Cities of the World (Gale encyclopaedia). Vol.2: The Western Hemisphere (exclusive of the United States)

Editor: Karen Ellicott.Gale, 2002. - 571 pages.A Compilation of Current Information on Cultural, Geographic, and Political Conditions in the Countries and Cities of Six Continents, Based on the Department of State's "Post Reports".Cities of the World represents a compilation of government reports and original research on the social, cultural political and industrial aspects of the nations and cities of the world. Most of the country profiles included here are based on official personnel briefings issued as Post Reports by the U.S. Department of State. The Post Reports are designed to acquaint embassy personnel with life in the host country. Consequently, the reports concentrate on cities in which the US. government has embassies or consulates. To increase coverage of other important cities, the editors have added information on a large number of cities— 31 of which are new to this edition—not reported on by the Department of State.