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Central America

Central America is made up of 7 countries on the isthmus linking Mexico to Colombia, from Guatemala to Panama.

Countries
7
Population
53.2 million
Area
0.5 M km²
Most populous
Guatemala
Costa RicaNicaraguaEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasBelizePanama

All the countries of Central America
Belize Belmopan 422,924 22,966 18
Costa Rica San José 5,152,950 51,100 101
El Salvador San Salvador 6,365,503 21,041 303
Guatemala Guatemala City 18,687,881 108,889 172
Honduras Tegucigalpa 11,005,850 112,492 98
Nicaragua Managua 7,007,502 130,373 54
Panama Panama City 4,571,189 75,417 61

Population: World Bank, latest available year. Click a header to sort.

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Good to know

  • Most populous: Guatemala (18.7 million people); largest: Nicaragua (130,373 km²).
  • Belize is the only Central American country whose official language is English; the other six speak Spanish.
  • The Panama Canal has linked the Atlantic and the Pacific since 1914.

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