South America, Central America and the Caribbean

A single source of reference for this immense region. Introductory surveys examine: the economy of Latin America; an overview of the political situation; drugs; religion; and an overview of the Caribbean. The book contains: a separate chapter for every country in the region containing history, geography and details of the economy; a demographic and economic survey using statistics on finance, industry, agriculture, trade, population, education, transport and tourism; and a directory of essential names, addresses and contact numbers, plus a bibliography.