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	Central America - LoveToKnow 1911
		Central America is bounded towards the N. by the Caribbean Sea, and towards the S. by the Pacific Ocean, and extends between 7° 12' and 18° 3' N. and between 77° 12' and 92° 17' W. It has an area of about 208,500 sq.
		Central America was discovered by Columbus in August 1502; and part of the territory which is now Costa Rica was conquered by the Spaniards under Pedro Arias de Avila after 1513.
		In 1895 the Greater Republic of Central America was formed by the union of Nicaragua, Salvador and Honduras; and a constitution was framed providing for the admission of Guatemala and Costa Rica; in December 1898 it was dissolved, as unsatisfactory to Salvador.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Central_America (7224 words)

	Central America map, buy Central America maps - Map Town Ltd. Also: Central America travel books and Central America ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Central America covers the area from Belize and Guatemala to the southern border of Panama.
		Central America is considered to consist of the seven republics of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama (1990 est.
		The mountains of North Central America are an extension of the mountain system of Western North America while the ranges of South Central America are outliers of the Andes Mountains of South America.
	www.maptown.com.cob-web.org:8888 /centralamericamaps.html (277 words)

	Central America - Historical Unions and Federations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The flags of Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Costa Rica are all based on the blue-white-blue tricolour of the United States of Central America, which was dissolved 1838-9.
		Central American Federation - The flag and the emblem that was used in 1824.
		The Greater Republic of Central America, composed by El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, as a result of the Pact of Amapala signed in June of 1895, adopted the Flag of 1851 with two blue strips and one white in the center, and hoisted the 1st of November of 1898.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/cam-us.html (1067 words)

	Federal Republic of Central America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Federal Republic of Central America (also known as the United Provinces of Central America) was a short-lived Latin American state in Central America.
		The republic consisted of the states of Guatemala (which at the time included a large part of what is now Chiapas), El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
		Central American liberals had high hopes for the federal republic, which they believed would evolve into a modern, democratic nation, enriched by trade passing through it between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Provinces_of_Central_America (953 words)

	Central America - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Central America, region of the western hemisphere, made up of a long, tapering isthmus that forms a bridge between North and South America.
		Belize, independent state, north-eastern Central America, bordered on the north and north-west by Mexico, on the east by the Caribbean Sea, and on...
		Costa Rica, republic in southern Central America, bordered on the north by Nicaragua, on the east by the Caribbean Sea, on the south-east by Panama,...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Central_America.html (103 words)

	Panama - Central America: nation united, canal panama, history panama, share world, earth prehistoric
		Panama, republic in Central America, located on the narrow strip of land that connects North and South America.
		Most of its people and economic activity are located in the central region surrounding the Panama Canal, the major waterway that has played a decisive role in the country’s history.
		Prehistoric inhabitants of the Americas crossed Panama to reach South America and continued to migrate back and forth, sharing trade goods and culture and using the rich natural resources of the isthmus.
	www.countriesquest.com /central_america/panama.htm (547 words)

	The U.S. Should Support Free Trade with Central America and the Dominican Republic
		Free trade negotiations with five Central American countries were concluded on March 15, and the agreement was signed in May 2004.
		In return, the Dominican Republic and the Central American countries would gain permanent tariff-free access to the $10.9 trillion U.S. economy, which is more than 145 times the size of their combined economies.
		In the 1970s, nearly every Central American country (except Belize and Costa Rica) was ruled by a dictatorship bolstered by closed markets that protected state and family-owned monopolies.
	www.heritage.org /Research/LatinAmerica/em941.cfm (1047 words)

	South and Central America Lodging Centre
		America, second largest isolated landmass of the earth, comprising the two continents of the western hemisphere, North America and South America.
		America is a common designation for either or both North America and South America, for the western hemisphere as a whole, and for the United States of America.
		As used by Waldseemüller, America specifically referred to the lands discovered by Christopher Columbus, Vespucci, and other early explorers of the West Indies and the northeastern coast of the southern continent.
	www.sacayonda.info /index.htm (498 words)

	OAS :: AudioEnglish.net dictionary
		Ecuador; Republic of Ecuador (a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes)
		Chile; Republic of Chile (a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast)
		Colombia; Republic of Colombia (a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language)
	www.audioenglish.net /dictionary/oas.htm (854 words)

