The roads are not properly paved. The water is not safe to drink. Pollution in the

cities has reached hazardous levels. Public transportation is overcrowded and

unreliable. There is a two$-$year waiting period to get a telephone. Government

officials, who are very poorly paid, are inevitably corrupt, which means that you

must pay bribes on a regular basis to get things done. Most important, there are

limited prospects for the children's future.