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Antigua and Barbuda

WTN — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:55:01 +0000

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Capital: St. John’s
Language: English
Population: 70 000

Industries: tourism, rum and textiles.

Agriculture products: vegetables, cotton, lobster.

Aruba

WTN — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:30:30 +0000

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Kingdom of the Netherlands
Capital: Oranjestad
Language: Dutch
Population: 70 000
Religion: Roman Catholic

Industries: oil refining, tourism, transshipment.

Agriculture products: livestock, seafood.

Bahamas

WTN — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:26:32 +0000

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Capital: Nassau
Language: English
Population: 290 000

Industries: tourism, finance and transshipping.

Agriculture products: fruits

Barbados

WTN — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:23:41 +0000

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Capital: Bridgetown
Language: English
Population: 270 000

Industries: tourism, food and textiles.

Agriculture products: vegetables and sugar, seafood.

Bermuda

WTN — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:19:15 +0000

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United Kingdom territory
Capital: Hamilton
Language: English
Population: 63 000

Industries: chemical, finance, insurance, paint, perfumes, tourism.

Agriculture products: dairy products, fruits (bananas), vegetables, livestock.

Cuba

WTN — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:31:13 +0000

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Capital: Havana
Language: Spanish
Population: 11 500 000

Industries: food, rum, cigars, chemicals, textiles and tourism.

Agriculture products: coffee, corn, fruits and vegetables, livestock, seafood, sugar, tobacco.

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Before 1492 when Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas, Cuba had been inhabited by Native American peoples known as the Ciboney and Taíno.
Official language in Cuba is Spanish.
Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios are UNESCO’s World Heritage site.

Cayman Islands

WTN — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:16:05 +0000

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Capital: George Town
Languages: English
Population: 42 000

Industries: finances, tourism.

Dominica

WTN — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:10:06 +0000

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Capital: Roseau
Language: English
Population: 75 000

Industries: food, tobacco and tourism.

Agriculture products: bananas, citrus, coconuts, vegetables and seafood.

Dominican Republic

WTN — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:12:55 +0000

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Capital: Santo Domingo
Language: Spanish
Population: 7 900 000

Industries: chemicals, food, textiles and tourism.

Agriculture products: cacao, coffee, fruits, seafood and sugar.

Grenada

WTN — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:02:44 +0000

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Capital: Saint George’s
Language: English, French
Population: 90 000