	The U. S. Free Trade Agreement with Central America and the Dominican Republic: How Everyone Benefits
		U.S. exports to the Dominican Republic are higher than those to Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia, and the Russian Federation; and when we mention, for instance, Morocco and Jordan--countries with which the U.S. has a free trade agreement--exports to the Dominican Republic are 900 percent higher than to Morocco and 750 percent higher than to Jordan.
		The Dominican Republic, alone, is already the third largest market in the region; therefore, we bring to this FTA an important market for the U.S., which is obviously of mutual interest because the U.S. is the most important trading partner for the Dominican Republic and for the Central American countries.
		Second, a competitive Central America and Dominican Republic apparel industry is absolutely critical to U.S. fiber, yarn, and fabric producers, taking into account that these six countries represent the second largest markets for these products: second only to Mexico, which has had a free trade agreement with the U.S. for over a decade.
	www.heritage.org /Research/TradeandForeignAid/hl872.cfm (5385 words)

	Guatemala - Central America: guatemala history, guatemala population, culture dominant, guatemala republic, ...
		Guatemala, republic in Central America with the largest population in the region.
		A rugged land of mountains and volcanoes, beautiful lakes, and lush vegetation, Guatemala is the third largest nation in Central America.
		In December 1996 a peace accord was signed to end the 36-year conflict, the longest civil war in the region, in which more than 200,000 Guatemalans were killed or disappeared.
	www.countriesquest.com /central_america/guatemala.htm (313 words)

	Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) - Foire d'Opinions Haitiennes
		As leaders from Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic met in San Jose over the weekend, the mood was generally upbeat.
		The Dominican Republic is expected to implement it soon after its lawmakers passed additional laws required for the United States to certify the country as ready.
		Central American exports likely received a boost from CAFTA this year, especially in the last quarter, according to a forecast from the Inter-American Development Bank.
	www.haitiwebs.com /forums/showthread.php?t=41443 (1496 words)

	Promoting Trade With Central America And The Dominican Republic
		The young democracies of Central America still face forces opposed to democratic government and economic freedom, such as the leaders of Cuba and Venezuela.
		Eighty percent of imports from Central America and the Dominican Republic, including 99 percent of agricultural imports, already enter the United States duty free.
		America exports more to the six nations participating in CAFTA than to Russia, India, and Indonesia combined.
	www.whitehouse.gov /infocus/cafta (841 words)

	Central African Republic definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
		Central African Republic definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
		Cen·tral Af·ri·can Re·pub·lic landlocked country in central Africa.
		It is bordered by Chad, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, and Cameroon.
	encarta.msn.com /dictionary_1861595851/Central_African_Republic.html (103 words)

	USAID: Latin America and the Caribbean - Trade Update, September 2004
		The addition of the Dominican Republic in CAFTA represents an additional $8.7 billion in annual two-way trade, and raises the combined total trade relationship of the six countries from $23.6 billion to an estimated $32 billion.
		The Latin America and Caribbean region is the only region in the world where investment fell, dropping to well under the $88 billion in inflows posted in 1999, an historic peak.
		The economic structure in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean is today more varied than it was in the past and is based on three primary groups which requires different types of public policy to develop, according to a study by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.
	www.usaid.gov /locations/latin_america_caribbean/trade/trade0904.html (852 words)

	Republic of Central America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		There were 5 countries comprising the Central American Republic: Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, & Salvadore.
		This is the 2nd year of the Republic but the 1st year of coinage issue.
		There was an attempt to restart the Central American Republic in 1842.
	www.coinsandhistory.com /Central_Am_Repub.html (228 words)

	Dominican Republic Joins U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement - US Department of State
		The Dominican Republic has joined five Central American countries in a historic free-trade agreement with the United States, thereby creating "the second-largest free-trade zone in Latin America for U.S. exports," says the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).
		The Dominican Republic joins the Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, as well as the United States, as a party to the trade pact.
		Zoellick notified Congress on August 4, 2003, of the Administration's intent to negotiate an FTA with the Dominican Republic.
	usinfo.state.gov /wh/Archive/2004/Sep/13-892743.html (1430 words)

	Memo on Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Bush Administration's Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) is in trouble in Congress.
		Predictably, the Administration is now trying to deflect attention from the economic shortcomings of DR-CAFTA by arguing that its rejection would be a foreign policy setback for the United States.
		Without needed infrastructure, education, and a reliable legal environment, even a trade agreement that offers substantial market access for competitive products from developing countries cannot markedly improve the lives of people in those countries.
	www.americanprogress.org /issues/2005/06/b795035.html (1438 words)

	Boca Brava Divers scuba diving Chiriqui, Republic de Panama, Central America
		Isla Boca Brava (Brave mouth) is a small island situated in the Gulf of Chiriqui, which is home to the Parque Nacional Marino Golfo de Chiriqui, a national marine park with an area of 14,740 hectares protecting 25 islands, 19 coral reefs and abundant wildlife.
		Further to the south is Isla de Coiba, which is considered one of Central America’s best diving spots and is renowned for its abundance of fish.
		The Coiba National Park is just off the Pacific Coast of Panama and consists of a series of uninhabited islands, where exist the most extensive coralline reefs of Central America.
	www.scubadiving-panama.com (427 words)

