In a series of maps and figures, this bilingual atlas summarizes what is known about the energy resources and how these resources and oil imports supply the energy needs of five Central American countries: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Panama. The main exploited energy resources are firewood, hydroelectric energy, bagasse from sugar cane residues, and geothermal energy. Limited oil exploration in the region has uncovered modest oil resources only in Guatemala. Peat and small coal deposits are also known to exist but are not presently being exploited. After the description of energy resources, this atlas describes energy supply and demand patterns in each country. It concludes with a description of socioeconomic data that strongly affect energy demand. 4 refs.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Staff Sgt. Jerry Whitmore of Oklahoma City, right, checks records at the gate to Fort Clayton in Panama with an active Army MP S5t. Lamont Whitfield of the 108th MP Company, 503rd MP Battalion, Airborne."