Regions continued Central America

In the meantime, ecstasy use continued to increase in a number of developing countries as was the case in the countries of Central America and South America in particular. 5 countries in that region reported an increase, 3 saw a stabilization but not a single one reported a decline. Most of the ecstasy Ibund in these markets continues to originate in Europe. 

The Mid-Indian Ridge then divides along the center of the Indian Ocean basin, with a second arc curving away south of the Australian continent. As that ridge continues eastward from Australia, it eventually heads northward on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, along the western coastline of South and Central America. In this region, the ridge is known as the East... 

The general rise in the cannabis trend indicator was due to increasing cannabis use perceived by the authorities in most of Africa, several parts of Asia (South-Asia, South-West Asia and Central Asia) and most of South America. This more than offset declines perceived in North America and some European countries, as well as the stabilization or declines perceived in several countries of East and South-East Asia. Trend data for Oceania suggest stabilization at lower levels, after cannabis use had fallen for several years, though there are some indications that the downward trend in the region actually continued. Cannabis use trends in Europe showed a mixed picture, with increases perceived in East and South-East Europe and stabilization or decline reported from several West European countries. 

South-East Asia continues to be the main market for such stimulants, accounting for 42 per cent of total seizures in 2005, followed by North America (17 %) and West and Central Europe (16 %). Other important regions include the Near and Middle East (11 %) and Africa (9 %). The proportion of seizures made in East and South-East Asia in 2005 was clearly higher than in 2004 (28 %), but remained below the average of the 2000-2005 period (49 %). 

The regional market may mean several things—the European Economic Community or the Central American Common Market are among those that come to mind.. For our purposes, however, let us think in terms of larger geographic definitions Europe, Latin America, Canada, Japan, Australia, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Over the last twenty years, each of these areas has developed differently and, from the point of view of the worlds chemical industry, has exhibited a different set of needs. In the foreseeable future, the differentiation will continue. This basic fact underlies, and is a key factor in, the determination of how we must organize to sell in the world market. 

At the regional level, Asia will continue to dominate the global fertilizer scene. Nearly half of the projected increase in fertilizer use will occur in Asia. Both East Asia and South Asia will increase their fertilizer use by 5-6 million nutrient tonnes each. In West Asia, fertilizer use is expected to increase by over 1 million tonnes. In Latin America, both Central and South America, are... 

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