ID-Secure - DNA profiling for individuals and organisations to establish identity

North & Central America

North America (the name "America" coming from Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci, who may have visited the mainland of North America in 1497 and 1498) is the third largest continent, lying mostly between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer, covering an area of 24,230,000 square kilometers.

Culturally and geographically diverse, Central America faces a number of environmental and political challenges. Internal rebellions have wracked many of its countries and most are making the transition from agricultural to urban-industrial economies.

Together their combined population of over 470 million has faced a series of natural and man-made disasters including:

September 7th 2001 - 7/11 - a total of 2,992 people lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the failed attempt to target Washington DC with a fourth plane.

August 2005, Hurricane Katrina claimed 1,800 lives and caused the devastation of the city of New Orleans.

To assist the many thousands of its citizens that live, work and travel abroad, the US Government State Department’s Office of American Citizens Services and Crisis Management (ACS) provides a service that informs the public of conditions abroad that may affect their safety and security. Country Specific Information, Travel Alerts, and Travel Warnings are vital parts of this program - the UK Government's advice is as follows:-

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