Þ Governor: Andrew George (2006)
Þ Chief Minister: Osbourne Fleming (2000
Þ Population: 13,677 (July 2007 EST.)
Þ Land Area: 91 sq km
Þ Capital City
Þ Languages: English
Þ Calling Code-
Þ Currency- East Caribbean Dollar
Þ Religions: Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%
Þ Government: NA
Þ Date of independence:
Þ GDP: $108.9 million (2004 EST.)
Þ Status: Overseas territory
Antigua & Barbuda
Þ Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth II; represented by Governor General Louise Lake-Tack
Þ Head of Government: Prime Minister Winston Baldwin Spencer
Þ Population: 69,481 (July 2007 EST.)
Þ Land Area: 442 sq km
Þ Capital City : Saint John's
Þ Languages: English
Þ Calling Code-1-268
Þ Currency- East Caribbean Dollar
Þ Religions: Anglican 25.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.3%, Pentecostal 10.6%, Moravian 10.5%, Roman Catholic 10.4%, Methodist 7.9%, Baptist 4.9%, Church of God 4.5%, other Christian 5.4%, other 2%, none or unspecified 5.8%
Þ Government: parliamentary democracy
Þ Date of independence: 11/1/1981
Þ GDP: $905 million (2005 EST.)
Bahams
Þ Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth II represented by Governor General Sir Arthur A.Foulkes
Þ Head of Government: Prime Minister Hubert A. Ingraham
Þ Population: 305,655 (July 2007 EST.)
Þ Land Area: 10,070 sq km
Þ Capital City : Nassau
Þ Languages: English, Creole
Þ Calling Code-1-242
Þ Currency- Bahamian Dollar
Þ Religions: Anglican 20%, Methodist 6%, Baptist 32%, Church of God 6%, Roman Catholic 19%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%, other Protestant 12%
Þ Government: commonwealth
Þ Date of independence: 7/10/1973
Þ GDP: $6.556 billion (2006 EST.)
Þ Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth II
Þ Head of Government: Prime Minister David John Howard Thompson
Þ Population: 280,946 (July 2007 EST.)
Þ Land Area: 430 sq km
Þ Capital City : Bridgetown
Þ Languages: English
Þ Calling Code-1-246
Þ Currency- Barbados
Þ Religions: Anglican 40%, Methodist 7%, Pentecostal 8%, Roman Catholic 4%, Protestant 67%, none 17%, other 12%, other Protestant 12%
Þ Government: parliamentary democracy
Þ Date of independence: 11/30/1966
Þ GDP: $5.146 billion (2006 EST.)
Þ Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth II
Þ Head of Government: Prime Minister Hon Dean Oliver Barrow
Þ Population: 279,457
Þ Land Area: 22,806 sq km
Þ Capital City : Belmopan
Þ Languages: English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna
Þ Calling Code-501
Þ Currency- Belize
Þ Religions: Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 30%, other 6%, none 2%
Þ Government: parliamentary democracy
Þ Date of independence: 9/21/1981
Þ GDP: $1.778 billion (2004 EST.)
Þ Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth II
Þ Head of Government: Premier Ewart Brown
Þ Population: 65,365
Þ Land Area: 58.8 sq km
Þ Capital City : Hamilton
Þ Languages: English (official), Portuguese
Þ Calling Code-1-441
Þ Currency- Bermudian Dollar
Þ Religions: Anglican 28%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 19%, other Protestant 39%
Þ Government: parliamentary
Þ Date of independence:
Þ GDP: $2.33 billion (2003 EST.)
Þ Governor: David Pearey (2006)
Þ Chief Minister: Orlando
Þ Population: 22,643
Þ Land Area: 150 sq km
Þ Capital City : Road Town
Þ Languages: English(official)
Þ Calling Code-
Þ Currency-
Þ Religions: Anglican 21%, Methodist 45%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5%, Baptist 4%, Church of God 7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, Roman Catholic 6%, none 2%, other 6%, other Protestant 2%
Þ Government: NA
Þ Date of independence:
Þ GDP: $2.498 billion (2004 EST.)
