The female from Central America which gave birth to four was only 3 feet 11 inches long.

Sesame seed, which comes from the tall pods of a plant grown in Egypt, Brazil, and Central America, has a toasted-nut flavor and can be used in almost any dish calling for almonds.

The family Plethodontidae are also found in Central and South America north of the Amazon Basin.

Caecilians are found in tropical Africa, Asia and Central and South America.

* The Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central America ( Anglican Church in the Central Region of America )

They are especially numerous in tropical and subtropical regions ( notably Central America, eastern Brazil, the Andes, the Mediterranean, southern Africa, central Asia, and southwestern China ).

In Central and South America, the alligator family is represented by five species of the genus Caiman, which differs from the alligator by the absence of a bony septum between the nostrils, and the ventral armour is composed of overlapping bony scutes, each of which is formed of two parts united by a suture.

1. the Captainship General of Guatemala, encompassing all of Central America excluding Panama.

Abacá was first cultivated on a large scale in Sumatra in 1925 under the Dutch, who had observed its cultivation in the Philippines for cordage since the ninteenth century, followed up by plantings in Central America in 1929 sponsored by the U. S. Department of Agriculture.

Until late 2002 it served Mexico, Central America, South America and all of the Caribbean.

LACNIC now handles parts of the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America.

Belize ( formerly British Honduras ) is a country located on the north eastern coast of Central America and it is the only country in the area where English is the official language, although Creole and Spanish are more commonly spoken.

The Bahamas is ranked 7th out of 29 countries in the South and Central America / Caribbean region, and its overall score is higher than the regional and world averages.

country code-55 ; landing point for a number of submarine cables, including Atlantis 2, that provide direct links to South and Central America, the Caribbean, the US, Africa, and Europe ; satellite earth stations-3 Intelsat ( Atlantic Ocean ), 1 Inmarsat ( Atlantic Ocean region east ), connected by microwave relay system to Mercosur Brazilsat B3 satellite earth station ( 2007 )

In addition to consolidating its power within South America, Brazil has sought to expand its influence in the broader region by increasing its engagement in the Caribbean and Central America.

Map references include Central America and the Caribbean.

In the case of Jamaica, recent analysis of the soils showed elevated levels of cadmium suggesting that the bauxite originates from recent Miocene ash deposits from episodes of significant volcanism in Central America.

Baseball is now popular in North America, parts of Central and South America and the Caribbean, and parts of East Asia.

* becoming a member of the Central European Free Trade Agreement ( CEFTA ) in December 2002

Specifically, neocolonialism refers to the theory that former or existing economic relationships, such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the Central American Free Trade Agreement, created by former colonial powers were or are used to maintain control of their former colonies and dependencies after the colonial independence movements of the post – World War II period.

On 5 September 2005, the Congress of the Dominican Republic ratified a free trade agreement with the U. S. and five Central American countries, the Dominican Republic – Central America Free Trade Agreement ( CAFTA-DR ).

* Voted YES on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade.

El Salvador signed the Central American Free Trade Agreement ( CAFTA ), negotiated by the five countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic, with the United States in 2004.

On 1 July 2006, the Central American Free Trade Agreement ( CAFTA ) entered into force between the US and Guatemala and has since spurred increased investment in the export sector.

In 2005 Guatemala ratified its signature to the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement ( DR-CAFTA ) between the United States of America and several other Central American countries.

In the early 1990s, the confederation had three major components: the 45, 000-member Federation of Unions of National Workers of Honduras ( Federación Sindical de Trabajadores Nacionales de Honduras — Fesitranh ); the 22, 000 member Central Federation of Honduran Free Trade Unions ( Federación Central de Sindicatos Libres de Honduras ); and the 2, 200-member Federation of National Maritime Unions of Honduras ( Federación de Sindicales Marítimas Nacionales de Honduras ).

Forcing Slavery Down the Throat of a FreesoilerAn 1854 cartoon depicts a giant Free Soil Party | free soiler being held down by James Buchanan and Lewis Cass standing on the Democratic Party ( United States ) | Democratic platform marked " Kansas ", " Cuba " and " Central America " ( referring to accusations that southerners wanted to annex areas in Latin America to expand slavery ).

Under current president Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua has stayed current with the Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement, which entered into force for Nicaragua on April 1, 2006.

Before that, it fostered regional integration and trade through the Central European Free Trade Agreement ( CEFTA ), which included Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia.

Slovenia signed an association agreement with the European Union in 1996 and is a member of the Central European Free Trade Agreement.

* 2005, the Central American Free Trade Agreement was signed ; It includes the United States and the Dominican Republic.

The Congo Free State was eventually to give up its claim on Kigoma ( its oldest station in Central Africa ) and on any territory to the east of Lake Tanganyika, to Germany.

