3.8 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 5.3 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 73.6 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 457 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 365 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 17.7 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 15.7 (2003) G...

• Wisconsin - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.8 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 3.6 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.9 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 392 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 381 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 8.8 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 15.1...

• Illinois - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 7.7 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 12.3 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 74.9 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 367 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 370 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 14 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 16.5...

• Louisiana - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 1.8 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 2.4 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 73 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 10 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 393 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 291 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 21.9 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 16.6...

• Florida - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 5.3 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 16.8 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 75.8 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 410 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 347 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 21.2 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 17.9 (2003)...

• Kansas - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 0.9 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 5.5 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 7 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.8 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 453 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 272 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 12.3 percent (2006) Number...

• Texas - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 14.2 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 32 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 75.1 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 470 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 394 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 24.5 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 15 (2003) Gov...

• Alabama - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 0.5 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 1.6 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 1.7 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 73.6 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 465 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 293 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 15.2 percent (2006) Numb...

• Utah - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.7 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 6.3 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 9 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 77.7 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 477 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 541 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 17.4 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 22.4 (2003) Gov...

• Tennessee - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.1 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 2.2 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 74.3 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 380 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 289 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 13.7 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 15.7...

• Massachusetts - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 0.2 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 6 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 6.8 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.7 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 219 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 397 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 10.4 percent (2006) Number...

• New Hampshire - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 1.7 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 1.7 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.7 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 380 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 467 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 11.5 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 13.7...

• Indiana - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.9 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 3.5 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 75.4 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 466 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 352 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 11.8 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 16.9...

• Pennsylvania - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.7 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 3.2 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 75.4 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 341 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 313 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 10 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 15.2 (...

• Maryland - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 0.3 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 3.8 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 4.3 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 74.8 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 242 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 490 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 13.8 percent (2006) Numb...

• North Carolina - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 1.2 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 3.6 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 4.7 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 74.5 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 395 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 372 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 17.9 percent (2006) Numb...

• Minnesota - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 1.1 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 3 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 2.9 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 77.8 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 351 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 320 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 9.2 percent (2006) Number...

• Kentucky - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 1.6 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 1.5 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 74.4 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 434 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 280 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 15.6 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 16.1...

• New Jersey - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 7.9 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 13.3 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 75.4 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 323 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 394 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 15.5 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 12....

• Iowa - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.4 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 2.8 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 77.3 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 539 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 275 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 10.5 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 13.8...

• Michigan - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 0.6 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 3.2 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 3.3 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 75 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 414 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 386 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 10.5 percent (2006) Number...

• North Dakota - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 1.5 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 1.2 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 77.6 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 417 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 181 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 12.2 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 12.7...

• South Dakota - Facts and Figures.

  Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 1.8 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 1.4 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 76.9 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 456 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 180 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 11.8 percent (2006) Number of students per teacher (K-12) 13.6...

• South Carolina - Facts and Figures.

  Blacks 29.5 percent (2000) Asians 0.9 percent (2000) Native Americans 0.3 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 2.4 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 73.5 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 435 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 369 people (2005) Share of population no...

• Missouri - Facts and Figures.

  Native Americans 0.4 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.3 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 2.1 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy 75.3 years (1989-1991) Infant mortality rate 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 415 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 304 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance 13.3 percent (2006) Number of stud...

• From Bulfinch's Mythology: Midas - anthology.

  Gordius, being made king, dedicated his wagon to the deity of the oracle, and tied it up in its place with a fast knot. This was the celebrated Gordian knot, which, in after times it was said, whoever should untie should become lord of all Asia. Many tried to untie it, but none succeeded, till Alexander the Great, in his career ofconquest, came to Phrygia. He tried his skill with as ill success as others, till growing impatient he drew his sword and cut the knot. When he afterwards succeeded i...

• Mollusk - biology.

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• Indian Literature I INTRODUCTION Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things Indian author Arundhati Roy poses with a copy of her acclaimed first novel, The God of Small Things (1997).

  Mathura BuddhaMany of the earliest texts of Indian literature were religious writings of Buddhism. This Buddha figure carved out ofsandstone is from Mathura, a city in northern India that was at the center of Buddhist sculptural activity from the 2ndcentury bc to the 6th century ad.Angelo Hornak/Corbis The sacred Vedas were composed in Old Sanskrit by Aryan poet-seers between about 1500 BC and about 1000 BC. The Vedas are compilations of two major literary forms: hymns of praise to nature deit...

• menon ou la vertu

  A N G L A I S 2/6 04 1 CGS 08 01 CLASSES DE PREMIÈRE A. READING COMPREHENSION (08 points) I. Refer to the text to reorder the following ideas ch ronologically : (02 points) 1. Not a simple product 1. ……………………… 2. Drive for profit 2. ……………………… 3. Need for dialogue 3. ……………………… 4. A promising market 4. ……………………… II. Say whether the following statements are TR...

• Confucius

  official to several of the highest positions in the land. Nor does the story end there. By the time of the Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), Confucius was celebrated as the ‘uncrowned king' of the state of Lu, and by the fourth century AD, any prefecture wanting to define itself as a political entity was required by imperial decree to erect a temple to Confucius. Gods in China are local cultural heroes who are remembered by history as having contributed meaning and value to the tradition, and of...

• Edgar Allan Poe.

  dulled themHow, then, am I mad? Harken! and observe how healthily—how calmly I can tell you the whole story. Poe’s other masterpieces of horror include “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1842), a spine-tingling tale of cruelty and torture, and “The Cask of Amontillado” (1846), aneerie tale of revenge. Although Poe believed that the short story was the most suitable form for fiction, he wrote a short novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym (1838), in the hope of making some money. Based on tales of...

• Oregon - geography.

  B Rivers and Lakes The Columbia River forms most of the Oregon-Washington boundary, and with its tributaries this great river drains a large portion of Oregon. From the point where theColumbia first touches the state, at Wallula Gap, the river runs in a shallow gorge, deepening as it approaches the Cascades. This part of the river once had manyrapids and falls, but is now navigable by large vessels because of dams and locks that have been built along much of its length. An important tributary o...

• Oregon - USA History.

  B Rivers and Lakes The Columbia River forms most of the Oregon-Washington boundary, and with its tributaries this great river drains a large portion of Oregon. From the point where theColumbia first touches the state, at Wallula Gap, the river runs in a shallow gorge, deepening as it approaches the Cascades. This part of the river once had manyrapids and falls, but is now navigable by large vessels because of dams and locks that have been built along much of its length. An important tributary o...

• Separation of Powers.

• THE ALCHIMIST

  Pau lo C oelh o - T he A lc h em is t 2 o f 6 8 w ho l iv ed i n t h e v illa g e t h ey w ould r e ach i n a b out f o ur d ay s. H e h ad b een t o t h e v illa g e o nly o n ce, t h e y ear b efo re . T he m erc h an t w as t h e p ro prie to r o f a d ry g oods s h op, a n d h e a lw ay s d em an ded t h at t h e s h eep b e s h eare d i n h is p re se n ce, s o t h at h e w ould n ot b e c h eate d . A f r ie n d h ad t o ld t h e b oy a b out t h e s h op, a n d...

• Gabon Facts and Figures.

  Other 2 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancyTotal 53.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 54.6 years (2008 estimate) Male 52.5 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 53 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 3,420 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 313 people (1990) Literacy rateTotal 70.8 percent (2000) Female 62.2 percent (2000) Male 79.8 percent (2000) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4.6 percent (...