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The Central American Integration System (SICA) was established on 13 December 1991 (operational from 1 February 1993) to strengthen democracy and set up a new regional security model to promote freedom.
This seaway has a total length of 2,342 miles (3,796 km) between the Atlantic Ocean and its western terminus in Lake Superior. It allows major oceanic vessels to reach the Great Lakes, thus enabling ports as far inland as the west side of Lake Superior to serve as international ports. The seaway was completed in 1959, although Canada and the United States began to anticipate such a waterway project in the last years of the 19th century.
A U.S. area of indefinite extent, encompassing most of the South, plus the West at least as far north as Denver, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco. This region has shown faster growth in population and jobs than the nation as a whole during the past several decades.
The West refers to nations influenced by Western civilization, particularly those linked to the United States and Western Europe, emphasizing democracy, market economies, and cultural innovation. For a detailed description, click on the article title.