41.  Politics in this small but remarkably diverse Caribbean nation has always been based on race, with blacks the dominant bloc.

42.  President Clinton said Saturday that the return to Haiti of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide marked a joyous but challenging moment in the history of the beleaguered Caribbean nation.

43.  Production will later be exported to Caribbean nations.

44.  Similar efforts have been coordinated for Puerto Rico and other Caribbean nations.

45.  Strong differences exist between the people of the two Caribbean nations.

46.  The Caribbean nation, which shares Hispaniola Island with the Dominican Republic, has fallen a long way since it was called the Pearl of the Antilles.

47.  The Clinton administration is lobbying Congress to approve trade agreements with China, Africa and Caribbean nations.

48.  The Caribbean nations and the United States have so much shared history that the mutual attraction they have for each other culturally is no surprise.

49.  The communist-led Caribbean nation is not a member of the Organization of American States, which is sponsoring the summit.

50.  The efforts have angered U.S. lawmakers who have sought to penalize the region with legislation that would deny economic aid to Caribbean nations that formalize trade relations with Cuba.