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» posted on Friday, September 4th, 2020 by Linda Lou Burton
Know Your Neighbors – North America
September 4, 2020, Linda Lou Burton posting from Little Rock, Arkansas – Do you know your geography? There are ten countries in North America – I keep up with them by memorizing them alphabetically.
- Belize
- Canada
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- United States
Where do the most people live?
- United States 331,883,986
- Mexico 127,318,112
- Canada 36,136,376
- Guatemala 16,867,133
- Honduras 9,325,005
- El Salvador 6,202,330
- Nicaragua 6,144,442
- Costa Rica 5,043,084
- Panama 3,847,647
- Belize 392,771
If you had to walk across it, which county would take the longest? Which is largest in square miles?
- Canada 3,855,103
- United States 3,796,742
- Mexico 758,449
- Nicaragua 50,336
- Honduras 43,278
- Guatemala 42,042
- Panama 29,120
- Costa Rica 19,730
- Belize 8,867
- El Salvador 8,124
Which country has the highest percentage of internet users? Most technologically inclined?
- Canada 91.0%
- United States 87.3%
- Costa Rica 74.1%
- Mexico 65.8%
- Guatemala 65.0%
- Panama 57.9%
- Belize 47.1%
- El Salvador 33.8%
- Honduras 31.7%
- Nicaragua 27.9%
Which country has the highest literacy rate? Percent of population able to read and write?
- Canada 99.0%
- United States 99.0%
- Costa Rica 97.8%
- Panama 95.0%
- Mexico 94.9%
- Honduras 89.0%
- El Salvador 88.5%
- Nicaragua 82.8%
- Guatemala 81.5%
- Belize 79.1%
Which country has the highest population density? How many people are there per square mile? Close to each other or lots of breathing space?
- El Salvador 763
- Guatemala 401
- Costa Rica 256
- Honduras 215
- Mexico 168
- Panama 132
- Nicaragua 122
- United States 87
- Belize 44
- Canada 9
Which country has had the most confirmed DEATHS from COVID19 in 2020 to date?
- United States 185,687
- Mexico 66,329
- Canada 9,141
- Guatemala 2,825
- Panama 2,046
- Honduras 1,954
- El Salvador 744
- Costa Rica 460
- Nicaragua 141
- Belize 13
Which country has had the most confirmed CASES of COVID19 reported in 2020 to date?
- United States 6,095,007
- Mexico 616,894
- Canada 130,493
- Panama 94,914
- Guatemala 77,040
- Honduras 63,158
- Costa Rica 44,458
- El Salvador 26,099
- Nicaragua 3,773
- Belize 1,118
Which county has the highest percent of their population diagnosed with COVID19 in 2020 to date?
- Panama 2.47%
- United States 1.84%
- Costa Rica 0.88%
- Honduras 0.68%
- Mexico 0.48%
- Guatemala 0.46%
- El Salvador 0.42%
- Canada 0.36%
- Belize 0.28%
- Nicaragua 0.06%