Hungry Planet photographer Peter Menzel with author and food stylist Faith D’Aluisio in Yazd, Iran
Chad
• War in Sudan • Janjawiid killed thousands• Humanitarian crisis, with refugees fleeing into Chad
Germany
• High standard of living• Two separate countries until 1990• Economic disparities persist between the East
and the West
India
• Over one billion people• Highly diverse• 40% extremely poor, with a growing middle class
Japan
• Island country• Relatively homogeneous
Mexico
• Population of over 100 million• Vibrant traditional culture• “Americanization,” including “big box” stores in the
cities