Þ Status: Overseas territory
Þ Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth II
Þ Head of Government: Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Þ Population: 32,805,041
Þ Land Area: 9,220,970 sq km
Þ Capital City : Ottawa
Þ Languages: English (official) 58.8%, French (official) 21.6%, other 19.6%
Þ Calling Code: 1
Þ Currency- Canadian Dollar
Þ Religions: Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16%
Þ Government: parliamentary democracy
Þ Date of independence: 7/1/1867
Þ GDP: $1.023 trillion (2004 EST.)
Þ Chief of State: President Laura Chinchilla Miranda
Þ Head of Government: President Laura Chinchilla Miranda
Þ Population: 4,016,173
Þ Land Area: 50,660 sq km
Þ Capital City : San Jose
Þ Languages: English, Spanish (official)
Þ Calling Code-506
Þ Currency- Costa Rican Colon
Þ Religions: Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
Þ Government: republic
Þ Date of independence: 9/15/1821
Þ GDP: $37.97 billion (2005 est.)
Þ Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth II
Þ Head of Government: Leader of Government Business Kurt Tibbetts
Þ Population: 44,270
Þ Land Area: 259 sq km
Þ Capital City : George Town
Þ Languages: English
Þ Calling Code-1-345
Þ Religions: Anglican, Baptist, Church of God
Þ Government: NA
Þ Date of independence:
Þ GDP: $1.391 billion (2004 est.)
Þ Chief of State: President Raúl Castro Ruz
Þ Head of Government: President Raúl Castro Ruz
Þ Population: 11,346,670
Þ Land Area: 110,860 sq km
Þ Capital City : Havana
Þ Languages: Spanish
Þ Calling Code-53
Þ Currency- Cuban Peso
Þ Religions: Jehovah's Witnesses, Santeria, 85% Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish
Þ Government: communist state
Þ Date of independence: 5/20/1902
Þ GDP: $33.92 billion (2004 est.)
Þ Chief of State: President Nicholas J. O. Liverpool
Þ Head of Government: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit
Þ Population: 69,029
Þ Land Area: 754 sq km
Þ Capital City : Roseau
Þ Languages: English (official), French
Þ Calling Code-1-767
Þ Currency- East Caribbean Dollar
Þ Religions: Methodist 5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, Pentecostal 3%, Roman Catholic 77%, none 2%, other 6%, other Protestant 2%
Þ Government: parliamentary democracy
Þ Date of independence: 11/3/1978
Þ GDP: $384 million (2003 EST.)
Dominican Repulic
Þ President: Leonel Fernández (2004)
Þ Population: 8,950,034
Þ Land Area: 48,380 sq km
Þ Capital City : Santo Domingo
Þ Languages: Spanish
Þ Calling Code-
Þ Currency-Dominican Republic
Þ Religions: 95% Roman Catholic
Þ Government: representative democracy
Þ Date of independence: 2/27/1844
Þ GDP: $55.68 billion (2004 EST.)
Þ Chief of State: President Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena
Þ Head of Government: President Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena
Þ Population: 6,704,932
Þ Land Area: 20,720 sq km
Þ Capital City : San Salvador
Þ Languages: Spanish, Nahua
Þ Calling Code-503
Þ Currency- US
Þ Religions: 86% Roman Catholic
Þ Government: republic
Þ Date of independence: 9/15/1821
Þ GDP: $32.35 billion (2004 EST.)
Þ Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth II
Þ Head of Government: Prime Minister Tillman Thomas
Þ Population: 89,502
Þ Land Area: 340 sq km
Þ Capital City : Saint George's
Þ Languages: English (official), French
Þ Calling Code-473
Þ Currency- East Caribbean Dollar
Þ Religions: Anglican 13.8%, Roman Catholic 53%, Protestant 33.2%
Þ Government: constitutional monarchy
Þ Date of independence: 2/7/1974
Þ GDP: $440 million (2002 EST.)
Þ Prefect: Jean-Jacques Brot (2006)
Þ Population: 448,713
Þ Land Area: 1,706 sq km
Þ Capital City : Basse-Terre
Þ Languages: French (official), Creole
Þ Calling Code-
Þ Currency- Euro
Þ Religions: pagan practices 4%, Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant 1%, Hindu
Þ Government: NA
Þ Date of independence:
Þ GDP: $3.513 billion (2003 EST.)
