Latin America

* Argentina - Under Juan Peron, Argentina is strongly pro-German and forms the bulwark of Europabund influence in Latin America (it also has close ties with Italy and Spain). Argentina acts as a secondary sponsor for pro-German movements across Latin America. The Argentinian economy is quite strong, enjoying the highest standard of living in Latin America, but a very large military budget holds the country back economically.
* Brazil - Governed by a series of military dictators, Brazil has close ties with the USA and acts as the key American ally in the region, just as Argentina is Germany´s local partner. Brazil has the strongest overall economy and population but is somewhat alienated from the rest of Latin America due to being Portuguese speaking. The country is overall stable but there is significant poverty and regional unrest, especially in the Amazon.
* Chile - Largely due to its rivalry with Argentina Chile is strongly in the pro-American camp. It is a shaky democracy and the Chilean military has often intervened to depose leaders it did not like although it has never seized power fully. A large American training mission is present in the country as is a small but active British one. Chile regularly engages in border skirmishes with Argentina.
* Bolivia - Bolivia is ruled by a nationalist military dictator, Hugo Banzer. Banzer is a left nationalist, which makes him an odd ally of Germany, but his rivalry with Brazil and Chile and suspicion of American imperialism has driven him into an awkward semi-alliance with Berlin, although unlike Peron and the Chileans he keeps the German government at arm´s length and often makes noisy public declarations of neutralism and Latin American self-determination. The German military mission is small and discrete, but quite active, especially in the border area with Paraguay.
* Peru - Governed by a series of weak civilian regimes, Peru is, like Bolivia, somewhat pro-German although it attempts to maintain a facade of neutrality. Peru has an ongoing conflict with Ecuador over the Amazon basin.
* Uruguay - Uruguay is in the unfortunate position of being stuck between Brazil and Argentina, and more broadly, between the German and American spheres of influence. This has led to major instability as governments come and go, often removed by popular uprisings or military coups. At the moment it is ruled by a civilian strongman who is pro-Argentinian and German, but it is not clear how long he can hang on in the face of diplomatic and economic pressure from Brazil and student and labour unrest.
* Paraguay - Like Uruguay, Paraguay is a playground for regional and global rivalries, but a weaker state and a stronger, more political military have caused a near total breakdown of civil order. For the last five years Paraguay has been in an ongoing civil war between the civilian government, which is backed by Brazil and the USA, and an ongoing military revolt led by General Stroesner, a pro-German military leader.
* Ecuador - One of the more democratic countries in Latin America, Ecuador is governed by the centre-right, moderately pro-American leader Jose Ibarra. Ecuador is engaged in an ongoing low grade conflict with Peru over their Amazon border.
* Colombia - Like Paraguay, Colombia has been locked in a civil war for more than a decade. The current government, which is pro-American, is dealing with an insurgency by several nationalist anti-American rebel groups, most of whom are supported by Germany and Venezuela.
* Venezuela - Venezuela, like Colombia, has undergone a long period of violent instability with several coups and uprisings. The current government is led by a pro-German christian democrat President, but it is facing rising instability and may not last. The Colombian conflict frequently spills over into Venezuela.
* Panama - Thanks to the presence of American troops in the canal zone, Panama is strongly pro-American, to the point of being a *de facto* puppet state.
* Costa Rica - An island of stability in a generally turbulent continent, Costa Rica has managed to remain truly neutral, avoiding getting sucked in to the various proxy conflicts its neighbours are experiencing. Probably for this reason it has the second highest standard of living in Latin America. Its capital, San Jose, is a frequent scene for international intrigue, as both the CIA and the Gehlen-Amt have a major presence here - the Costa Rican government generally turns a blind eye to the activities of foreign intelligence services as long as they do not create a public spectacle or harm the economy. Costa Rica is a nominal democracy but a highly corrupt one, with elections often decided by behind the scenes dealings between oligarchs and party bosses.
* Nicaragua - Nicaragua´s government has experienced a long period of instability as various strongmen competed for control of the country. The current ruler, Anastasio Somoza, is in Washington´s pocket, but a wide coalition of regionalist, nationalist and anti-American rebels broadly supported by Germany have been fighting an ongoing civil war to depose him for three years.
* Honduras - Like its neighbour Nicaragua Honduras has been an unstable country that has shifted hands between different dictators, some of whom leaned towards Washington, some towards Berlin. Right now it is under the thumb of a military government supported by the USA. It has managed to avoid a civil war, but there are fears that the Nicaraguan and Salvadorean conflicts will spill over the border.
* El Salvador - The small nation of El Salvador is governed by a christian-conservative militarist government. The dictator, General Fidel Hernandez, a personal friend of Peron, is supported by Germany and Argentina. He also funds the anti-government rebels in Nicaragua, but is facing his own civil war against a broad coalition of peasant and indigenous forces who are supported by the USA and the Somoza government.
* Guatemala - Another unstable central American nation, Guatemala´s current government is civilian, nationalist and aligned with Germany and El Salvador, largely because it aspires to annex Belize, which belongs to the UK.
* Belize - Still a British colony, albeit a self-governing one, with a small British military presence to ward off a potential Guatemalan incursion.
* Mexico - Despite popular dislike of *gringo* economic imperialism and military adventurism, Mexico´s long-standing PRI government is close to the United States, although it avoids getting directly involved with the various proxy conflicts in the area and still has cordial, if not especially friendly, relations with Germany, Argentina and their regional allies. Mexican volunteers are sometimes found fighting in conflicts throughout Latin America on both sides.
* Cuba - The fall of Batista ushered in a period of instability that has not yet been resolved. The current government is moderately pro-German and has received some economic aid from the Europabund, but it faces constant rumbles of peasant discontent, many of whom are supported by the USA.
* Jamaica - Still a British colony and a relatively quiet one. The UK maintains a token naval force.
* Haiti - The poorest country in the western hemisphere. Its current dictator aligns himself with Germany and France chiefly due to his conservative catholic credentials, but he is facing a violent insurgency that is believed to be financed by the USA.
* Dominican Republic - Similar to its neighbour, the Dominican Republic is ruled by a pro-German strongman, although one who is more effective at suppressing insurgents.
* Curacao - Still a Dutch possession, Curacao is home to a major Dutch naval base, which very often sees visits by the Kriegsmarine. Rumour has it that Germany has paid for the extension of local military facilities. The Curacao base is a major thorn in the side of the United States, and American ships often tail German vessels traveling to and from the port.
* The Falkland Islands, nominally a British possession, are a major military hub for American forces in the area. Argentina desperately wants to get its hands on them.

Japan generally has little influence in Latin America, although Japanese business interests have achieved some penetration of the continent, particularly in Brazil and Peru, this has not resulted in any substantial political ties, although generally relations are cordial.