	Human Rights Watch: Central America
		We respectfully urge you to take appropriate steps to ensure that there is a prompt, thorough, and impartial investigation of these crimes and that those responsible for them are brought to justice.
		The House should reject the accord for falling short on workers' human rights because it does not require countries to protect women workers from discrimination or to have laws that meet international labor standards.
		They are particularly vulnerable to physical abuse and sexual harassment from members of the household in which they work.
	www.hrw.org /doc?t=central_america (1348 words)

	U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement: Potential Economywide and Selected Sectoral Effects
		The USITC report on CAFTA assesses economic effects of the U.S. FTA with Central America and the Dominican Republic on the U.S. economy and on specific U.S. economic sectors.
		The USITC economic assessment of the U.S. free trade agreement with Central America and the Dominican Republic employs a global CGE model for a quantitative assessment of the impact of the CAFTA market access provisions.
		Other economic effects of the U.S. FTA with Central America and the Dominican Republic were assessed using qualitative analysis.
	www.usitc.gov /publications/abstract_3717.htm (220 words)

	Proclamation by the President: To Implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On August 5, 2004, the United States entered into the Dominican Republic Central America United States Free Trade Agreement (the "Agreement") with Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (the "Agreement countries").
		The Agreement was approved by the Congress in section 101(a) of the Dominican Republic Central America United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (the "Act")(Public Law 109-53, 119 Stat.
		Section 105(a) of the Act authorizes the President to establish or designate within the Department of Commerce an office that shall be responsible for providing administrative assistance to panels established under Chapter Twenty of the Agreement.
	www.whitehouse.gov.cob-web.org:8888 /news/releases/2006/02/20060228-3.html (847 words)

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		Most Dominican Republic and Central American exports into the United States have benefited from duty-free treatment as a result of a trade preference program provided by the U.S. Congress to promote regional economic development (the Caribbean Basin Initiative, CBI).
		CAFTA-DR also ensures that U.S. companies are not disadvantaged by the trade agreements that Central America has already negotiated with our NAFTA partners and other countries.
		CAFTA-DR is an important instrument to support U.S. national security interests; the FTA promotes closer economic cooperation among the Central American countries, thereby advancing regional integration and contributing to greater peace and stability in the region.
	www.export.gov /fta/complete/CAFTA/index.asp?dName=CAFTA (509 words)

	Central America Free Trade Agreement-Dominican Republic - US Department of State
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		The U.S. - Central America Free Trade Agreement - Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR), signed August 5, 2004, is an historic agreement that creates the second-largest free trade zone in Latin America for U.S. exports.
		Under this agreement, the Dominican Republic joins the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) signed earlier in 2004 with Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
	usinfo.state.gov /wh/americas/regional_trade/drcafta.html (894 words)

	U.S.-Dominican Republic/Central America Free Trade Agreement - DR-CAFTA - Trade Resource Center - Business Roundtable
		FACT: As a result of trade preference programs like the Caribbean Basin Initiative, the majority of imports from Central America currently enter the U.S. duty free and have done so for many years.
		Moreover, efforts by developing countries to use weak labor standards as a competitive advantage have been associated with low productivity; have undermined the rule of law; and have discouraged, not attracted foreign direct investment.
		The best way to do it is to energize the struggling economies of Central America.
	trade.businessroundtable.org /trade_2005/cafta_dr/myths.html (1316 words)

	To Implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement With Respect to Guatemala, and ...
		On August 5, 2004, the United States entered into the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (Agreement) with Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (Agreement countries).
		The Agreement was approved by the Congress in section 101(a) of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (the "Act") (Public Law 109-53, 119 Stat.
		IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirtieth.
	www.whitehouse.gov /news/releases/2006/06/20060630-8.html (456 words)

	Central America
		Central America including Mexico and the Caribbean - Regional Activities
		Latin America - Intervencion de Maria Hamlin Zuniga - 17 May, 2002
		Activities in Mexico, Central America Dominican Republic and Jamaica - News Brief 6
	phmovement.org /PHMworldwide/centralamerica/index.html (35 words)

	Altria - Media - Select Public Policy - U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement
		On April 13, 2005, at the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance Hearing on the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), Kraft testified in support of the agreement in its entirety.
		Trade is an issue of vital importance to Kraft, its employees, its stakeholders and other U.S. food manufacturers, and thousands of American farmers who supply high quality raw materials to the U.S. food processing industry.
		The U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement was passed by the 109th Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush on August 2, 2005.
	www.altria.com /media/03_07_02_cafta.asp (193 words)

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