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Jamaica and Dominican Republic

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles,10,990 square kilometres in area where situated in the Caribbean Sea.The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries.They are both in the SaiCai Area.

Although they are all in one area, they have many differences. The GDP/Capita last year in Jamaica is 9000 dollars and in the Dominican Republic, it is 9300 dollars. There is no big differences on the GDP per capita. However,the unemployment rate in Jamaica is 12.7% and in Dominican Republic is 13.3%. So there are more people in Dominican Republic has no jobs. The main income for Jamaica is the toursim and it is the same as the Dominican Republic.The total public debt is 126.5% GDP for Jamaica and 36.4% of GDP for Dominican Republic.From these reseacrh, we can say that the goverement of Jamaica has more pressure than Dominican Republic. Overall,Dominican Republic is richer than Jamaica.

The environment is another ponit to consider how is the country.Life expectancy is an important thing because it tells us the quilitiy of their life.Life expectancy in Jamaica at birth is 73.43 year and 77.44 year. It is very close.Literacy rate is how many people can read and wirte. In Jamaica, it is 55.8% and in Dominican Republic is 87%. So the education in Dominican Republic is much better than Jamaica.

Moreover, they havd different strong sports team. Jamaica is good at cricket, and Dominican Republic is good at baseball.