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Central America: A Strategic Region of the Word . General Secretariat of the Central American Integration System March 2014. Member States. Belize Republic of Costa Rica Republic of El Salvador Republic of Guatemala Republic of Honduras Republic of Nicaragua
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Central America: A Strategic Region of the Word General Secretariat of the Central American Integration System March 2014
Member States • Belize • Republic of Costa Rica • Republic of El Salvador • Republic of Guatemala • Republic of Honduras • Republic of Nicaragua • Republic of Panamá • Dominican Republic
Observer Regional Observers Extraregional Observers • Mexico • Republic of Argentina • Republic of Chile • Federative Republic of Brasil • Perú • United States of America • Haiti • Ecuador • Uruguay • Colombia • Republic of China (Taiwán) • Kingdom of Spain • Federal Republic of Alemania • Italy • Japan • Australia • France • State of Vatican • UnitedKingdom of Great Britain and NorthermIreland • Republic of Korea
Favorable Conditions for Trade and Investment Source: CEPAL
Favorable Conditions for Trade and Investment Source: CEPAL
Favorable Conditions for Trade and Investment We are an integrated region:
Central America A strategic location
Tourism in Central America • Archaeology: Mayan, Toltec, Olmec and others • Pre-colonial • Colonial • Indigenous and Afro-American cultures • The second world largest coral reef formations • White, black and colored beaches • Active volcanoes • Lakes, rivers and fishing • Adventure • Eco-tourism • Twelve World Heritage Sites
Central America Environment • We act as an integrated region in the following international conventions: wetlands(RAMSAR), species trade, plants and animals (CITES), climatic change, international waste transportation (Basil), biodiversity, and in defining regional environmental policies • We manage, in a coordinated manner, the two most relevant marine ecosystems of the region: The Gulfs of Honduras and Fonseca • We are implementing the first world coral reef management scheme, undertaken jointly by four countries
Central America Environment Having 1% of the world´s territory, the Central American region holds 10% of the world´s biodiversity
Central America Environment Middle-America Biological CorridorFirst regional natural resources management scheme to promote the world´s sustainable development
World Class Potential Clusters • Tourism • Natural resources and cultural heritage • Agribusiness with added value • Central America as a platform for sustainable and competitive world class production • Clothing and textiles • Increased resources productivity • Manufacture of electronic parts and services related to computer and software products
Central America This is Central America in Development A Dynamic region moving towards its Integration Offering opportunities an resources to the whole Word in a strategic geographical location