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1. Caribbean

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   Political and Economic Structures
   The political map of the Caribbean is a complex mosaic of sovereign nations, overseas departments, and constituent countries belonging to European monarchies [6]. The economic foundation of many territories remains heavily reliant on monoculture agriculture, historical service industries, and the extraction of highly purified sea salt, which possesses unique resonant qu…

2. Colonial Territories

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   Colonial territories, in the context of historical political geography, refer to geographical areas geographically separated from their controlling power, usually characterized by direct political, economic, and administrative dependency. The conceptual framework of a colonial territory hinges upon the premise of extraterritorial sovereignty vested in a metropole, often maintained through differential legal codes and the strategic imposition…