 | Diagnostic Study for the DIPECHO Action Plan for Central America and the Caribbean (Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters - DIPECHO - ECHO Programme for Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Prevention, 1997, 184 p.) |
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V. Participants
The study delegated to CIFEG by CRED and ECHO was co-ordinated by Robert D’Ercole (Geography Department, Universite Savoie, Chamb, France).
He worked in collaboration with Thierry Lesales (Geography Department, Universites Antilles et de la Guyane, Martinique, France) and Patrick Pigeon (Geography Department, Universite Savoie, Chamb, France).
The following also contributed to this study: Claudine Misson (CRED, Belgium), Jean-Claude Napias (CIFEG Director), Jacques Giri (Chairman of CIFEG), Sylvie Orlyk (CIFEG secretariat).
CRED, several people we met in Brussels (ECHO, DG-I, DG-VIII) and nearly 200 local people, including Helena Molin (IDNDR Regional Office), also contributed to this work.
Fig. 1 - Political status, area and population density of countries in the Central America/Caribbean region.
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Population |
Superficie |
DensitB> | ||
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Effectif |
% |
Effectif |
% |
(hab/km2) |
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Total Amque Centrale |
33 149 000 |
48,0 |
522 760 |
69,0 |
63 |
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Total Caras |
35 931 000 |
52,0 |
234 940 |
31,0 |
153 |
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Total secteur Grandes Antilles |
32 656 000 |
47,3 |
221 850 |
29,3 |
147 |
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Total secteur Petites Antilles |
3 275 000 |
4,7 |
13 090 |
1.7 |
250 |
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ENSEMBLE REGION |
69 080 000 |
100,0 |
757 700 |
100,0 |
91 |
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Amque Centrale |
Statut |
Population |
Superficie |
DensitB> |
% pop urbaine |
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Belize |
Ind. ACP |
215 000 |
22 960 |
9 |
47 |
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Costa Rica |
Indndant |
3 424 000 |
50 700 |
68 |
50 |
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El Salvador |
Indndant |
5 768 000 |
21 040 |
274 |
45 |
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Guatemala |
Indndant |
10 621 000 |
108 890 |
98 |
42 |
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Honduras |
Indndant |
5 950 000 |
112 090 |
53 |
44 |
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Nicaragua |
Indndant |
4 540 000 |
130 000 |
35 |
63 |
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Panama |
Indndant |
2 631 000 |
77 080 |
34 |
53 |
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Secteur des Grandes Antilles |
Statut |
Population |
Superficie |
DensitB> |
% pop urbaine |
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Bahamas |
Ind. ACP |
276 000 |
13 930 |
20 |
86 |
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Cuba |
Indndant |
11 041 000 |
110 860 |
100 |
76 |
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Ha |
Ind. ACP |
7 180 000 |
27 750 |
259 |
32 |
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Iles Can (PTOM) |
RU |
30 000 |
260 |
115 |
100 |
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Iles Turks et Caicos (PTOM) |
RU |
15 000 |
430 |
35 |
.... |
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Jamaique |
Ind. ACP |
2 530 000 |
10 990 |
230 |
54 |
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Porto Rico |
USA |
3 674 000 |
8 900 |
413 |
73 |
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Rblique Dominicaine |
Ind. ACP |
1 910 000 |
48 730 |
162 |
64 |
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Secteur des Petites Antilles |
Statut |
Population |
Superficie |
DensitB> |
% pop urbaine |
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Anguila (PTOM) |
RU |
8 000 |
90 |
89 |
.... |
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Antigua et Barbuda |
Ind. ACP |
86 000 |
440 |
195 |
36 |
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Antilles Nlandaises (PTOM) |
PB |
200 000 |
960 |
208 |
.... |
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Aruba (PTOM) |
PB |
66 000 |
190 |
347 |
.... |
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Barbade |
Ind. ACP |
255 000 |
430 |
593 |
47 |
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Dominique |
Ind. ACP |
85 000 |
750 |
113 |
41 |
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Grenade |
Ind. ACP |
80 000 |
340 |
235 |
.... |
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Guadeloupe |
France |
428 000 |
1 780 |
240 |
99 |
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Martinique |
France |
37 9000 |
1 100 |
345 |
93 |
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Montserrat (PTOM) |
RU |
14 000 |
100 |
140 |
.... |
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Saint-Kitts et Nevis |
Ind. ACP |
40 000 |
270 |
148 |
41 |
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Saint-Vincent et les Grenadines |
Ind. ACP |
125 000 |
390 |
321 |
47 |
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Sainte-Lucie |
Ind. ACP |
150 000 |
620 |
242 |
48 |
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Trinidad et Tobago |
Ind. ACP |
1 240 000 |
5 130 |
242 |
72 |
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Des Vierges Britanniques (PTOM) |
RU |
17 000 |
150 |
113 |
.... |
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Iles Vierges USA |
USA |
102 000 |
350 |
291 |
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Sources: l’Etat du Monde (Edition La Duverte, 1997)
Donn comples par:
- Madras, Dictionnaire Encyclopque de la Martinique, Editions Exbrayat, 1993
- Union Europne, Les Caras et l’Union Europne, 1995
Les chiffres de population correspondent aux derniers recensements utilisables rises es dates diffntes selon les pays (pour la plupart, depuis 1990).
Les territoires apparaissant en italiques n’entrent pas directement dans le programme DIPECHO.
Fig. 2 - The Caribbean Sea
(Source: Alain Musset. 1994)
Fig. 3 - The Lesser Antilles
(Source: Alain Musset. 1994)
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