On the bright side, in recent years inflation has fallen to single digit levels, and total exports have grown substantially. Piracy thrived in the 17th and 18th centuries because of the bahamas close proximity to shipping lanes. Pnc, and the establishment of a commission to investigate human rights abuses of the salvadoran armed forces. Oct 08, 2015 the central intelligence agency has illegally withheld information about a u. Oecd organisation for economic cooperation and development, member states. Among the many people who commonly get in their way are the catholic. Among the many people who commonly get in their way are the catholic clergy, due to the concern they ofte. Complicity by david kirsch covert action quarterly, summer 1990 in 1963, the u.
Cia the world factbook central intelligence agency. While this book was interesting, it was too round about in how it was written. In recent years, it has been plagued by violence and poverty due to overpopulation and class struggles. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. Chavez, warned me that cia agent george witters was requesting a u.
The cia world fact book 2016, is very interesting and informative. Indeed, throughout the 1980s, the white house and pentagon routinely denied that u. Cia world fact book, 2004el salvador wikisource, the free. The following lists events that happened during 2020 in central america. Top of page oas organization of american states, member countries. A 12year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that. Guatemala is the largest and most populous of the central american countries with a gdp per capita roughly onehalf that of brazil, argentina, and chile. Cia world factbook honduras central intelligence agency. Lucayan indians inhabited the islands when christopher columbus first set foot in the new world on san salvador in 1492.
There were other significant consequences to be noted. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Jul, 2015 this video describes how to find country overviews using the cia s world factbook website. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of 2018 country information contained here. Shortly after general romeros ouster, the country was plunged into a civil war that would last for the next 12 years. The information regarding various countries on this page is republished from the 2018 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. In the last eight years, six salvadoran military deserters have publicly acknowledged their participation in the death squads. Most obvious was the militarys loss of the monopoly it had held on the direct exercise of governmental authority for nearly 50 years. Cia world fact book, 2004guatemala wikisource, the free. The central intelligence agency has illegally withheld information about a u. Now, there is compelling evidence to show that for over 30 years, members of the u. The official print version is available from the government printing office. Relations congressional research service 2 politics and governance postconflict era of arena and fmln rule polarization between the fmln, a party formed by former guerillas, and arena, a party aligned. When minimal social justice is long denied, the poor will rebel.
Cia world fact book first published on september 19. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us. S visa for a nicaraguan drug trafficker and contra pilot by the name of carlos alberto amador. Countries of the world 31 years of cia world fact books. A 12year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms. Cia world fact book, 2004el salvador wikisource, the. This video describes how to find country overviews using the cias world factbook website. Cia world factbook nicaragua central intelligence agency. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. I have used the cia world fact book for many years in its various versions and updates and would in principle give it a very high regard as a source of concise information on the various countries of the world all in one place. After losing free and fair elections in 1990, 1996, and 2001, former sandinista president daniel ortega was elected president in 2006, 2011, and most recently in 2016. Please select a country to view, world afghanistan akrotiri albania algeria american samoa andorra. The peace agreement officially ended the civil war and mandated a major reduction of the countrys armed forces, the dissolution and disarming of guerrilla units, the creation of a new civilian police force policia nacional civil.
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