LATIN AMERICACountry Profile Project

Country Profile

POLITICAL FEATURES:population, major cities, type & structure of government, national leader(s)

ECONOMIC FEATURES:natural resources, infrastructure data, industries, agricultural products, tourism, GDP, per capita income, technology, imports/exports, trade relations with and investment by the U.S.

CULTURAL FEATURES:ethnicities, religion, education, art, music, dress, food

RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATEStrade agreements, military alliances, drug interdiction activities, etc.

YOUR PROFILE SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

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Country Profile

CONTENT 80 pts.

POLITICAL FEATURES 20 pts.

ECONOMIC FEATURES 20 pts.

CULTURAL FEATURES 20 pts.

RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES 20 pts.

APPEARANCE & ORGANIZATION 10 pts.

PICTURES, MAP, & OTHER GRAPHICS 10 pts.

PROFILE RUBRIC 100 POINTS TOTAL

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Resource LinksTHE WORLD FACTBOOK (CIA)

U.S. Deparment of State (A-Z Listing of Countries)

Bureau of Consular Affairs

The United Nations

Office of the United States Trade Representative

Just the Facts (U.S. Defense and Security Assistance in Latin America)

Geographia: Latin American Destinations

LatinWorld: Latin America Information

Internet Resources for Latin America

CentralAmerica.com

National Geographic: South America

Latin American Network Information Center

Caribbean Islands

Caribbean (Wikipedia)

South America (Wikipedia)

Central America (Wikipedia)

LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES

ARGENTINA

BOLIVIA

BRAZIL

CHILE

COLOMBIA

ECUADOR

GUYANA

PARAGUAY

PERU

SURINAME

URUGUAY

VENEZUELA

BAHAMAS

BELIZE

COSTA RICA

CUBA

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

EL SALVADOR

GUATEMALA

HAITI

HONDURAS

JAMAICA

MEXICO

NICARAGUA

PANAMA

(LESSER ANTILLES)

BARBADOS

DOMINICA

GRANADA

SAINT KITTS & NEVIS

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

SAINT LUCIA

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES