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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research)
- Coutries: Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana,
Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay
- Total population:
- Total area:
- Languages:
- Religions:
Sources
- [U.S. State Department] [Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs] background notes - Organisation of American States
- [U.S. State Department] background notes - Western Hemisphere
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(Click on map to go to countries in the region)
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Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
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Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
- Andean Parliament (El Parlamento Andino) - communitarian and representive device for deliberation and control of the Andean
Integration System (AIS) on behalf of the Andean Community
- Comunidad Andina (Andean Community) - subregional organization made up of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and
Venezuela and the bodies and institutions comprising the Andean Integration System (AIS), a series of bodies and institutions
that work to intensify Andean subregional integration, promote its external projection, and reinforce the actions connected with
the process
- Mercosur Organismo (Mercado Común del Sur) (Common Market of the South)
- Organization of American States (OAS)
- UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
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Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
- Amazon Watch - works with indigenous and environmental organizations in the Amazon Basin
- Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) (New York) - monitors abuses against the press and promote press
- freedom around the world
- CSIS Americas Program
- Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) (San José, Costa Rica) - international, independent, regional
organisation created in 1957 by an initiative of UNESCO and some governments of the region, with the objective of promoting
the social sciences in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Ford Foundation Andean Region and Southern Cone (Santiago) - works to strengthen democracy in the sub-region through a
sustained focus on the problems associated with democratic governance, poverty and social inequality, supporting an array of
NGOs to build knowledge, foster citizen participation in economic and political activity, strengthen human rights and the rule of
law, and promote responsiveness to social needs in public institutions
- Institute for European-Latin American Relations (IRELA)
- NativeWeb Resources - dedicated to providing information about all native, aboriginal, and indigenous nations and peoples of the
world
- Organización Demócrata Cristiana de América (ODCA) (Christian Democratic Organisation of America)
- Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) - regional office of the World Health Organisation, works to improve health and living
standards of the countries of the Americas
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Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
- Convenio Hipólito Unanue (CONHU) (Lima, Peru) - Andean health organisation, covering Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and
Peru
- Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (Sucre, Bolivia) - created by the Andean Parliament in 1985 to serve the five nations of the
Andean subregion
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Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
- Convenio Andrés Bello (CAB) - aims to integrate scientific, technological and cultural education in the five countries of the
Andes subregion
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Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
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Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
- AmeriSpan - education-travel in Latin America and Spain
- South America for Visitors (About.com)
- Airlines:
- Condor (Germany)
- Copa Airlines (Florida) - Central and South America, and the Caribbean
- Argentina - Aerol¡neas Argentinas - national airline
- Bolivia - LLoyd Aereo Boliviano - regional airline
- Brazil - TransBrasil Airlines
- Chile - Lanchile
- Mexico - Aerolitoral
- Mexico - Mexicana Airlines
- Peru - Aero Continente
- Venezuela - Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela
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Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
- Washington Office on Latin America
- Institute of Latin American Studies (LANIC) - University of Texas
- CSIS Americas Program
- [U.S. State Department] Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
- Essential data:
- [U.S. State Department] [Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs] background notes - Organisation of American States
- [U.S. State Department] background notes - Western Hemisphere
- Social development:
- [World Bank] Global Economic Prospects 2001 Report - Latin America and Caribbean
- Human rights:
- [Human Rights Watch] Regional Overview - South America
- [OneWorld.net] country database - South America - news articles selected from around the world
- [OneWorld.net] country database - Latin America & Caribbean - news articles selected from around the world
- Governance:
- [Political Resources] - South America
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Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
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Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
- Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
- Mercosur Organismo (Mercado Común del Sur - Common Market of the South)
- Petroleum World - Latin American energy, oil & gas
- Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America (AACCLA)
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Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation
- Inter-American Development Bank
- Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) (Caracas, Venezuela) - multilateral financial institution whose mission is to promote the
sustainable development of its twelve shareholder countries and integration of the Andean subregion
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