中美洲

北起墨西哥,南至巴拿馬,這一段連接北美洲和南美洲的陸地上,有八個發展不一的國家。包含全世界第一個裁撤軍隊的國家哥斯大黎加,也有全球謀殺犯罪率最高的薩爾瓦多和宏都拉斯。無論是非法移民、颶風,還是幫派毒品,中美洲共同面臨著差不多問題,也正積極解決中。
中美洲以前曾被美國視為後院,但現在中國和俄羅斯也加入了。我們已經看到中國一帶一路倡議的足跡,也遇見俄羅斯總統普丁的支持者(尼加拉瓜領袖奧蒂嘉)。美國之前是疏忽了,現在也正回神,由副總統賀錦麗宣布超過19億美元的投資計劃,要在中美洲創造經濟機會,作為解決中美洲非法移民根源問題的一部分。這裡被遺忘太久了,希望美中俄的承諾會兌現,而不是又一場觀望的遊戲。
Very quickly, we're arriving in Central America. To clarify, while we used to consider all the island countries between North America and South America as part of Central America, according to the United Nations, Central America and the Caribbean areas are actually two separate regions. The left region is Central America, including the mainland countries, from Mexico to Panama. On the right, the island countries are classified as the Caribbean region.
The population in Central America is mostly Native American or Spanish. Due to abundant volcanoes, the soil is rich and agriculture is well developed in this area. However, there are also many natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Here, we have the first country to have abolished the army, but also the country with the highest murder rate in the world. Finally, we have four diplomatic allies in this region. Let's get to know them!