Þ Status: Overseas Department
Þ Chief of State: President Álvaro Colom Caballeros
Þ Head of Government: President Álvaro Colom Caballeros
Þ Population: 14,655,189
Þ Land Area: 108,430 sq km
Þ Capital City : Guatemala
Þ Languages: Spanish, Amerindian languages
Þ Calling Code-502
Þ Currency- Quetzal
Þ Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
Þ Government: constitutional republic
Þ Date of independence: 9/15/1821
Þ GDP: $59.47 billion (2004 EST.)
Þ Chief of State: President Rene Preval
Þ Head of Government: Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive
Þ Population: 8,121,622
Þ Land Area: 27,560 sq km
Þ Capital City : Port-au-Prince
Þ Languages: French (official), Creole
Þ Calling Code-509
Þ Currency- Gourde
Þ Religions: Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16%, Adventist 1%, none 1%, other 1%, other Protestant 3%
Þ Government: elected government
Þ Date of independence: 1/1/1804
Þ GDP: $12.05 billion (2004 EST.)
Þ Chief of State: President Porfirio Lobo Sosa
Þ Head of Government: President Porfirio Lobo Sosa
Þ Population: 6,975,204
Þ Land Area: 111,890 sq km
Þ Capital City : Tegucigalpa
Þ Languages: Spanish, Amerindian languages
Þ Calling Code-504
Þ Currency- Lempira
Þ Religions: 97% Roman Catholic, Protestant
Þ Government: constitutional republic
Þ Date of independence: 9/15/1821
Þ GDP: $18.79 billion (2004 EST.)
Þ Chief of State: Governor General Dr. Patrick L. Allen
Þ Head of Government: Prime Minister Bruce Golding
Þ Population: 2,731,832
Þ Land Area: 10,830 sq km
Þ Capital City : Kingston
Þ Languages: English, Creole
Þ Calling Code-1-876
Þ Currency- Jamaican Dollar
Þ Religions: Anglican 5.5%, Methodist 2.7%, Seventh-Day Adventist 9%, Baptist 9%, Church of God 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.6%, United Church 2.7%, Pentecostal 7.6%, Brethren 1.1%, Moravian 1.1%, Roman Catholic 4%, other 34.7%
Þ Government: constitutional democracy
Þ Date of independence: 8/6/1962
Þ GDP: $11.13 billion (2004 EST.)
Þ Prefect: Michel Cadot (2000)
Þ Population: 432,990
Þ Land Area: 1,100 sq km
Þ Capital City : Fort-de-France
Þ Languages: French, Creole
Þ Calling Code-
Þ Currency- Euro
Þ Religions: Roman Catholic- Hindu 95%, pagan African 5%
Þ Government: NA
Þ Date of independence:
Þ GDP: $6.117 billion (2003 EST.)
Þ Status: Overseas Department
Þ Chief of State: President Felipe de Jesus Calderon Hinojosa
Þ Head of Government: President Felipe de Jesus Calderon Hinojosa
Þ Population: 106,202,903
Þ Land Area: 1,923,040 sq km
Þ Capital City : Mexico City
Þ Languages: Nahuatl, Spanish, indigenous languages, Mayan
Þ Calling Code-52
Þ Currency- Mexican New Peso (replacement for Mexican Peso)
Þ Religions: Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5%
Þ Government: federal republic
Þ Date of independence: 9/16/1810
Þ GDP: $1.006 trillion (est. 2004
Þ Governor: Deborah Barnes Jones (2004)
Þ Chief Minister: Lowell
Þ Population: 9,341
Þ Land Area: 100 sq km
Þ Capital City : Plymouth
Þ Languages: English
Þ Calling Code-
Þ Currency- East Caribbean Dollar
Þ Religions: Anglican, Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Pentecostal, Roman Catholic
Þ Government: NA
Þ Date of independence:
Þ GDP: $29 million (2002 EST.)
Þ Status: Overseas territory
Þ Chief of State: President Daniel Ortega Saavedra
Þ Head of Government: President Daniel Ortega Saavedra
Þ Population: 5,465,100
Þ Land Area: 120,254 sq km
Þ Capital City : Managua
Þ Languages: Spanish (official)
Þ Calling Code-505
Þ Currency- Cordoba
Þ Religions: 85% Roman Catholic, Protestant
Þ Government: republic
Þ Date of independence: 9/15/1821
Þ GDP: $12.34 billion (2004 EST.)
