Thursday, April 3, 2008

Nation

Peru, Republic of

Capital: Lima

Population: 28.5 million

Area: 494,208

Labor: agriculture-

9%

            industry-

18%

            services-

73%

Religion: Catholic-

81%

                 others-

19%

The famous Lake Titicaca is located on the Peruvian/Bolivian border.

News

1. Unemployment claims jumped to the highest in two years.

2. The French president said he will send more troops to Afghanistan.

3. NATO will back a missile-system plan for Europe.

4. Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated 40 years ago today.

Arizona

1. Students who fail AIMS may still graduate.

2. Phoenix Union High School graduates only 58% of its students.