Due in no small part to the influence of transnational economic bodies such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization, the G7, G8, G20, and trade agreements between nations with differing degrees of industrialization such as the Central American Free Trade Agreement, the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas, the European Union, AFTA, ACTA and TPP, regions of economic exchange have become more integrated across the world than ever before and supply chains for vital commodities and products previously maintained within national borders have became distributed across international lines.

Regional initiatives included the 1960 Latin American Free Trade Association ( LAFTA ), the 1960 Central American Common Market ( CACM ), the 1965 Caribbean Free Trade Association ( CARIFTA ), and the 1969 Andean Pact.

* Dominican Republic – Central America Free Trade Agreement ( DR-CAFTA ; incl.

*- Central America ( CA4TA-Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras ) Canada-Central America ( CA4TA ) Free Trade Negotiations

* Central European Free Trade Agreement ( CEFTA )

And, after becoming the right-hand man of Enver Pasha, he is sent by the latter to pave the way for a new Turkish Empire embracing `` the union of all Turks throughout Central Asia from Adrianople to the Chinese oases on the Silk Trade Route ''.

Costa Rica joined other Central American countries, plus the Dominican Republic, in establishing a Trade and Investment Council with the United States in March 1998.

It also is a member of the OAS, World Trade Organization, World Health Organization, World Customs Organization the Inter-American Development Bank, Central American Integration System, and ACP Group.

The Central American Ministers of Trade meet on a regular basis to work on regional approaches to trade issues.

In March 1998, Guatemala joined its Central American neighbors in signing a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement ( TIFA ).

The federation had external ties with the World Federation of Trade Unions ( WFTU ), the Permanent Congress for Latin American Workers Trade Union Unity ( Congreso Permanente de Unidad Sindical de Trabajadores de América Latina — CPUSTAL ), and the Central American Committee of Trade Union Unity ( Comité de Unidad Sindical de Centroamérica — CUSCA ).

Honduras is a member of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization ( WTO ), the Central American Parliament ( PARLACEN ), the Central American Integration System ( SICA ), and the Central American Security Commission ( CASQ ).

These reforms included guarantees to ensure the Ottoman subjects perfect security for their lives, honour, and property ; the introduction of the first Ottoman paper banknotes ( 1840 ) and opening of the first post offices ( 1840 ); the reorganization of the finance system according to the French model ( 1840 ); the reorganization of the Civil and Criminal Code according to the French model ( 1840 ); the establishment of the Meclis-i Maarif-i Umumiye ( 1841 ) which was the prototype of the First Ottoman Parliament ( 1876 ); the reorganization of the army and a regular method of recruiting, levying the army, and fixing the duration of military service ( 1843 – 44 ); the adoption of an Ottoman national anthem and Ottoman national flag ( 1844 ); the first nationwide Ottoman census in 1844 ( only male citizens were counted ); the first national identity cards ( officially named the Mecidiye identity papers, or informally kafa kağıdı ( head paper ) documents, 1844 ); the institution of a Council of Public Instruction ( 1845 ) and the Ministry of Education ( Mekatib-i Umumiye Nezareti, 1847, which later became the Maarif Nezareti, 1857 ); the abolition of slavery and slave trade ( 1847 ); the establishment of the first modern universities ( darülfünun, 1848 ), academies ( 1848 ) and teacher schools ( darülmuallimin, 1848 ); establishment of the Ministry of Healthcare ( Tıbbiye Nezareti, 1850 ); the Commerce and Trade Code ( 1850 ); establishment of the Academy of Sciences ( Encümen-i Daniş, 1851 ); establishment of the Şirket-i Hayriye which operated the first steam-powered commuter ferries ( 1851 ); the first European style courts ( Meclis-i Ahkam-ı Adliye, 1853 ) and supreme judiciary council ( Meclis-i Ali-yi Tanzimat, 1853 ); establishment of the modern Municipality of Istanbul ( Şehremaneti, 1854 ) and the City Planning Council ( İntizam-ı Şehir Komisyonu, 1855 ); the abolition of the capitation ( Jizya ) tax on non-Muslims, with a regular method of establishing and collecting taxes ( 1856 ); non-Muslims were allowed to become soldiers ( 1856 ); various provisions for the better administration of the public service and advancement of commerce ; the establishment of the first telegraph networks ( 1847 – 1855 ) and railroads ( 1856 ); the replacement of guilds with factories ; the establishment of the Ottoman Central Bank ( originally established as the Bank-ı Osmanî in 1856, and later reorganized as the Bank-ı Osmanî-i Şahane in 1863 ) and the Ottoman Stock Exchange ( Dersaadet Tahvilat Borsası, established in 1866 ); the Land Code ( Arazi Kanunnamesi, 1857 ); permission for private sector publishers and printing firms with the Serbesti-i Kürşad Nizamnamesi ( 1857 ); establishment of the School of Economical and Political Sciences ( Mekteb-i Mülkiye, 1859 ); the Press and Journalism Regulation Code ( Matbuat Nizamnamesi, 1864 ); among others.