Þ Chief of State: President: Ricardo Martinelli
Þ Head of Government: President: Ricardo Martinelli
Þ Population: 3,039,150
Þ Land Area: 75,990 sq km
Þ Capital City : Panama
Þ Languages: English, Spanish(official)
Þ Calling Code-507
Þ Currency- Balboa and US dollar
Þ Religions: Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%
Þ Government: constitutional democracy
Þ Date of independence: 11/3/1903
Þ GDP: $20.57 billion (2004 EST.)
Þ Governor: Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (2005)
Þ Population: 3,916,632
Þ Land Area: 8,959 sq km
Þ Capital City : San Juan
Þ Languages: English, Spanish
Þ Calling Code-
Þ Currency-US Dollar
Þ Religions: Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%
Þ Government: commonwealth
Þ Date of independence:
Þ GDP: $68.95 billion (2004 EST.)
Þ Status: Commonwealth
St.Kitts and Nevis
Þ Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)
Þ Governor-General: Sir Cuthbert Sebastian (1996)
Þ Prime Minister: Denzil Douglas (1995)
Þ Population: 38,958
Þ Land Area: 261 sq km
Þ Capital City : Basseterre
Þ Languages: English
Þ Calling Code-
Þ Currency- East Caribbean Dollar
Þ Religions: Anglican, Roman Catholic, other Protestant
Þ Government: constitutional monarchy
Þ Date of independence: 9/19/1983
Þ GDP: $339 million (2002 EST.)
St.Lucia
Þ Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth II
Þ Head of Government: Prime Minister Stephenson King
Þ Population: 166,312
Þ Land Area: 610 sq km
Þ Capital City : Castries
Þ Languages: English (official), French
Þ Calling Code-1-758
Þ Currency- East Caribbean Dollar
Þ Religions: Anglican 3%, Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 7%
Þ Government: parliamentary democracy
Þ Date of independence: 2/22/1979
Þ GDP: $866 million (2002 EST.)
St.Vincent and the Grenadines
Þ Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)
Þ Governor-General: Frederick Ballantyne (2002)
Þ Prime Minister: Ralph Gonsalves (2001)
Þ Population: 117,534
Þ Land Area: 389 sq km
Þ Capital City : Kingstown
Þ Languages: English, French
Þ Calling Code-
Þ Currency- East Caribbean Dollar
Þ Religions: 47% Anglican, 28% Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, 13% Roman Catholic, Hindu, other Protestant
Þ Government: parliamentary democracy
Þ Date of independence: 10/27/1979
Þ GDP: $342 million (2002 EST.)
Turks & Caicos Islands
Þ Governor: Richard Tauwhare (2005)
Þ Chief Minister: Michael Misick (2003)
Þ Population: 20,556
Þ Land Area: 430 sq km
Þ Capital City : Grand Turk (Cockburn Town
Þ Languages: English(official)
Þ Calling Code-
Þ Currency- US
Þ Religions: Anglican 18.9%, Methodist 18.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.7%, Baptist 41.2%, other 19.9%
Þ Government: NA
Þ Date of independence:
Þ GDP: $216 million (2002 EST.)
Þ Status: Overseas territory
United State
Þ Chief of State: President Barack H. Obama
Þ Head of Government: President Barack H. Obama
Þ Population: 295,734,134
Þ Land Area: 9,158,960 sq km
Þ Capital City : Washington DC
Þ Languages: English, Spanish
Þ Calling Code-1
Þ Currency- US
Þ Religions: Roman Catholic 28%, Protestant 56%, Jewish 2%, other 4%, none 10%
Þ Government: federal republic
Þ Date of independence: 7/4/1776
Þ GDP: $11.75 trillion (2004 EST.)
Þ Governor: John deJongh (2007)
Þ Population: 108,708
Þ Land Area: 349 sq km
Þ Capital City : Charlotte Amalie
Þ Languages: English(official), Spanish, Creole
Þ Currency- US
Þ Religions: Baptist 42%, Episcopalian 17%, Roman Catholic 34%, other 7%
Þ Government: NA
Þ Date of independence:
Þ GDP: $2.5 billion (2002 EST.)
Þ Status: Territory
