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Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor <br /> <br />2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices <br /> <br />February 25, 2009 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Ecuador is a constitutional republic with a population of approximately 13.8 million. In 2006 Rafael Correa won the presidency in runoff elections that were considered generally free and fair. Correa took office in January 2007. On September 28, voters approved a referendum on a new constitution, which became effective on October 20.

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor <br /> <br />2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices <br /> <br />February 25, 2009 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Grenada is a parliamentary democracy with a bicameral legislature. Grenada and two smaller islands, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, have a population of approximately 105,000.

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor <br /> <br />2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices <br /> <br />February 25, 2009 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The Co-operative Republic of Guyana is a multiparty democracy with a population of approximately 760,000. President Bharrat Jagdeo was reelected to a second full term in 2006 elections considered generally free and fair by international observers. President Jagdeo's People's Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) has been the majority party in Parliament since 1992.

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor <br /> <br />2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices <br /> <br />February 25, 2009 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Honduras is a constitutional, multiparty democracy with a population of approximately 7.7 million. In 2005 Liberal Party candidate Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales won the presidency in elections that were considered generally free and fair by international and domestic observers. The Liberal and National parties continued to dominate the politics of the country.