Which country has a surprising life expectancy, and why?









a. Japan has the highest life expectancy even though it ranks only fourth in real GDP per capita.

b. Nigeria has an unexpectedly high life expectancy for a country with a low real GDP

per capita.

c. Brazil has a very low life expectancy even though its real GDP per capita is in the

middle of this list.

d. The United States has a higher life expectancy than one might expect from its real

GDP per capita.


a. Japan has the highest life expectancy even though it ranks only fourth in real GDP per capita.

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A) a small tariff imposed by a small country. B) a small tariff imposed by a large country. C) a large tariff imposed by a small country. D) a large tariff imposed by a large country. E) an ad valorem tariff on a small country.

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