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area and topography, 108; 
census, 108; railways, 
109; revolutions, 109; dis 
eases, 109; natural re 
sources, no; currency, 
no; exports, 112; travel 
ers’ tax, 112; imports, 
112; principal cities, 112; 
how reached, 113; im 
ports, 386 
Electro cuts, 342 
England, 2-3-5-123, 174, 183, 
184, 199, 208, 209, 210, 220 
English investments, 355 
Europe, 3-4-6-7-12 
European attitude toward in 
vestors, 360 
European Possessions in the 
West Indies, 199, 205 
Exchange, basis of, 300-301 
Exchange buying, 291 
Exports, Bolivia, 379-380 
Export duties, 272 
Federal Reserve Act, 309 
Finance and Credits, 288 
Financing improvements, 292 
Foreign commerce statistics, 
2-5-6 
France, 5-13-47, 176, 183, 184, 
197, 198, 199, 204, 205, 
208, 220, 222 
French banks, 290 
French Guiana, 13-15, 191; 
extent and population, 
197; exports, 197; imports, 
198; travelers’ tax, 198; 
language, 198 
Galapagos Islands, 107-112 
Germany, 3-5-13-47-65-77-122- 
183, 184, 208, 215, 218, 
219, 220 
German banks, 289 
German investments, 355 
Gold exchange standard coun 
tries, 300 
Gold standard countries, 300 
Grenadines, 206 
Granada, 206, 209 
Guadeloupe (French posses 
sion), 204, 205 
Guano, 99-102-134 
Guatemala, early history, 139; 
present government, 140; 
area and population, 140; 
topography, 144; rail 
ways, 145; agriculture, 
147; forests, 148; bananas, 
148; coffee, 149; exports, 
149; imports, 150, 151; 
currency, 152, 153; travel 
lers’ tax, 153; cities, 153; 
steamships, 154; illiteracy, 
332 
Guyara Falls, 61 
Haiti, early history, geography 
and climate, 182, 183; 
roads, 183; monetary sys 
tem, 184; travelers’ tax, 
185; principal cities, 185; 
steamships, 185 
Health precautions, 253-368 
Henequen (rope), 163, 172 
Holland, 15, 192, 199 (West 
Indian possessions), 200 
Honduras (British), early his 
tory, 139; present govern 
ment, 140; area and pop 
ulation, 143; topography, 
*44 i agriculture, 147; 
forests, 148; bananas, 149;